3705(00);3705(20)

To provide at least 12.5 hours weekly of high-quality preschool, including comprehensive developmental screening, bachelors-level early childhood licensed teachers, and standards-aligned research-based curriculum to provide children with a foundation of knowledge and skills that allows them to be successful throughout their school experience.

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105 ILCS 5/1C-2; 105 ILCS 5/2-3.71 and 2-3.71a

https://www.isbe.net/Documents/235ARK.pdf

Improving instruction in early learning and development programs; increasing quality of early learning classroom environments; connecting a high percentage of children most at risk of school failure with high-quality early learning and development programs; and increasing the percentage of children who enter kindergarten fully ready are among the goals of the program.

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Education Organizations;

Public or private not-for-profit or for-profit entity with experience in providing educational, health, social and/or child development services to young children and their families.

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Project Grants

Education

If the Early Childhood Block Grant program is operated in or by a child care center subject to the licensure requirements of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), then that child care center must hold the appropriate licensure in accordance with rules promulgated by DCFS (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 403 (Licensing Standards for Group Homes), 405 (Licensing Standards for Day Care Agencies), 406 (Licensing Standards for Day Care Homes), 407 (Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers) and 408 (Licensing Standards for Group Day Care Homes))

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RFP - Applications are found at https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Request-for-Proposals.aspx. Continuation Grants - Applications are found within ISBE’s IWAS system.

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RFP - ISBE's Merit Based Review (Award Process) is conducted following Sections C and D of ISBE's Merit Based Review Policy https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Merit_Based_Review_Policy.pdf Continuation Grants - Applications are reviewed using modified Merit Based Review Process.

RFPs - Applications are due 45 calendar days after the release of the RFP. Continuation Grants - Applications are due within 30 calendar days of receipt

RFPs - Tentative award announcements are generally released 90 calendar days after close of RFP applications. Continuation Grants - Applications are generally approved or returned for changes within 30 calendar days of receipt

RFP - Appeals are conducted following Section E of ISBE's Merit Based Review Policy https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Merit_Based_Review_Policy.pdf. Continuation Grants - N/A

Funding in the subsequent years will be contingent upon compliance with federal and state law, state grant-making rules, passage of sufficient appropriations for the program, and satisfactory performance in the preceding grant period.

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Grant funds may be used for expenditures directly related to the delivery of the proposed Preschool for All program, including salaries, benefits, professional development, supplies and materials, and necessary equipment. No more than 5 percent of the total grant award may be used for administrative and general expenses not directly attributed to program activities, except that a higher limit not to exceed 10 percent may be negotiated with an applicant that has provided evidence that the excess administrative expenses are beyond its control and that it has exhausted all available and reasonable remedies to comply with the limitation. Institutions of Higher Education that receive a state award or federal pass-through award for a grant program administered by the Illinois State Board of Education will be restricted to a maximum indirect rate of 8% or other indirect cost rate calculated by their cognizant federal agency, whichever is less, pursuant to an exception to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and GATA approved by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget.

Expenditure reports to be submitted on quarterly basis via IWAS. Programmatic reports are submitted on semiannual basis via IWAS. Final programmatic report due 30 days after completion of grant period. All Preschool for All grantees must submit to the ISBE Student Information System (SIS) Early Childhood Data (enroll and exit each Preschool for All 3- to 5-year-old student in SIS), Student Health Data – Immunization, Employment Information System (EIS) Teacher, Administrator, and Other School Personnel Data and cumulative expenditure reports quarterly and a final completion report. Each program is monitored on site at least once every four years to determine the extent to which it is complying with all operational requirements and to assess the quality of the developmental and/or educational components offered. Each program receives a monitoring report with the results. Using those results, the program completes a continuous quality improvement plan addressing operational compliance and a continuous quality improvement plan addressing the quality assessment.

