Illinois Administrative Code
Title 47 - HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Part 120 - STATE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
Section 120.55 - Grantee Termination or Reduction in Funding
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
For the purpose of this Part, Section 676 (Assurance 13) and 678C of the Act ( 42 USC 9908(13) and 9915 ), administrative requirements of 47 Ill. Adm. Code 1.110, and the provisions of this Section are applicable.
a) Any Community Action Agency (CAA) shall not have its funding reduced or terminated and shall be awarded continuing CSBG program administering responsibilities in its established jurisdiction unless one or more of the following shall occur:
Examples of material failure and failure to comply include, but are not limited to, fraud, disallowance of costs that could render the CAA insolvent, denial of access to records of grant-related transactions, false reporting, serving ineligible clients, not meeting State-mandated service priorities and disregard for timeliness and accuracy in the submittal of grant required documents.
b) Upon discovery of one of the conditions noted in subsection (a), the Department will take the following action:
c) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Department's administrative hearing rules found at 56 Ill. Adm. Code 2605.
d) The Director of the Department will review the hearing officer's recommendation and will base his/her decision on findings of fact and conclusions of laws that substantiate grant termination pursuant to Section 120.55(a). The Department will notify the CAA of the Department's final determination.
e) Secretary's Review
If the Department's decision is to terminate funding to the CAA, the Department shall also, with its notice to the CAA, advise the CAA of the provisions for review of the termination proceedings by the Secretary of the Federal Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Section 678C of the Act ( 42 USC 9915 ).