Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
In order to be considered for an award of grant funds under
this Part, applicants must, on or before the first Friday of March preceding
the fiscal year for which funding is required, submit the following information
on, or, when indicated, attached to, a properly completed grant application
form provided by the Administrator:
a)
Identification of the applicant, including:
1) Organization name and type, Federal
Employer Identification Number, complete address, telephone number, and e-mail
address;
2) The agency's Illinois
Charitable Trust registration number or a statement that the agency is
exempt;
3) The name and telephone
number of the agency's chief executive officer or executive director;
4) The name, telephone number and e-mail
address of the agency's contact person for purposes of the grant.
b) A description of the applicant
and the services it provides, including:
1) A
summary of the history and purpose of the applicant and the specific program
for which funding is sought;
2) A
detailed description of the services program for which funding is
sought;
3) The number of clients
served by applicant in the previous year;
4) Applicant's past experience in providing
legal advocacy, legal assistance, or legal services to victims of domestic
violence;
5) Applicant's current
capacity to serve victims of domestic violence.
c) A description of existing needs of the
community to be served in relation to legal advocacy, legal assistance, or
legal services for victims of domestic violence, including descriptions of:
1) Community support for and involvement with
the applicant;
2) Memberships in
multidisciplinary organizations or coalitions;
3) Agencies with which applicant has
networking agreements.
d) A proposal describing the legal advocacy,
legal assistance, and legal services to be provided with grant funding. The
proposal must include:
1) Identification of
the types of civil proceedings for which services will be provided;
2) A description of direct services to be
provided and of any programmatic service limitations or restrictions;
3) A description of the client population to
be served;
4) A description of the
geographic area to be served, including counties and legislative
districts;
5) A statement of goals,
objectives, and activities of the program for which funding is
sought;
6) A description of any
memoranda of intent in place for proposed networks of working relationships,
including target dates for implementation.
e) A request for a specific dollar amount,
along with a detailed budget showing income and expenses, on the forms
prescribed by the Administrator, which will include the following elements:
1) A budget summary detailing expenses for
personnel, operations (contractual services, supplies, printing, other),
travel, trainings attended, trainings hosted, and any other expenses for which
funding has been provided or is sought in the current fiscal year and the
fiscal year for which funding is requested;
2) Itemized budgets for personnel,
operations, and travel and training expenses to be funded by the grant, with a
narrative description of each budget item requested;
3) A statement of income for the program to
be funded by the grant that includes income received in the applicant's current
fiscal year and anticipated to be received in the fiscal year for which funding
is requested, in the following categories:
A)
State or federal government;
B)
Township or county government;
C)
Administrator;
D) Private
foundations and corporate contributions;
E) Local support;
F) Other contributions;
G) Fundraisers;
H) United Way;
I) Revenue sharing.
f) A signed certification that,
with respect to each of the following items, the applicant has either put in
place and is implementing written policies or that the requirement does not
apply:
1) A reasonable accommodation policy
for persons with disabilities;
2)
Drug free workplace policies as required by law;
3) Non-discrimination;
4) Client intake;
5) Client rights;
6) Volunteer training;
7) Personnel policies and
procedures;
8) Conflict of interest
rules;
9) Fee schedule with details
of charges for specific services, other than those funded by the grant (copy to
be attached to the application).
g) A description of staffing, including the
total number of applicant staff members, the numbers of full- and part-time
employees, the number of program staff and:
1) Identification of all full- or part-time
compensated program staff by name and title, designating those for whom funding
is requested;
2) A copy of the
current job description for the positions listed;
3) A description of the training provided to
staff for whom funding is requested;
4) A listing of at least one goal for each
funded staff person for the next year.
h) A description of the applicant's use of
volunteers, including the numbers of full- and part-time volunteers, the job
functions they perform in the operation of the program for which funding is
sought, and the training provided to those who work directly with
clients.
i) A copy of the most
recent fiscal audit required by Section
1110.130 or a statement
that the most recent audit has been filed with the Attorney General as part of
another grant application identified in the statement.
j) At least one letter of support from a
local domestic violence services agency dated no more than six months before
the date of the application.
k) A
list of the members of the applicant's governing board.
l) A certification that applicant will keep
proper, complete, and accurate accounting records of all grant funds, as
required by Section 11 of the Grant Funds Recovery Act [30 ILCS
705/11 ].
m) A certification, signed by the authorized
official of the agency, that the statements in the application are true and
correct and submitted in proper format.