Safe From the Start Evaluation
Notice of Funding Opportunity
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting proposals for grant funding for the Safe From the Start (SFS) Evaluation program. Grants will be made with General Revenue State Fiscal Year 2020 funds. A total of $123,900 in funding is available through this solicitation for use over a period of eight months.
Application deadline: 11:59 p.m., September 19, 2019.
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, October 31, 2019 to be considered for funding.
Eligible applicants are limited to universities within the State of Illinois with extensive history researching state-funded childhood exposure to violence programs targeting children 0 to 5 and their families and with experience providing technical assistance to state-funded childhood exposure to violence grantees.
Completed application materials must be emailed to CJA.StateViolencePrevention@Illinois.gov by 11:59 p.m., September 19, 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.
Grants available through this funding opportunity are a portion of state fiscal year 2020 funds. A maximum of $123,900 dollars will be made available through this funding opportunity.
Funding is available for the period of October 31, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
| Task | Date |
|---|---|
| NOFO Posted | August 19, 2019 |
| NOFO question submission deadline | September 12, 2019 |
| Applications due | September 19, 2019 |
| Budget Committee review/approval of recommended designations | October 17, 2019 |
| Projected program start date | October 31, 2019 |
Recipients must submit periodic financial reports, periodic performance reports, final financial and performance reports, and, a calendar year end financial report in accordance with the CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if reports are delinquent.
The following documents must be emailed to CJA.StateViolencePrevention@Illinois.gov by the 11:59 p.m., September 19, 2019, deadline for application review. Click the links below to download copies.
Questions regarding this NOFO may be submitted to CJA.StateViolencePrevention@Illinois.gov 11:59 p.m. September 12, 2019. Questions and responses will be posted at click here.
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Mary Ratliff
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
607 West Adams, Suite 906
Springfield, IL 62701