b)
Grants for multi-company or membership training projects will allow for
reimbursement or payment on the terms and conditions agreed to between the
grantee and the Department through the execution of a Notice of Grant
Agreement. The Agreement includes the following sections, all of which are
incorporated and made part of the Agreement:
(VI) Required Certifications. No
grant shall exceed 50% of the total approved training costs. Allowable costs
for multi-company or membership training projects include:
1) Administrative costs of tracking,
documenting, reporting, auditing and processing training funds or project
costs. Administrative costs must be reasonable and shall not exceed 15% of the
total approved direct training expenditures, including indirect
costs.
2) Costs of curriculum
development.
A) The Department will only
reimburse for the costs of curriculum development when such curricula are
judged by the Department as being of benefit to multiple Illinois employers and
such curricula will be considered to be in the public domain.
B) The Grantee shall include the following
statement in all written materials produced in whole or in part by funds
awarded under this Grant Agreement: "This publication and material were
supported in whole or in part by an Employer Training Investment Program grant
awarded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Representations made by this publication and material do not necessarily
reflect the opinions and conclusions of the Department."
C) The Department reserves the right to
request at least one copy of all training materials used by the Grantee or any
subcontractor for training which is eligible for reimbursement under the grant.
The Department will not distribute any proprietary information nor circulate
any training materials without the expressed consent of the Grantee or
subcontractor with the exception of those materials that are developed in whole
or in part with State funds.
3) Training materials, including manuals,
workbooks, videotapes and other materials that are used for training purposes
only. Any item that can be depreciated will not be considered to be training
materials.
4) Instructor costs,
including wages, fringe benefits, and travel expenses.
5) Rent or lease of training equipment and/or
facilities.
6) Other usual and
customary training costs.
7)
Trainee wages and fringe benefits.