Section 691.700  Allowable Uses of Grant Funds and Reimbursement Procedures and Requirements

a)         Grant awards will be issued in an amount not less than $25,000 per annual funding cycle.

b)         Funds shall be used only for the direct cost of administering, operating and maintaining a project or service in accordance with the requirements of Section 691.400.

c)         The grant funds may not be used for organizational or community-based overhead costs, indirect costs, legal fees or levies.

d)         Grant funds must be used as provided by the guidelines of OMB Circular A-87 for allowable expenditures (see Section 691.200).

e)         Funds shall be used only for the direct cost of administering, operating and maintaining a project or service in accordance with the requirements of the grant agreement. Examples of direct costs that may be allowable under the grant agreement include: personal services costs, such as salaries; contractual services costs, such as fees for consultants; travel costs for personnel to carry out authorized activities; training and education costs; supplies or commodities that are required in the operation of a grant project; equipment directly related to the operation of a grant project.

f)         Grantee shall comply with reimbursement procedures and requirements as outlined in the grant agreement. The standard grant agreement template can be found at https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents /resource-library/fy23-uniform-grant-agreement.pdf.

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 15735, effective September 1, 2022)