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Early Childhood Block Grant - Preschool for All 3-5 (Illinois) is sponsored by Illinois State Board of Education. This program provides funds for early childhood and family education programs and services that help young children enter school ready to learn, focusing on comprehensive developmental screening, bachelor's-level early childhood licensed teachers, and standards-aligned research-…
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CSFA | GATA | Illinois. gov Early Childhood Block Grant: Preschool for All 3-5 Preschool for All Ages 3 to 5; FRIS 3705(00), 3705(20); Early Childhood - Block Grant Department Of Early Childhood (480) Alicia Lynch-Deatherage 217-524-4835 To provide at least 12.
5 hours weekly of high-quality preschool, including comprehensive developmental screening, bachelors-level early childhood licensed teachers, and standards-aligned research-based curriculum to provide children with a foundation of knowledge and skills that allows them to be successful throughout their school experience. Illinois Statue Authorization 105 ILCS 5/1C-2; 105 ILCS 5/2-3. 71 and 2-3.
71a (325 ILCS 3/) Department of Early Childhood Act) Illinois Administrative Rules Authorization https://www. isbe. net/Documents/235ARK.
pdf Improving instruction in early learning and development programs; increasing quality of early learning classroom environments; connecting a high percentage of children most at risk of school failure with high-quality early learning and development programs; and increasing the percentage of children who enter kindergarten fully ready are among the goals of the program.
Public or private not-for-profit or for-profit entity with experience in providing educational, health, social and/or child development services to young children and their families.
Credentials / Documentation If the Early Childhood Block Grant program is operated in or by a child care center subject to the licensure requirements of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), then that child care center must hold the appropriate licensure in accordance with rules promulgated by DCFS (see 89 Ill. Adm.
Code 403 (Licensing Standards for Group Homes), 405 (Licensing Standards for Day Care Agencies), 406 (Licensing Standards for Day Care Homes), 407 (Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers) and 408 (Licensing Standards for Group Day Care Homes)) Preapplication Coordination Applications will be available on the IDEC website: www. idec. illinois.
gov. Applications must be submitted via AmpliFund. Details will be released when they are available. The link for login and instructions is available at: https://grants.
illinois. gov/portal/GMS. aspx Criteria Selecting Proposals IDEC will utilize a merit based review (award process) when NOFOs and Merit Based Reviews are called for by the opportunity.
That process will be released when it is available. RFPs - Applications are due 45 calendar days after the release of the RFP. Continuation Grants - Applications are due within 30 calendar days of receipt Range of Approval or Disapproval Time RFPs - Tentative award announcements are generally released 90 calendar days after close of RFP applications.
Continuation Grants - Applications are generally approved or returned for changes within 30 calendar days of receipt Appeals process for IDEC will be released when it is available. For continuation applications this is not applicable.
Funding in the subsequent years will be contingent upon compliance with federal and state law, state grant-making rules, passage of sufficient appropriations for the program, and satisfactory performance in the preceding grant period.
Formula Matching Requirements Grant funds may be used for expenditures directly related to the delivery of the proposed Preschool for All program, including salaries, benefits, professional development, supplies and materials, and necessary equipment.
No more than 5 percent of the total grant award may be used for administrative and general expenses not directly attributed to program activities, except that a higher limit not to exceed 10 percent may be negotiated with an applicant that has provided evidence that the excess administrative expenses are beyond its control and that it has exhausted all available and reasonable remedies to comply with the limitation.
Institutions of Higher Education that receive a state award or federal pass-through award for a grant program administered by the Illinois State Board of Education will be restricted to a maximum indirect rate of 8% or other indirect cost rate calculated by their cognizant federal agency, whichever is less, pursuant to an exception to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and GATA approved by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget.
Expenditure reports to be submitted on quarterly basis via AmpliFund. Programmatic reports are submitted on semiannual basis via AmpliFund. Final programmatic report due 30 days after completion of grant period.
All Preschool for All grantees must submit to IDEC Early Childhood Data (enroll and exit each Preschool for All 3- to 5-year-old student in SIS), Student Health Data – Immunization, Employment Information System (EIS) Teacher, Administrator, and Other School Personnel Data and cumulative expenditure reports quarterly and a final completion report.
Each program is monitored on site at least once every four years to determine the extent to which it is complying with all operational requirements and to assess the quality of the developmental and/or educational components offered. Each program receives a monitoring report with the results.
Using those results, the program completes a continuous quality improvement plan addressing operational compliance and a continuous quality improvement plan addressing the quality assessment. The audit requirements adopted by GATA include the adoption of the federal audit requirements (2 CFR 200.
501), audit requirements for grantees and subrecipients that do not meet the federal audit requirements and audit requirements for “For Profit” subrecipients. For-profit Subrecipient. The PTE(s) is responsible for ensuring subrecipient compliance with established requirements.
Methods to ensure compliance for State and federal awards to for profit subrecipients may include pre-award audits, monitoring during the agreement period of performance, and post-award audits. See also 2 CFR 200. 331 Requirements for Pass-through https://gata.
illinois. gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/audit/GATA-Audit-Requirements. pdf; https://gata.
illinois. gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/resource-library/Audit-Report-Review-Process-Grantee-Instruction-Manual. pdf.
Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other awardee records pertinent to a State award shall be retained for 3 years after the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards renewed quarterly or annually, after the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report to the State agency.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature 105 ILCS 5/1C-2; 105 ILCS 5/2-3. 71 and 2-3. 71a: 23 Illinois Administrative Code 235 34 CFR 76.
561; 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.
40 Regional or Local Assistance Location Illinois Department of Early Childhood 115 S. LaSalle, Suite 2240 https://www. isbe.
net/Pages/Preschool-For-All.
aspx Budget / Budget Template; Agency ID Award Range Application Range Details GMS FY27 480-10-3701 Early Childhood Block Grant: Preschool for All 3-5 $0 - $0 04/15/2026 - 07/31/2026 Agency ID Grantee Name Comptroller Name Start Date End Date Amount DEC2710335 Board of Education of the City of Chicago CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION 07/01/2026 06/30/2027 217,667,478 DEC2710457 Rockford School District Number205 SCHOOL DISTRICT 205 BOARD OF 07/01/2026 06/30/2027 9,019,795 DEC2710668 School District U-46 SCHOOL DISTRICT U-46 07/01/2026 06/30/2027 6,046,381 DEC2710732 Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education EASTERN ILLINOIS AREA SPECIAL 07/01/2026 06/30/2027 4,768,686 DEC2710543 Murphysboro CUSD 186 COUNTY OF JACKSON 07/01/2026 06/30/2027 4,018,104
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Currently funded and new ECBG programs from Regional Offices of Education; public school districts; university laboratory schools approved by the Illinois State Board of Education; charter schools; area vocational cente…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Early Childhood Block Grant - Preschool for All 3-5 (Illinois) is funded by Illinois State Board of Education. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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