Chapter 30 — FINANCE

(30 ILCS 705/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 2302) Sec. 2. Definitions. The following terms when used in this Act shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section: (a) "Grantor agency" is any agency of State government which dispenses grant funds. (b) "Grant funds" are any public …

(30 ILCS 705/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 2303) Sec. 3. Application. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, all grant funds are subject to the provisions of this Act. This Act does not empower any grantor agency to make grants. This Act does not apply to grant funds that are gra…

(30 ILCS 705/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 2304) Sec. 4. Grant Application and Agreement Requirements. (a) Any person or organization, public or private, desiring to receive grant funds must submit a grant application to the appropriate grantor agency. Applications for grant funds shall…

(30 ILCS 705/4.1) Sec. 4.1. Grant Fund Distribution Suspension. Grantor agencies may withhold or suspend the distribution of grant funds for failure to file required reports. (Source: P.A. 96-795, eff. 7-1-10 (see Section 5 of P.A. 96-793 for the effective date of P.A. 96-795).)…

(30 ILCS 705/4.2) Sec. 4.2. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-674, eff. 6-30-14. Repealed by P.A. 98-706, eff. 7-16-14.)

(30 ILCS 705/4.3) Sec. 4.3. Prohibition on use of grant funds for prohibited political activities. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "prohibited political activity" has the meaning established in Section 1-5 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. (b) Grantees and em…

(30 ILCS 705/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 2305) Sec. 5. Time limit on expenditure of grant funds. Subject to the restriction of Section 35 of the State Finance Act, no grant funds may be made available for expenditure by a grantee for a period longer than 2 years, except where such gra…

(30 ILCS 705/5.1) Sec. 5.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 103-601, eff. 7-1-24. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-25.)

(30 ILCS 705/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 2306) Sec. 6. Recovery of Grant Funds. Any grant funds which have been misspent or are being improperly held are subject to recovery by the grantor agency which made the grant or alternatively by the Attorney General. The grantor agency making …

(30 ILCS 705/7) (from Ch. 127, par. 2307) Sec. 7. Informal Hearing. Whenever a grantor agency believes that grant funds are subject to recovery, the grantor agency shall provide the grantee the opportunity for at least one informal hearing to determine the facts and issues and to…

(30 ILCS 705/8) (from Ch. 127, par. 2308) Sec. 8. Formal Procedures for Recovery. (a) If a grantor agency determines that certain grant funds are to be recovered, then, prior to taking any action to recover the grant funds, the grantor agency shall provide the grantee of the fund…

(30 ILCS 705/9) (from Ch. 127, par. 2309) Sec. 9. Recovery of Grant Funds by Attorney General. Except as otherwise provided by Section 14, the Attorney General, on his own volition, may act to recover any grant funds which have been misapplied or are being improperly held and, wh…

(30 ILCS 707/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Grant Information Collection Act. (Source: P.A. 98-589, eff. 1-1-14.)

(30 ILCS 707/10) Sec. 10. Grant information collection. The Secretary of Innovation and Technology shall coordinate with each State agency to develop, with any existing or newly available resources and technology, appropriate systems to accurately report data containing financial…

(30 ILCS 707/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Grant funds" means any public funds dispensed by a grantor agency to any person or entity for obligation, expenditure, or use by that person or entity for a specific purpose…

(30 ILCS 708/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. (Source: P.A. 98-706, eff. 7-16-14.)

(30 ILCS 708/10) Sec. 10. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to establish uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for State and federal pass-through awards to non-federal entities. State awarding agencies shall not impose additional or incons…

(30 ILCS 708/100) Sec. 100. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 99-523, eff. 6-30-16. Repealed by P.A. 100-676, eff. 1-1-19.)

(30 ILCS 708/105) Sec. 105. Stop payment procedures. (a) On or before July 1, 2019, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall adopt rules pertaining to the following: (1) factors to be considered in determining whether to issue a stop payment order shall include whethe…

(30 ILCS 708/110) Sec. 110. Documentation of award decisions. Each award that is granted pursuant to an application process must include documentation to support the award. (a) For each State or federal pass-through award that is granted following an application process, the Stat…

(30 ILCS 708/115) Sec. 115. Certifications and representations. Unless prohibited by State or federal statute, regulation, or administrative rule, each State awarding agency or pass-through entity is authorized to require the recipient or subrecipient to submit certifications and…

(30 ILCS 708/120) Sec. 120. Required certifications. To assure that expenditures are proper and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant award and approved project budgets, all periodic and final financial reports, and all payment requests under the grant agreemen…

(30 ILCS 708/125) Sec. 125. Expenditures prior to grant execution; reporting requirements. (a) In the event that a recipient or subrecipient incurs expenses related to the grant award prior to the execution of the grant agreement but within the term of the grant, and the grant ag…

(30 ILCS 708/130) Sec. 130. Travel costs. (a) General. Travel costs are the expenses for transportation, lodging, subsistence, and related items incurred by the employees of the recipient or subrecipient who are in travel status on official business of the recipient or subrecipie…

