Section 1705.140  Awards

a)         The Board shall make awards in accordance with the evaluation and selection criteria of this Section as reflected on the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) as published in the Catalog of State Financial Assistance.

b)         When making awards and disbursing grant funds, the Board shall take the following factors into consideration:

1)         The number of law enforcement officers employed by the law enforcement agency will be taken into consideration in dispersing Camera Grant funds.

2)         The number of vehicle cameras currently available to the law enforcement agency will be taken into consideration in dispersing Camera Grant funds.

3)         The median household income in the law enforcement agency’s community (as identified by the U.S. Census Bureau) will be taken into consideration in dispersing Camera Grant funds.

4)         The crime rate in the law enforcement agency’s community (as identified by the Illinois State Police) will be taken into consideration in dispersing Camera Grant funds.

5)         The total number of vehicular accidents/crashes in the law enforcement agency's community, as well as the number of those accidents/crashes involving alcohol or drugs, will be taken into consideration in dispersing Camera Grant funds.

6)         Whether or not the law enforcement agency's community received revenue from red light and or speed enforcement cameras within the last three years will be taken into consideration in dispersing Camera Grant funds.

7)         Whether or not the applicant agency is compliant with the reporting requirements of the Uniform Crime Reporting Act will be taken into consideration in dispersing Camera Grant funds.  (Section 10 of the Act)

8)         Whether or not the applicant agency is compliant with all reporting requirements of Sections 15 and 20 of the Act and Section 10-25 of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act [50 ILCS 706].

c)         Awards will be made based on the total amount of funds approved by the Board relative to the amount of available funding.  After evaluating the award criteria, the Board may accelerate processing and or reduce an award from the law enforcement agency’s requested amount.

d)         The Board will issue a Notice of State Award (NOSA) through the Catalog of State Financial Assistance and in accordance with the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act and GATA Rules.  (See 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.360)

e)         Agencies may accept an award via the GATA Grantee Portal in accordance with the practices prescribed in the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act and corresponding administrative rules found at 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.