Section 593.130  Application for Grants

a)         Applications shall be submitted which describe the applicant's proposed methods to achieve the goal(s) specified in the Department's request for proposals.

b)         Applications shall be prepared and distributed by the Department to eligible applicants.

c)         Applications shall be in two formats – one for new projects and one for the subsequent years of a continuing project.

1)         New Department project applications shall include:

A)        summary statement of the applicant's plan of action to address the goal(s) described in the Department's request for proposals;

B)        a description of the geographic area or special population group to be served by the applicant's project, a statement of the special needs of the area or group (e.g., lack of health care providers, high incidence of disease, economic barriers to care and an explanation of the manner in which the proposed project would meet those needs;

C)        a statement of measurable and relevant objectives the applicant proposes to achieve in the first year of the project as well as its longer term goals;

D)        a work plan and time table for achievement of the objectives;

E)         an evaluation plan which will allow documentation of the project's progress in meeting the particular needs of the area or group described in subsection (c)(1)(B) of this Section;

F)         a description of the podiatric medical student or resident involvement in the project including numbers participating, amount of academic time involved, and whether involvement will be a required or an optional experience for the student or resident;

G)        a description of the education benefits the project would offer students or residents which, without the project, would not be available to them;

H)        a description of the project's relationship to other activities and goals of the school or the residency program;

I)          a detailed budget with narrative explanation of the request;

J)         for residency program applicants, a summary report for the most recent five-year period of the percent of graduates who have practiced in Illinois, and, if available, a count of those who have established practices in underserved areas of Illinois.

2)         Continuing Department project applications shall include:

A)        progress report on the prior project year's activities, including accomplishments in meeting objectives, impact on needs of area or population group served, amount of student and/or resident involvement, and educational benefits achieved;

B)        summary statement of any changes in plan of action;

C)        description of changes in area or population group being served;

D)        statement of measurable objectives for the new project year;

E)         work plan and time table to meet the objectives;

F)         an evaluation plan for the new objectives;

G)        a detailed budget with narrative description; and

H)        for residency program applicants, a report on practice location of the most recent graduates.