ADP; ADS; APS

These grants are intended to prevent inappropriately long stays in foster care and to promote the healthy development of children through increased safety, permanency and well-being. Services provided under this grant program include the following sub-programs of grants: (A) post-adoption and guardianship respite, (B) adoption and guardianship support and preservation services, and (C) adoption specialty (sub-categories: Adoption Listing Service (ALS), Family Matters, DCFS Closed File Information and Search Service and Confidentiality Intermediary Service of Illinois and Maintaining Adoption Connection).

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The objectives of Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation Services grants including providing various interventions including a broad assessment of the families' issues, needs and strengths, developing a plan of service, and providing therapy, case management, support and advocacy services. Post-Adoption and Guardianship Respite grants are to provide services to assist families with youth who have special needs and require ongoing additional or specialized care needs. The respite is meant to provide a break to ensure that the family has some relief to best care for the youth in their home. Youth receiving services will maintain or improve level of functioning in the home and community. The respite program will have the primary goal of providing relief from caregiving to 100% of the adoptive parents or recipients of subsidized guardianship for former youth in care of the State who have come from difficult backgrounds including abuse, neglect or any form of trauma that may require additional care due to this exposure. The objective of Adoption Specialty grants is the delivery of various services. DCFS Closed File Information and Search Service and Confidentiality Intermediary Service of Illinois, Adoption Listing Service (ALS) grants (work to match registered children with the identified permanency goal of 24 (Substitute Care Pending the Termination of Parental Rights) and permanency goal of 25 (Adoption) with a Forever Family), and funding that provides a variety of other services covered under the Maintaining Adoption Connection and Family Matters grants (assessment, crisis intervention, resources such as medical care, referral to their existing post adoption services for respite care, case management, community referral services, advocacy and limited follow-up services).

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Review Grant Agreement for Terms and Conditions.

Nonprofit Organizations;

FY23: Renewal applications only. FY24: All applicants will be considered. Please review Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information specific to the grant program.

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Non-competitive

Human Services

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No prior coordination or approval is required with governmental or non-governmental units prior to the submission of a formal application to DCFS.

Refer to Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Proposals are selected based on the criteria listed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

All applications must be submitted by the posted deadline. IDCFS staff conducts an initial review of all applications received for eligibility and GATA compliance. Reviewers may consist of DCFS GATA staff, division leadership, and other internal DCFS staff. Each proposal will be reviewed by a minimum of three reviewers. Proposals will be approved based on funding available. While recommendations from the review team will be a key factor in funding decisions, the Department maintains final authority over funding decisions and considers the scores of the review team to be non-binding recommendations. Any internal documentation used in scoring or awarding of grants shall not be considered public information. Final award decisions will be made by the Director (or their designee). The Department reserves the right to negotiate with successful applicants to adjust award amounts, locations, etc. Funds are disbursed based on the schedule agreed upon and included within the Uniform Grant Agreement.

Rolling - Refer to Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

General expectation of the length of time between the application deadline and when an award is made is 30 calendar days.

Competitive grant (and in some cases non-competitive) appeals are limited to an appeal related to the evaluation process. Evaluation scores may not be protested. Submission of Appeal An appeal must be submitted in writing in accordance with the grant application document. An appeal must be received within 14 calendar days of Award denial. The written appeal shall include at a minimum the following: i. the name and address of the appealing party ii. identification of the grant for which you are appealing the evaluation/review process iii. a statement of reasons for the appeal Response to Appeal a. DCFS will acknowledge receipt of an appeal within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the appeal was received. b. DCFS will respond to the appeal within 60 days or supply a written explanation to the appealing party as to why additional time is required. c. The appealing party must supply any additional information requested by DCFS within the time period set in the request.

This grant program is not subject to extensions.

Match: Matching funds are NOT required for this grant. Refer to Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for further information.

Administrative Costs: Reimbursement of administrative costs may not exceed 20% of the costs of other services (20 ILCS 505/5a). Funding allocated under this grant is intended to provide direct services to clients. It is expected that administrative costs, both direct and indirect, will represent a small portion of the overall program budget and should NOT exceed 20%. Administrative means those activities performed by staff and costs which are supportive of and required for project implementation for which there is no direct client contact such as fiscal staff; audit; clerical support; office rent, utilities, insurance; general office equipment etc. Program budgets and narratives will detail how all proposed expenditures are directly necessary for program implementation and will distinguish between Indirect/Direct Administrative and Direct Program expenses. Any budget deemed to include inappropriate or excessive administrative costs will not be approved.

Reports: The Provider will submit expenditure documentation forms in the format prescribed in the Program Plan. Performance Data: The Provider may be required to submit performance data as prescribed in the Program Plan or as directed by the Department. Audits: The Provider will be subjected to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 USC 7501-7507) and subject F of 2 CFR Part 200, and the audit rules set forth by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (30 ILCS 708/65). Records: The Provider must follow record retention requirements found in CFR 200.333 and the record retention rules as prescribed by the Department.

All grantees must follow Title 44 Illinois Administrative Code 7000.90 (Auditing Standards)

Refer to UGA for record retention requirements.

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PY - $15,604,545; CY - $19,571,724; BY - $19,571,724

In FY24, the range of grant award amounts is from $48,012 to $3,630,476. In FY 2025, the range of grant award amounts is from $12,027 to $4,647,099. The average award amount is $931,987.

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406 East Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62701

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FY 2019 : $3,620,326
FY 2020 : $3,837,476
FY 2021 : $15,230,235
FY 2022 : $15,250,235
FY 2023 : $15,604,545
FY 2024 : $17,790,278
FY 2025 : $19,571,724