Illinois Administrative Code

Section 7000.260 Maintenance and Use of the Illinois Stop Payment List a) The Grantee Compliance Enforcement System is described in Section 7000.80. b) If an awardee is not compliant with the grant terms stated in Section 7000.80(f)(1) or Section 7000.80(f)(2), the State awarding…

Section 7000.30 Definitions The following definitions shall apply to this Part. Unless otherwise noted, statutory text is from [30 ILCS 708/15]. "Acquisition Cost" means the cost of the asset, including the cost to ready the asset for its intended use. Acquisition cost for equipm…

Section 7000.300 Grant, Cooperative, Interagency and Intergovernmental Agreements a) This Subpart applies to grants issued from State and federal pass-through funds. b) The State agency shall decide on the appropriate instrument for the award (i.e., Grant Agreement or Cooperative…

Section 7000.310 Public Notice of Discretionary and Non-Discretionary Grant Programs a) Discretionary Grant Programs 1) The State agency must notify the public of available State-issued awards in the Catalog of State Financial Assistance (CSFA). A) The CSFA is the single, authori…

Section 7000.320 Grantee Registration and Pre-Qualification a) All requirements of Section 7000.70 (Grantee Qualification Status) apply to State-issued awards. b) Regardless of the source of funding (federal pass-through or State), all grantees are required to register with the S…

Section 7000.330 Uniform Grant Application and Budget Template a) Unless an exception has been granted and documented in the CSFA, State agencies shall use the uniform grant application template provided by GATU and available through the GATA Resource Library at https://gata.illi…

Section 7000.340 Grantee Risk Assessments – Financial and Administrative (ICQ) and Programmatic a) The UR identifies the risk assessment as a pre-award requirement (2 CFR 200.206(b)(1)). b) Formula-funded, federally mandated, and legislatively mandated awards are subject to risk …

Section 7000.350 Merit Review of Grant Application a) A merit review is required for discretionary applications for financial assistance in the form of grants and cooperative agreements, unless prohibited by State or federal law. This process must be described or incorporated by …

Section 7000.360 Notice of State-Issued Award (NOSA) Prior to a State agency issuing an award, the State agency must verify that there are no outstanding pre-award requirements. This includes verification of qualification, acceptance of risk assessments, approved budget, conflict…

Section 7000.370 Uniform Grant Agreement a) A State agency issuing a grant shall enter into a Grant Agreement with the awardee before any grant funds are transmitted to that awardee. The Grant Agreement must include the following: 1) Awardee Information A) Name (which must match …

Section 7000.40 Incorporations and Referenced Materials a) References to Federal Statutes 1) Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 6501) 2) Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) 3) Federal Grant and Cooperative Agre…

Section 7000.400 GATA Performance Measurement (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 47 Ill. Reg. 7893, effective May 26, 2023)

Section 7000.410 Awardee Performance Measures a) State agencies shall apply UR sections 200.301 (Performance Measurement) and 200.329 (Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance) for awardee performance oversight. b) State agencies must provide awardees with clear performance g…

Section 7000.420 Centralized Indirect Cost Rate Negotiation This Subpart applies to State awarding agencies and awardees receiving awards from State and federal pass-through funds. With permission from the federal government, Illinois has centralized the negotiation and election …

Section 7000.430 Records Retention a) Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other awardee records pertinent to a State-issued award shall be retained for 3 years after the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards renewed qu…

Section 7000.440 Grant Closeout a) The State agency will close out the award when it determines that all applicable administrative actions and all required work of the awardee have been completed by the awardee. b) The awardee and the State agency shall take the following action …

Section 7000.450 Continuing Responsibilities a) The closeout of a State-issued award does not affect any of the following: 1) The right of the State agency to disallow costs and recover funds based on a later audit or other review. The agency must make any cost disallowance deter…

Section 7000.50 Catalog of State Financial Assistance (CSFA) a) The Catalog of State Financial Assistance is available at www.grants.illinois.gov. The CSFA contains, at a minimum, the following information: 1) An introductory section that explains how to use the Catalog, suggeste…

Section 7000.60 Program-Specific Exceptions to UR and GATA a) The Uniform Guidance exception rule is stated in UR section 200.102. GATA modeled its exception process after the federal process. If the federal OMB and federal awarding agency has granted an exception, GATU will acce…

Section 7000.70 Grantee Qualification Status a) Before to making an award, the State awarding agency is required by 31 U.S.C. 3321, 41 U.S.C. 2313 and Section 25(4)(C) of the Act to review information available through any GOMB- or OMB-designated repositories of government-wide e…

Section 7000.80 Grantee Compliance Enforcement System; Illinois Stop Payment List a) GATA established a Grantee Compliance Enforcement System (GCES) that outlines a statewide framework for State agencies to manage occurrences of noncompliance with grant requirements. b) Grantees …

Section 7000.90 Auditing Requirements Following UR section 200.501 (Audit Requirements): a) Awardees, excluding for-profits, that expend $1,000,000 or more during the non-federal entity's fiscal year in federal awards (federal pass-through and direct federal funds) must have a si…

Section 7000.95 Annual Report and 5-Year Review a) Effective January 1, 2016 and each January 1 thereafter, GOMB, shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report that demonstrates the efficiencies, cost savings, and reductions in fraud, waste, and abuse as a result…

Section 7030.10 Scope This Part applies to all nonfederal entities that receive State and federal pass-through grant awards from the Agency. These requirements do not apply to private grant awards.

