Section 7070.10  Scope

This Part applies to all nonfederal entities that receive State and federal pass-through grant awards from the Agency.  These requirements do not apply to private grant awards.

Section 7070.20  Definitions

The terminology equivalencies listed at 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.200(b)(1) shall be used for State funded grants.

"Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

"Catalog of State Financial Assistance" or "CSFA" means the single, authoritative, Statewide, comprehensive source document of State financial assistance program information maintained by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (available at http://grants.illinois.gov).

"CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations.

"GATA" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act [30 ILCS 708].

"GATU" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit within the Illinois Governor's Office of Management and Budget.

Section 7070.30  Incorporation by Reference

a)         The Agency incorporates by reference 2 CFR 200, Subparts A through F and Appendices I through XII, as that Part was in effect on March 1, 2023, except as otherwise indicated at 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000 or recorded in the Catalog of State Financial Assistance (https://gata.illinois.gov/grants/csfa.html). No later amendments or editions of the CFR are incorporated.

b)         Copies of the materials that have been incorporated by reference in this Part are available online via the U.S. Government Publishing Office at http://www.ecfr.gov or the Agency's website at http://epa.illinois.gov/topics/grants-loans.html.

Section 7070.40  Exceptions and Exemptions

The Agency may submit a request for program-specific exceptions or exemptions from GATA. Those exceptions or exemptions granted by GATU will be recorded in the CFSA. This Part is not applicable when different provisions are required by State or federal law.