(30 ILCS 708/15) Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Allowable cost" means a cost allowable to a project if: (1) the costs are reasonable and necessary for the performance of the award; (2) the costs are allocable to the specific project; (3) the costs are treated consist…

(30 ILCS 708/20) Sec. 20. Adoption of federal rules applicable to grants. (a) On or before July 1, 2016, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, with the advice and technical assistance of the Illinois Single Audit Commission, shall adopt rules which adopt the Uniform Gui…

(30 ILCS 708/25) Sec. 25. Supplemental rules. On or before July 1, 2017, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, with the advice and technical assistance of the Illinois Single Audit Commission, shall adopt supplemental rules pertaining to the following: (1) Criteria to d…

(30 ILCS 708/30) Sec. 30. Catalog of State Financial Assistance. The Catalog of State Financial Assistance is a single, authoritative, statewide, comprehensive source document of State financial assistance program information. The Catalog shall contain, at a minimum, the followin…

(30 ILCS 708/35) Sec. 35. Conflicts of interest. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall adopt rules regarding conflict of interest policies for awards. A non-federal entity must disclose in writing any potential conflict of interest to the pass-through entity in acc…

(30 ILCS 708/40) Sec. 40. Mandatory disclosures. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget, with the advice and technical assistance of the Illinois Single Audit Commission, shall adopt rules requiring that the applicant for an award disclose, in a timely manner and in writi…

(30 ILCS 708/45) Sec. 45. Applicability. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the requirements established under this Act apply to State grant-making agencies that make State and federal pass-through awards to non-federal entities. These requirements apply to all cos…

(30 ILCS 708/5) Sec. 5. Legislative intent. (a) This Act, which is the product of the work of the Illinois Single Audit Commission, created by Public Act 98-47, is intended to comply with the General Assembly's directives to (1) develop a coordinated, non-redundant process for th…

(30 ILCS 708/50) Sec. 50. State grant-making agency responsibilities. (a) The specific requirements and responsibilities of State grant-making agencies and non-federal entities are set forth in this Act. State agencies making State awards to non-federal entities must adopt by rul…

(30 ILCS 708/505) Sec. 505. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-706, eff. 7-16-14; text omitted.)

(30 ILCS 708/510) Sec. 510. The Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act is amended by repealing Section 4.2. (Source: P.A. 98-706, eff. 7-16-14.)

(30 ILCS 708/515) Sec. 515. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-706, eff. 7-16-14; text omitted.)

(30 ILCS 708/520) (This Section was renumbered Section 97 by P.A. 101-81) Sec. 520. (Renumbered). (Source: P.A. 100-997, eff. 8-20-18. Renumbered by P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)

(30 ILCS 708/55) Sec. 55. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget responsibilities. (a) The Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall: (1) provide technical assistance and interpretations of policy requirements in order to ensure effective and efficient implementati…

(30 ILCS 708/60) Sec. 60. Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit responsibilities. (a) The Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit within the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall be responsible for: (1) The development of minimum requirements applicable to the …

(30 ILCS 708/65) Sec. 65. Audit requirements. (a) The standards set forth in Subpart F of 2 CFR Part 200 and any other standards that apply directly to State or federal agencies shall apply to audits of fiscal years beginning on or after December 26, 2014. (b) Books and records m…

(30 ILCS 708/70) Sec. 70. Review date. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall review this Act at least once every 5 years after December 26, 2014 in conjunction with the federal review of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requiremen…

(30 ILCS 708/75) Sec. 75. State program exceptions. (a) With the exception of the audit requirements set forth in 2 CFR 200.102, exceptions may be allowed for classes of State or federal pass-through awards or non-federal entities subject to the requirements of this Act when such…

(30 ILCS 708/80) Sec. 80. Supersession. On and after July 1, 2015, in the event of a conflict with the Grant Funds Recovery Act, the provisions of this Act shall control. (Source: P.A. 98-706, eff. 7-16-14.)

(30 ILCS 708/85) Sec. 85. Implementation date. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall adopt all rules required under this Act on or before July 1, 2017. (Source: P.A. 98-706, eff. 7-16-14; 99-523, eff. 6-30-16.)

(30 ILCS 708/90) Sec. 90. Agency implementation. All State grant-making agencies shall implement the rules issued by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget on or before July 1, 2017. The standards set forth in this Act, which affect administration of State and federal pas…

(30 ILCS 708/95) Sec. 95. Annual report. Effective January 1, 2016 and each January 1 thereafter, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, in conjunction with the Illinois Single Audit Commission, shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report that demonstr…

(30 ILCS 708/97) (was 30 ILCS 708/520) Sec. 97. Separate accounts for State grant funds. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all grants for which advance payments are made and any grant agreement entered into, renewed, or extended on or after August 20, 2018 (th…

(30 ILCS 708/997) Sec. 997. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 98-706, eff. 7-16-14.)

(30 ILCS 708/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 98-706, eff. 7-16-14.)

(30 ILCS 709/40-1) Sec. 40-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Illinois Creative Recovery Grant Program Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)