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The Illinois Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) located throughout the state provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to start-up and existing small businesses. In addition, the Illinois SBDCs help clients with securing needed business capital, marketing, exporting, commercialization of new ideas, development of innovative products and services. Client projects range from early stage, pre-revenue concepts to established business operations.

Small Business Act, Section 21 (15 U.S.C. 648), Public Law 96-302.

20 ILCS 605/605-500

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The program's primary purpose is to provide information and guidance to assist and accelerate the growth potential of viable, long-term, entrepreneurial ventures and small businesses in order to create and retain jobs in Illinois

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Program-Specific Terms and requirements are included in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this grant opportunity. Additional information and requirements can be found at Small Business Act, Section 21 (15 U.S.C. 648), Public Law 96-302.

Nonprofit Organizations; Education Organizations;

Eligible entities include qualified Illinois universities, colleges, chambers of commerce, and other non-profit businesses developed related organizations.

Aspiring entrepreneur and existing small business owners receive confidential business guidance, training and other resources to start and grow their small business(es).

Advisory Services and Counseling

Economic Development

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• Executive Summary must be answered in the text box provided or listed separately and attached to the application. If listing separately please label accordingly. • Center Requirements 1-9 must be answered in the text box provided or listed separately and attached to the application. If listing separately please label accordingly. • Performance Measures must be answered in the text box provided or listed separately and attached to the application. If listing separately please label accordingly. • Budget Forms • Separate budget pages (Budget Justification/Personnel and Budget Detail Form) must be completed for each program area (e.g., separate for SBDC, another for SBDC ITC) in your application. • The initial preparation of your budget should begin with the completion of the Budget Justification/Personnel grid and end with the completion of the Budget Detail Form. All information should be clear and concise and checked for accuracy and completeness. A maximum of 10% flexibility of your each budget category is allowable without doing a formal budget modification during the course of the agreement. It is important that budget amounts be estimated as close as possible to actual costs to minimize the necessity for formal modifications to the agreement. • Budget Justification/Personnel Form - Column 1 - List the names and titles for all key personnel including center directors, special program directors, advisors, trainers and other professionals. - Column 2 - List the grant funds requested for each position listed in column 1 - Column 3 - List the proposed cash match for each position listed in column 1 - Column 4 - List the Total Annual Salary of the position listed in column 1 - Column 5 - List the number of months the position listed in column 1 is dedicated to the grant, if full time the number of months should be 12 - Column 6 - List the level of effort in percentage for position listed in column 1 - Column 7 - List the Total Amount required for the position listed in column 1 • The Total Cost Row at the bottom of the grid will automatically calculate for columns 2, 3, 4 and 7. • These fields will also automatically populate the Personnel row in the Budget Detail Form below this grid. • Budget Detail Form To complete the Budget Detail Form please enter your information to only the gray text areas within each of the budget categories in Application. List the Host Organization A. Personnel Grant Funds Requested, Proposed Cash Match and Total will automatically populate based upon entries in the Budget Justification/Personnel Form. Please fill in PFTE (Permanent Full Time Equivalent) field. B. Staff Fringe Benefits Complete the Grant Funds Requested and Proposed Cash Match for Fringe Benefits for both full time staff and part time staff. Complete the percentage rate for full time staff and part time staff. The total column for full time staff and the total column for part time staff will automatically calculate as well as the total Fringe Benefits row. Attach a copy of the fringe rate schedule or rate agreement. If none, please list fringe benefits. Fringe benefits may include employer share of social security (FICA), retirement, group insurance, unemployment insurance and worker's compensation. Do not include those fringe benefits treated as indirect costs in the negotiated indirect cost rate agreement. C. Travel List travel expenses for all personnel employed by the program. Divide costs according to In State and Out Travel including the state grant funds requested and proposed cash match for both types of travel. Complete the mileage rate and number of miles for In State and Out of State and the number of projected number of miles planned. Provide detail regarding the purpose of travel, destination, mode of transportation, mileage, per diem rates, number of trips and number of travelers, divided into the In State Detail and Out of State Detail fields. List Grant Funds Requested and Proposed Cash Match and the Total column will automatically calculate as well as the Total Travel row. Travel for consultants should not be included in this section. Each out-of-state and out-of-country travel request must be identified separately and completely justified in the narrative. Specific procedures for approval of out-of-state and out-of-country travel will be provided upon execution of a cooperative agreement. Travel should include, at a minimum, expenses to be incurred attending all designated meetings of the Illinois SBDC Network, which are required training for all directors. D. Equipment Purchase Complete the Grant Funds Requested and Proposed Cash Match for each piece of equipment separately on the provided rows. The total column for each piece of equipment purchased will automatically calculate as well as the Total Equipment row. Approval is required prior to equipment purchase. For the purpose of this RFA, equipment is defined as all tangible personal property of a non-consumable nature having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $1,000 or more per unit. Each item of equipment costing over $1,000 must be identified and explained in the budget detail. E. Supplies Complete the Grant Funds Requested and Proposed Cash Match for supplies categorized in the provided rows. Separate the types of supply items such as general office, computer supplies and training supplies and add any other type of supply in the blank rows available. The Total column for each supply category will automatically calculate as well as the Total Supplies row. For the purpose of this RFA supplies are consumable items such as copy paper, pens, pencils, paperclips. Requests in excess of $500 must be identified and fully justified in the narrative. F. Contractual Services Complete the Grant Funds Requested and Proposed Cash Match for each contractual service in the provided rows. The Total column for each contractual service will automatically calculate as well as the Total Contractual Services row. Describe and list all contractual purchases (except consultant services, which are to be detailed in Line "G" Consultant Services) directly benefiting the program. Include specific line items detailing the expenses of facility costs, equipment rental and, data processing costs. The type of services, square footage for space or number of hours and hourly rate for contract services should be described. Any other significant subcontracting (especially those over $2500) must be further identified and justified in the narrative. G. Consultant Services Complete the Grant Funds Requested and Proposed Cash Match for each consultant services in the provided rows. The Total column for each consultant services will automatically calculate as well as the Total Consultant Services row. Describe services being provided and include name of consultant when available. Please include the number of hours and rate of pay. Identify expenditures for the purchase of professional and technical services related to the management or operation of the program. H. Other Direct Costs Complete the Grant Funds Requested and Proposed Cash Match for any Other Direct Costs in the provided rows. The Total column for each Other Direct Costs category will automatically calculate as well as the Total Other Direct Costs row. List any direct costs not included in Lines "A" through "G." This category may include, but is not limited to: computer software, copying services, periodicals, Facility costs, i.e., rent and utilities, telecommunications charges, postage, office equipment rental (copiers and other office machinery), subscriptions, dues, printing costs, building maintenance costs, marketing and advertising costs which are not on contract, and conference or membership fees. I. Total Budget This row will automatically calculate upon entry of costs above.

