Section 50.1340  Application Requirements and Award Notifications

a)         Applications shall be made available by the Department or its Qualified Partners and shall include, but shall not be limited to:

1)         The number of classroom staff in classrooms included in the application, the hours that classroom staff work, and the wages paid to classroom staff at the time of the submission of the application;

2)         The child care program's licensed capacity, as defined in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.45, and number of children currently enrolled in the classrooms included in the application;

3)         An attestation that the child care program will be able to meet the required wage floor and will show proof of this via grant reporting in a format determined by the Department or its Qualified Partners;

4)         A list of all revenue streams for the classrooms included in the application; and

5)         An attestation that the day care program regularly provides full-day full-year child care for the minimum required number of children as defined in Section 50.1310.

b)         Child care programs that submit completed applications will receive an eligibility determination notification that includes but is not limited to the following information:

1)         The child care program or classroom eligibility determination;

2)         For applicants found eligible, the approved funding amount for the child care program, subject to the availability of funding;

3)         For applicants missing application documents, the list of necessary documentation and the submission deadline;

4)         For applicants found ineligible, the reason for the ineligibility determination.

c)         Child care programs that are found eligible will receive a notification with the final award amount.

(Source:  Added at 48 Ill. Reg. 14957, effective October 1, 2024)