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TITLE 71: PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, AND REAL PROPERTY
CHAPTER I: CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD SUBCHAPTER a: RULES PART 43 EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSTRUCTION GRANT RULES SECTION 43.110 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Section 43.110 Eligible Applicants
a) Eligible applicants for Early Childhood Construction Grants include any public school district or not-for-profit entity with experience in providing educational, health, social and/or child development services to young children and their families.
b) A not-for-profit entity with experience in providing educational, health, social and/or child development services to young children and their families that rents or leases from another not-for-profit entity shall be considered an eligible entity. When a not-for-profit entity rents or leases from another not-for-profit, the not-for-profit owner of the facility to be improved with grant funds may be required to be a guarantor for the not-for-profit entity operating the early childhood center. When required, the owner, as guarantor, must agree to repay any grant funds required to be returned to CDB when the not-for-profit entity operating the early childhood center fails make the repayment. CDB may require the owner of the facility to be a guarantor when the award amount is greater than $200,000.
c) An early childhood center operated by a not-for-profit entity must be licensed as a day care center in accordance with the Department of Children and Family Services' rules (89 Ill. Adm. Code 407, Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers).
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 6880, effective May 5, 2025) |