IDPH: Center for Minority Health Services

Communities of Color Special At Risk Population: The initiative is funded through State of Illinois general revenue funding, and funds HIV prevention, education, testing, and care programs targeting communities of color - specifically programs with the capacity to reach special at risk minority populations to include, but not limited to, men who have sex with men, people experiencing homeless, ex-offenders, sex workers, those with a history of mental illness or substance abuse, and other difficult to reach populations. These specific efforts are necessary due to the unique problems that many of these individuals may face that places them at greater risk for HIV disease

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20 ILCS 231/2310.25

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Key staff members must have a minimum of two years’ experience conducting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV interventions with the proposed targeted HIV special at risk population and provide documentation of that experience with the application. Grantee organization and key staff members must demonstrate the capacity to successfully provide services to members of the proposed targeted HIV special at risk population. Grantee must have documented proof of appropriate linkage agreements, and an explanation as to how these collaborators will contribute to the overall accomplishment of project description and objectives. Key staff members must provide documentation of successful completion of training in any identified DEBI to be utilized. Grantee organization and key staff members must provide documentation of ability to provide HIV counseling and testing services if those services are a component of the application. Documentation should include proof of the completion of a Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS Section approved HIV course, or the completion of a Chicago Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS approved HIV course. Organization must demonstrate they have the fiscal/organizational capacity to administer and implement all proposed activities and tasks. Application Review Information Categories Optimal Score Design and Implementation-25 Points Scope of Work-Overall Work-15 Points Scope of Work-Quarterly Objectives-15 Points Scope of Work-Measurement Instruments-15 Points Scope of Work-Timeline-10 Points Budget Detail & Justification-20 Points Exclusion Criteria. Your application will be deemed ineligible and will not be reviewed if: • The application is not electronically submitted by the time specified for submission. • The application is incomplete, omitting required questions response or attachments. The application does not follow format instructions.

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07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025

Government Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations;

Applicants will utilize the IDPH EGRAMS database to submit their grant application. Each applicant must be in good standing with the Grant Accountability & Transparency Act Unit operating under the Governor’s Office of Management & Budget - https://omb.illinois.gov. Successful applicants will have completed the GATA Pre-Qualification information and the Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment (Internal Controls Questionnaire – ICQ).

Men who have sex with men, people experiencing homeless, ex-offenders, sex workers, those with a history of mental illness or substance abuse, and other difficult to reach populations.

Project Grants

Healthcare

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Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, community- based organizations, non-profits, faith-based organizations, voluntary organizations, and organizations serving youth, organizations serving ethnic populations, schools/school districts, local health departments, and collaborative efforts of government and community-based organizations. All grantees are required to register with the State of Illinois through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) website, www.grants.illinois.gov, complete a prequalification process, and be determined "qualified" as described in Section 7000.70. Registration and prequalification is required before an organization can apply for an award. The entity is "qualified" to be an awardee if it: 1) has an active UEI number; 2) has an active SAM.gov account; 3) has an acceptable fiscal condition; 4) is in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State, if the Illinois Secretary of State requires the entity's organization type to be registered. Governmental entities, school districts and select religious organizations are not required to be registered with the Illinois Secretary of State. Refer to the Illinois Secretary of State Business Services website: http://www. cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/business_services/home.html; 5) is not on the Illinois Stop Payment List; 6) is not on the SAM.gov Exclusion List; 7) is not on the Sanctioned Party List maintained by HFS.

Applicants will utilize the IDPH EGRAMS database to submit their grant application. https://idphgrants.com/ Please utilize the instructional guide. https://idphgrants.com/misc/ViewTutorials.aspx#:~:text=EGrAMS%20Instructional%20Guide%20%E2%80%93%20Application%20Entry%20and%20Submission

Upon submission, applications will be reviewed for completeness and for consistency with program parameters. Applications will then be scored out of 100 points scored as follows: Needs 10% Capacity 10% Clearly Defined Scope of Work 10% Quality 10% SMART 10% Check List Compliance 35% Quality 15%

Grant will be awarded upon acceptance of the Notice of State award by signing the Uniform Grant Agreement by the grantee and the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health

Application deadline is 08/08/2024

30 days

For merit based reviews, only the evaluation process is subject to appeal. Competitive grant appeals are limited to the evaluation process. Evaluation scores or award decisions may not be protested.

The Communities of Color grant is a three -year grant competitively awarded in year 1 with the option of 2 years non-competitive renewal applications. Funding for subsequent years shall be contingent upon available funds, and applicant performance evaluation conducted by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

No Matching Required

Funds can be used for all reasonable, allocated and allowable costs.

Reimbursements, Work Plans & Metrics are reported monthly in E-grams.

Article XV Audit Requirements: Audits Grantee shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 USC 7501-7507) and Subpart F of 2 CFR Part 200, and the audit rules and policies set forth by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget. See 30 ILCS 708/65(c); 44 Ill. Admin. Code 7000.90.

Records Retention. 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.

001-48251-1900-0100

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Maximum Request: $90,000 Minimum Request: $25,000

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Reference material is available online via the IDPH EGRAMS database and web portal: https://idphgrants.com

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535 West Jefferson Springfield, Illinois 62761

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6/14/2021

FY 2017 : $700,000
FY 2018 : $800,000
FY 2019 : $704,000
FY 2020 : $657,000
FY 2021 : $657,000
FY 2022 : $650,000
FY 2023 : $700,000
FY 2024 : $1,600,000
FY 2025 : $617,099