The audit requirements adopted by GATA include the adoption of the federal audit requirements (2 CFR 200.501), audit requirements for grantees and subrecipients that do not meet the federal audit requirements and audit requirements for “For Profit” subrecipients. Audit Types 1. A non-federal entity (awardee) that expends $750,000 or more during the non-federal entity's fiscal year in federal awards (federal pass-through and direct federal funds) from all sources must have a single audit conducted in accordance with 2 CFR 200.514. Awardee’s meeting certain requirements may elect to have a program-specific audit conducted in accordance with 2 CFR 200.507 with the approval of their cognizant agency. 2. A non-federal entity that expends less than $750,000 during the non-federal entity's fiscal year in federal awards (federal pass-through and/or direct federal funds) from all sources is exempt from federal audit requirements for that year. These non-federal entities are not subject to the single audit requirements. 3. Non-federal entities who expend less than $750,000 in direct federal and federal passthrough funds from all sources are subject to the following audit requirements: a. Non-federal entities who expend $500,000 or more during the non-federal entity's fiscal year in State, direct federal and federal pass-through funds, singularly or in any combination, and are not subject to the single audit: i. Must have a financial statement audit conducted in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS); and ii. If deemed to be high risk based on their grantee risk profile (includes but not limited to: the Financial and Administrative Risk Assessment, the Merit-Based Review, the Programmatic Risk Assessment, prior history and experience in administering grants, and results of prior audits and/or other regulatory reviews and corrective action status) are required to undergo either an on-site review conducted by the State cognizant agency or an agreed upon procedures engagement, paid for and arranged by the Pass-Through Entity(ies) (PTE(s)) in accordance with 2 CFR 200.425. b. Non-federal entities who do not meet the requirements in subsection (a) but expend $300,000 or more during the non-federal entity's fiscal year in State, direct federal and federal pass-through funds, singularly or in any combination must have a financial statement audit conducted in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). c. Non-federal entities who do not meet the requirements in subsection (a) or (b) but have audits conducted based on other regulatory requirements must submit those audits for review. For-profit Subrecipient. The PTE(s) is responsible for ensuring subrecipient compliance with established requirements. Methods to ensure compliance for State and federal awards to for profit subrecipients may include pre-award audits, monitoring during the agreement period of performance, and post-award audits. See also 2 CFR 200.331 Requirements for Pass-through Entities. 1. For-profit Subrecipient Audit Requirements. For-profit subrecipients who expend $750,000 or more in direct federal and federal pass-through funds (from all sources) during their fiscal year are required to have a program-specific audit conducted in accordance with Uniform Guidance section 200.507 (Program-specific Audits). a. State grantmaking agencies must provide the recipient/subrecipient the program specific audit guide, when available. b. If a program-specific guide is not available, the auditor and auditee have the same responsibilities for the program as they would have for a major program in a single audit. c. The auditor must audit Federal programs with Federal awards expended that, in aggregate cover at least 50 percent (0.50) of total Federal awards expended. 2. For-profit subrecipients who expend less than $750,000 in direct federal and federal passthrough funds (from all sources) during their fiscal year are subject to the following audit requirements: a. For-profit subrecipients who expend $500,000 or more in State, direct federal and federal pass-through funds, singularly or in any combination (from all sources) during their fiscal, and are not subject to a program audit: i. Must have a financial statement audit conducted in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS); and ii. If deemed to be high risk based on their grantee risk profile (includes by not limited to: the Financial and Administrative Risk Assessment, the Merit-Based Review, the Programmatic Risk Assessment, prior history and experience in administering grants, and results of prior audits or other regulatory reviews and corrective action status) are required to undergo either an on-site review conducted by the State cognizant agency or an agreed upon procedures engagement, paid for and arranged by the PTE(s) in accordance with 2 CFR 200.425. d. For-profit subrecipients who do not meet the requirements in subsection (a) but expend $300,000 or more during the non-federal entity's fiscal year in State, direct federal and federal pass-through funds, singularly or in any combination must have a financial statement audit conducted in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). b. For-profit subrecipients that are publicly traded companies are not subject to the Single Audit requirements but are required to submit the annual audit conducted in accordance with their regulatory requirements.

Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other awardee records pertinent to a State award shall be retained for 3 years after the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards renewed quarterly or annually, after the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report to the State agency.

001-58618-4900-88-00-01

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105 ILCS 5/1C-2; 105 ILCS 5/2-3.71 and 2-3.71a: 23 Illinois Administrative Code 235 34 CFR 76.561; 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.40

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Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield IL 62777-0001

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Preschool-For-All.aspx

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10/22/2021

FY 2017 : $174,572,958
FY 2018 : $349,545,975
FY 2019 : $222,196,185
FY 2020 : $358,375,088
FY 2021 : $20,475,000
FY 2023 : $588,138,100