Illinois Administrative Code
Title 95 - VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Part 125 - VETERANS' SCRATCH-OFF LOTTERY GRANT PROGRAM
Section 125.50 - Eligible Project Costs
Universal Citation: 95 IL Admin Code ยง 125.50
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Grant assistance may be obtained for the following items:
1) Research or services relating to veterans'
PTSD or TBI, including such things as contract payments to physicians or
psychologists, laboratory researchers and/or laboratory fees, contract labor,
job training, computer/software purchase/lease, and necessary office equipment
and supplies. The Department will consider, on a case-by-case basis, building
lease arrangements when no government-owned facility is available and:
A) State statute or local ordinance prohibits
a unit of local government from entering into a rental agreement; or
B) Other circumstances beyond the control of
the unit of local government or non-governmental tax exempt organization
prohibit other arrangements.
2) Programs designed to prevent, eliminate or
alleviate veterans' homelessness, including such things as renovation of
existing shelters to better serve homeless veterans, expansion of existing
shelters for homeless veterans, contract payment to counselors or caseworkers,
training and education, employment assistance, and necessary
supplies.
3) Veterans' disability
benefits, such as assistance in obtaining benefits, counseling, prosthetics,
job training, accessibility of the home of a disabled veteran, and automobile
modifications to accommodate the veteran's disability. Veterans Service
Organizations receiving funding pursuant to Section 25 of the Department of
Veterans' Affairs Act [20 ILCS
2805/25 ] shall be ineligible for grant funding from
this program for Veteran Service Officers during the same period of time
covered by the Section 25 award, and Veterans Service Organizations that elect
to accept a grant from this program for Veterans Service Officer funding are
ineligible for Section 25 awards for the year covered by this program
grant.
4) Long-term veterans' care,
including remodeling existing facilities, supplies, equipment, clothing,
medicine, and all things necessary for the morale, welfare and recreation of
the veterans being served.
5)
Health insurance costs for veterans.
6) Veteran employment and employment
training.
b) No assistance from this fund shall be used to supplant existing moneys that the Department currently expends for the purposes listed in subsection (a). All grants that are to benefit the Illinois Veterans Homes shall be limited to 50% of the total expenditure made by the grantee on behalf of a Veterans Home.
c) Project costs for which grant funding is sought cannot be incurred by the project applicant until after grant approval notification. Costs incurred prior to Department approval are ineligible for grant assistance.
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