Section 7030.20 Definitions "Agency" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. "CFR" means Code of Federal Regulations. "GATA" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act [30 ILCS 708]. "GATU" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit within the Illinois …

Section 7030.30 Incorporations by Reference Copies of the rules that have been incorporated by reference in this Part are available on the Agency's website at https://www2.illinois.gov/iema/laws/Pages/regs-GenAdmin.aspx or from the Chief Accountability Officer at the Illinois Eme…

Section 7030.40 Grant Requirements a) Unless different provisions are required by law or an exception is granted by GATU in accordance with 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.60 or indicated in Section 7030.50, the following sections of 2 CFR 200 are applicable to all State and federal pass-…

Section 7030.50 Exceptions and Exemptions a) The following exceptions to 2 CFR 200 and GATA have been granted to the Agency by GATU: 1) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 2) Application 3) Merit Based Review 4) Use of the Uniform Intergovernmental Agreement in lieu of the compl…

Section 7040.10 Scope This Part applies to all nonfederal entities that receive State grants and federal pass-through awards from the Department. These requirements do not apply to private grant awards.

Section 7040.20 Definitions "CFR" means Code of Federal Regulations. "Department" or "DHS" means the Illinois Department of Human Services. "GATA" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act [30 ILCS 708]. "GATU" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit within…

Section 7040.30 Incorporations by Reference: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards DHS incorporates by reference 2 CFR 200, Subparts A through F and Appendices I through XII (December 26, 2014), except as otherwise indicat…

Section 7050.10 Scope This Part applies to all nonfederal entities that receive State and federal pass-through grant awards from the Department. This Part does not apply to private grant awards.

Section 7050.20 Definitions For purposes of this Part, the words, terms, and phrases listed shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows: "Catalog of State Financial Assistance" or "CSFA" means the single, authoritative, Statewide, comprehensive source document of State fi…

Section 7050.30 Incorporation by Reference a) The Department hereby incorporates by reference 2 CFR 200, Subparts A through F and Appendices I through XII as those parts of the Code of Federal Regulations were in effect on January 1, 2020. No later amendments to or editions of th…

Section 7050.40 Exceptions and Exemptions The Department may submit a request for program-specific exceptions or exemptions from GATA. Those exceptions or exemptions granted by GATU will be recorded in the CFSA. This Part is not applicable when different provisions are required b…

Section 7060.10 Scope This Part applies to all nonfederal entities that receive State and federal pass-through grant awards from the CDB and requires those entities to comply with any incorporated materials. This Part does not apply to private grant awards.

Section 7060.20 Definitions For purposes of this Part, the terminology equivalencies listed at 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.200(b)(1) shall be used for State funded grants. Additionally, the words, terms, and phrases listed shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows: "Catalog …

Section 7060.30 Incorporation by Reference a) Pursuant to Section 50 of GATA, CDB hereby incorporates by reference 2 CFR 200, Subparts B through F (October 1, 2024), except as otherwise indicated at 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000 or as recorded in the CFSA in accordance with Section 75 o…

Section 7060.40 Exceptions and Exemptions a) CDB may submit a request for program-specific exceptions or exemptions from GATA. Those exceptions or exemptions granted by GATU will be recorded in the CFSA. b) When grant awards are not subject to GATA, this Part is not applicable.

Section 7070.10 Scope This Part applies to all nonfederal entities that receive State and federal pass-through grant awards from the Agency. These requirements do not apply to private grant awards.

Section 7070.20 Definitions The terminology equivalencies listed at 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.200(b)(1) shall be used for State funded grants. "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Catalog of State Financial Assistance" or "CSFA" means the single, authoritati…

Section 7070.30 Incorporation by Reference a) The Agency incorporates by reference 2 CFR 200, Subparts A through F and Appendices I through XII, as that Part was in effect on March 1, 2023, except as otherwise indicated at 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000 or recorded in the Catalog of Stat…

Section 7070.40 Exceptions and Exemptions The Agency may submit a request for program-specific exceptions or exemptions from GATA. Those exceptions or exemptions granted by GATU will be recorded in the CFSA. This Part is not applicable when different provisions are required by St…

Section 1.10 Purpose The Department of Commerce and Community Affairs is responsible for the administration of various state and federally authorized programs. For the purpose of those programs, the Department establishes grants with entities throughout the State for their implem…

Section 1.100 Method of Compensation Payments to the Grantee are subject to the initiation of an invoice voucher. The first payment may be an advance, at the request of the Grantee, to offset initial cost associated with program start up. Such an advance shall not exceed three (3…

Section 1.105 Modification and Amendment of Grant Document This grant is subject to revision as follows: a) Modifications by Operation of Law This Grant document is subject to such modifications as may be required by changes in state or federal law or regulations. Any such requir…

Section 1.110 Suspension and Termination a) Suspension – If the Grantee fails to comply with the special conditions and/or the general terms and conditions of the grant award, the Department shall, after notice to the Grantee, suspend the grant and withhold further payments and p…