Ill. Admin. Code tit. 71, § 43.120 - Early Childhood Construction Project Grants Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
a) Applicants must be willing to enter into
the Uniform Grant Agreement required by GATA Rules (see 44 Ill. Adm. Code
7000.300)
with the Board that outlines the roles, responsibilities and obligations of
each party;
b) Applicants must be
"qualified" to be an awardee on GATA implementation website for the State of
Illinois as required by GATA Rules (see 44 Ill. Adm. Code
7000.70);
c) Applicants must demonstrate that the
facility for which the Grant is sought will continue to be operated by the
applicant as an Early Childhood Center for at least 10 years after completion
of the capital Project;
d)
Applicants must demonstrate that they have funding, or demonstrate and certify
that they will have funding for any required match, plus any Project costs that
will exceed the Grant amount and required match;
e) Applicants must demonstrate that the Early
Childhood Center for which the Grant is sought addresses the needs of
underserved populations of young children in the community;
f) Applicants must provide a narrative
describing the proposed Project, including the following components:
1) General Project description and
rationale;
2) New or expanded
services/programs to be offered as a result of the Project, the number of
children to be served by each, and the estimated date/year of
completion;
3) Site
analysis;
4) Funding sources and
cost estimates for the Project;
5)
Time schedule of major events; and
6) Impact, if any, on ability to meet
licensing and/or accreditation standards;
g) Applicants must provide a description of
the population to be served. The description shall include:
1) How the eligible population will be
recruited;
2) The geographic area
to be served;
3) The estimated
number of children and/or families to be enrolled;
4) Population of children to be served by
new/expanded programs, including the ages and percentage of underserved
children;
5) Staff to child ratios
for new/expanded programs and, if applicable, proposed changes to current staff
to child ratios; and
6) Other
proposed program improvements and components.
h) Applicants must provide any other
documentation required by the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Grant
program.
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