The completed detailed application package submitted to the Department must include: Uniform Grant Application, Narrative, Performance Measures/Scope of Work, Uniform Budget, Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form, and Mandatory Disclosure Form. The completed, signed application must be submitted electronically in the order shown above as a single PDF document to Mark.Petrilli@illinois.gov at the Illinois Department of Commerce by x/x/xxxx at 5pm CT.

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Applicants are given approximately four weeks to prepare and submit the application with the designated attachments. The application and attachments should reflect the 12 month period for calendar year (CY)21. The application process consists of a three phase approach to fully evaluate applicant’s proposals: Phase 1: INITIAL REVIEW: The Illinois SBDC staff will perform an initial cursory review to ensure proposals are in compliance with basic form and content requirements. At this time the applications are logged in with applicant’s name, submission date, center program, and funds requested. Phase 2: IN-DEPTH APPLICATION REVIEW: All applications undergo an in-depth review by a minimum of three department staff persons. Reviewers utilize the Application Review Instrument to evaluate the strength and completeness of the application to address the following: 1.) Need – identification of stakeholders, facts and evidence that demonstrate the proposal supports the grant program purpose; 2.) Capacity – the ability of an entity to execute the grant project according to project requirements; and 3.) Quality – the totality of features and characteristics of a service, project or product that indicates its ability to satisfy the requirements of the grant program. At least one of the reviewers must be a Illinois SBDC Network staff person. Reviewers may also be selected from other Bureaus/Divisions of the Illinois Department of Commerce. Following in-depth review and scoring by at least three staff persons, the application scores are compiled. Phase 3: STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS/FINAL REVIEW: Following the completion of the Phase 2 Review, the Illinois SBDC staff develops funding recommendations, taking into account the available state and federal appropriation levels for the SBDC program. These recommendations are submitted for review, approval and processing through the Illinois Department of Commerce and U.S. Small Business Administration for funding approval. Anticipated Announcement and State Award Dates Applicants will be notified upon completion and approval of the funding plan, contingent on the availability of funds. The Department reserves the right to issue a reduced award, or not to issue any award. Applicants may utilize the appeal process as stated in the Merit Based Review policy available in the Resource Library at www.grants.illinois.gov.

Generally in early Fall, mid-late September.

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Applications must include a matching contribution of 100% of the grant amount. Of the 100% matching contribution, a minimum of 50% of the grant amount must be provided in cash match. Cash outlay must not include other Federal funds, indirect costs, in-kind contributions, or program income derived from activities supported in whole or in part with Federal or match funds. Any remaining match should be satisfied through in-kind (non-cash) costs. Sources of all utilized match must be identified and by the applicant and documentation must be provided to the Illinois SBDC State Office. Changes to any match sources at any time during the program year require formal notification.

The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (“Final Guidance”), located at 2 C.F.R. 200 et seq., supersedes and combines the requirements of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-21, A-87, A-102, A-110, A-122, and A-133. The SBA has published exceptions to the Final Guidance at 2 C.F.R. Part 2701

Quarterly reports using PPR and PFR. Each center must also maintain records in accordance with specific program guidelines and policies including the use of the designated Illinois customer relationship management (CRM) system

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Grantee shall maintain for three (3) years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report, adequate books, all financial records and, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to this Award, adequate to comply with 2 CFR 200.333, unless a different retention period is specified in 2 CFR 200.333 or 44 Ill. Admin. Code §§ 7000.430(a) and (b). If any litigation, claim or audit is started before the expiration of the retention period, the records must be retained until all litigation, claims or audit exceptions involving the records have been resolved and final action taken.

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Minimum: $80,000, Maximum: $485,000 Average: $130,000

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https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-locations/headquarters-offices/office-small-business-development-centers

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500 East Monroe, Springfield IL 62701

www.illinoissbdc.biz

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10/19/2021

FY 2015 : $6,410,252
FY 2016 : $5,664,538
FY 2017 : $3,022,308
FY 2018 : $3,500,000
FY 2019 : $4,200,000
FY 2023 : $5,585,000