Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council Notice of Funding Opportunity

Link to NOFO

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting proposals for grants funding local Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council (IFVCC). Grants will be made with IFVCC state fiscal year 2020 funds. A total of $435,000 in funding is available through this solicitation for use over a period of 12 months.

Application deadline: 11:59 p.m., April 5, 2019

Program Requirements

IFVCC requirements include:

• Coordinate efforts to improve the systems response to family violence (including but not limited to domestic violence, child abuse, teen dating violence, and abuse against older adults and persons with disabilities).

  • This is done through the coordinating and convening of committees and workgroups.
    • Councils are required to have a steering committee that meets no less than three times per year.
    • Councils are encouraged to have at least two additional sub-committees and/or workgroups that meet quarterly at a minimum.
    • Council membership should include a diverse representation from disciplines not limited to those listed in Exhibit G in the program narrative.

• Improve the knowledge of criminal justice professionals on family violence related topics.

  • This is done through providing trainings to criminal justice and social service professionals and the collection of pre/post tests and evaluations. These trainings include:
    • Arrest Protocol trainings.
    • Arrest Promising Practice Mini-Toolkit trainings.
    • Non-arrest trainings that can be on topics related to family violence of interest based on the council’s specific geographic region’s needs.

  Note: Councils are required to provide at least one of each type of the above trainings during the grant period.

• Increase community awareness and knowledge of family violence issues (including but not limited to domestic violence, child abuse, teen dating violence, and abuse against older adults and persons with disabilities).

  • This is done through:
    • Community awareness events.
    • Information and resource sharing and outreach to both community members and agencies/organizations in the circuit.

Eligibility Information

Agencies must be pre-qualified through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal, https://grants.illinois.gov/portal/, to become eligible to apply for an award. Applicants must have completed the GATA pre-qualification process and received approval of their Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) by the period of performance start date of July 01, 2019 to be considered for funding.

Eligible Applicants

This solicitation is open to public and not-for profit entities in Illinois. Advocacy agencies are not eligible to apply due to judicial ethic rules.

Eligible applicants include but are not limited to:

• Government agencies, including local and county government.
• Educational institutions and regional offices of education.
• Non- profit agencies, excluding advocacy agencies.

Deadline

Completed application materials must be emailed to CJA.IFVCC.NOFO@Illinois.gov by 11:59 p.m., April 5, 2019, to be considered for funding. Proposals will not be accepted by mail, fax, or in-person. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Late submissions will not be reviewed.

Available Funds

Grants available through this funding opportunity are a portion of state fiscal year 2020 funds. A minimum of $435,000 dollars will be made available through this funding opportunity.

Period of Performance

Funding is available for the period of July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. Based on program performance and fund availability, ICJIA may recommend allocation of funding to support an additional 24 months.

Technical Assistance Session

Technical assistance recordings providing additional information regarding this funding opportunity will be available for viewing beginning at 5:00 p.m. on March 13, 2019.

Recording 1: IFVCC NOFO Guidelines (Coming soon!!)

Recording 2: General Requirements (11:19)

Recording 3: GATA Budget (19:03)

Recording 4: Indirect Costs (6:18)

Recording 5: Prior Approvals (6:05)

Information provided during this webinar recording will be unofficial and not binding on the state.

Notice of Intent

Agencies interested in applying are asked to submit an online Notice of Intent by 11:59 p.m., March 20, 2019.

Complete Notice of Intent

Timeline

Reporting

Recipients must submit quarterly financial reports, quarterly progress reports, final financial and progress reports, and, if applicable, an annual audit report in accordance with the CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if reports are delinquent.

Required Documents

The following documents must be emailed to CJA.IFVCC.NOFO@Illinois.gov by the 11:59 p.m., April 5, 2019, deadline for application review. Click the links below to download copies.

• Completed and signed Uniform State Grant Application (Word)
• Completed Program Narrative (Word)
• Completed Budget/Budget Narrative (Excel)

DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE OF ALL REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

Questions

All substantive questions and responses will be posted. Updates to NOFO materials, and questions from applicants and their responses are revised weekly. View them here.

Contact Information

Lacey Pollock
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
607 East Adams, Suite 906
Springfield, IL 62701
CJA.IFVCC.NOFO@Illinois.gov