Illinois Administrative Code
Title 95 - VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Part 200 - ILLINOIS MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF FUND ACT
Subpart C - GRANTS
Section 200.80 - Documentation, Application, Payment and Denial
Universal Citation: 95 IL Admin Code ยง 200.80
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Application and Documentation. The rules governing the acceptance of applications are as follows:
1) To receive consideration for a grant,
applicants must request and submit a signed application provided by the
Illinois Department of Military Affairs.
2) All necessary documentation, as stated in
Section
200.20,
200.30,
200.40
or
200.41,
must be included with the application, unless otherwise provided under DEERS,
REDD or other systems, and the applicant shall authorize access to any systems
or records as may be necessary to grant the request for purposes of
verification.
3) Applications and
supporting documents can be submitted via facsimile, email or regular
mail.
4) Incomplete applications
will be retained by the program manager. The program manager will send a letter
identifying the missing requirements within 30 days after receipt of
application.
5) The Department of
Military Affairs, upon receipt of a complete application with all necessary
supporting documents, will process the application within 30 days, subject to
availability of funds as indicated in subsections (b)(2) and (b)(3).
b) Payments.
1) Payment will be made to the applicant who
has met all eligibility requirements under Section 200.20, 200.30, 200.40 or
200.41. Payments will not be made to creditors and payments will not be subject
to garnishment, wage levy, forfeiture or other remedy, unless the denial of
that remedy is inconsistent with the requirements of any other State or federal
law.
2) The timeliness of payment
will be determined by the amount of funds available at the time of
application.
3) If adequate funds
are not available, the application will be held in a queue until funds are
available.
4) Applications for
casualty based grants shall take precedence over all others.
c) Denials.
1) Grant applications from those not meeting
eligibility requirements will be denied.
2) A letter explaining the denial will be
sent to the applicant within 30 days after receipt of the
application.
d) Exceptions.
The Adjutant General is authorized to grant a waiver of any portion of this Part if extenuating circumstances exist and a delay in payment due to restrictions of this Part would cause the service member or the service member's family undue financial hardship.
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