EMS Assistance Fund Grant

EMS Assistance Fund Grant is sponsored by Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). This grant provides funds to Illinois-based EMS providers to organize, develop, and improve Emergency Medical Services Systems. This includes training of personnel and acquisition, modification, and maintenance of necessary supplies and equipment.

CSFA | GATA | Illinois. gov Department Of Public Health (482) IDPH: Office of Preparedness and Response Nichole Jones 618-680-6199 nichole. jones@illinois.

gov The grant program will provide for the purposes of organization, development and improvement of Emergency Medical Services Systems, including but not limited to training of personnel and acquisition, modification and maintenance of necessary supplies and equipment. Illinois Statue Authorization 210 ILCS 50/3. 220) and 210 ILCS, Section 3.

220(a) Illinois Administrative Rules Authorization 30 ILCS 708, TITLE 44: CHAPTER I: Section 7000; 77 IL Admin Code 515. 3000 The grant program will provide for the purposes of organization, development and improvement of Emergency Medical Services Systems, including but not limited to training of personnel and acquisition, modification and maintenance of necessary supplies and equipment.

Government Organizations; Education Organizations; For-Profit Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; The Illinois Department of Public Health's (IDPH) EMS Assistance Fund Grant provides the opportunity to distribute funds to Illinois based EMS providers, who have a current Illinois license and can demonstrate the need for resources. Out of State EMS providers with an Illinois license are ineligible for an EMS Assistance Fund Grant.

Direct Payments for Specific Use Credentials / Documentation The application will require the EMS provider’s W-9, financial statement and current Illinois EMS provider license. Preapplication Coordination All grantees are required to register with the State of Illinois through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) website, www. grants.

illinois. gov, complete a prequalification process, and be determined "qualified" as described in Section 7000. 70.

Registration and prequalification is required before an organization can apply for an award. The entity is "qualified" to be an awardee if it: 1) has an active UEI number; 2) has an active SAM.

gov account; 3) has an acceptable fiscal condition (not applicable for the EMS assistance grant); 4) is in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State, if the Illinois Secretary of State requires the entity's organization type to be registered. Governmental entities, school districts and select religious organizations are not required to be registered with the Illinois Secretary of State.

Refer to the Illinois Secretary of State Business Services website: http://www. cyberdriveillinois. com/departments/business_services/home.

html; 5) is not on the Illinois Stop Payment List; 6) is not on the SAM. gov Exclusion List; 7) is not on the Sanctioned Party List maintained by HFS. Applicants will utilize the IDPH EGRAMS database to submit their grant application.

https://idphgrants. com/ Please utilize the instructional guide. https://idphgrants.

com/admin/ViewAppDocs. aspx? fnam=EGrAMS%20Instructional%20Guide%20-%20Initiate%20Grant%20App%20YBD.

pdf Criteria Selecting Proposals Regional ranking of applications followed by central office final determination The Illinois Department of Public Health's (IDPH) EMS Assistance Fund Grant provides the opportunity to distribute funds to Illinois based EMS providers, who have a current Illinois license and can demonstrate the need for resources.

The grant program will provide for the purposes of organization, development and improvement of Emergency Medical Services Systems, including but not limited to training of personnel and acquisition, modification and maintenance of necessary supplies and equipment.

Grant will be awarded upon acceptance of the Notice of State award by signing the Uniform Grant Agreement by the grantee and the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health” each successful grantee will receive a grant agreement to be signed by the entity’s authorized official. The grant agreement is not binding on the parties until it has been fully executed by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

A Notice of State Award (NOSA) shall be issued to the finalists who have successfully completed all grant award requirements and have been selected to receive grant funding. The NOSA will specify the funding terms and specific conditions resulting from applicable pre-award risk assessments. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is exempt from utilizing the standard NOSA issued on the GATA Grantee Portal.

Successful applicants will receive an email notification from IDPH’s designated online grant application and management system and must review the funding terms and specific conditions in the grant agreement and accept via submission of the UGA. Both the electronic signature and a physical signature on the grant agreement must be completed by an authorized representative of the grantee organization and submitted to IDPH.

A Notice of Denial shall be sent to the applicants not receiving awards via IDPH’s designated online grant application and management system. Application deadline is May 1, 2026 @ 5:00 PM Range of Approval or Disapproval Time Merit-Based Review Appeal Process For competitive grants, only the evaluation process is subject to appeal.

Evaluation scores or funding determinations/outcomes may not be contested and will not be considered by the Department's Appeals Review Officer. To submit an appeal, the appealing party must: Submit the appeal in writing and in accordance with the grant application document through IDPH's Merit-Based Review Appeal Request Form available in the GATA section of the IDPH website (www. dph.

illinois. gov/GATA). Appeals must be received within 14 calendar days after the date that the grant award notice was published.

Appeals must include the following information.

The name and address of the appealing party, Identification of the grant, A statement of reasons for the appeal, if applicable, documents or exhibits to support statement of reason The IDPH Appeals Review Officer (ARO) will consider the grant-related appeals and make a recommendation to the appropriate Deputy Director as expeditiously as possible after receiving all relevant requested information.

The ARO must review the submitted Appeal Request Form for completeness and acknowledge receipt of the appeal within 14 calendar days from the date the appeal was received. The ARO will utilize an Appeal Review Tool to consider the integrity of the competitive grant process and the impact of the recommendation. The appealing party must supply any additional information requested by the agency within the time period set in the request.

The ARO shall respond to the appeal within 60 days or supply a written explanation to the appealing party as to why additional time is required.

Documentation of the appeal determination shall be sent to the appealing party and must include the following: Standard description of the appeal review process and criteria Review of the appeal determination Rationale for the determination in addition to providing the written determination, the grant-making office may do the following: Document improvements to the evaluation process given the findings and re-review all submitted applications.

Document improvements to the evaluation process given the findings and implement improvements into the following year's grant evaluation process. Provide written notice to the appealing party as to how the identified actions will be remedied. Appeals resolutions may be deferred pending a judicial or administrative determination when actions concerning the appeal have commenced in a court of administrative body.

Formula Matching Requirements The grant program will provide for the purposes of organization, development and improvement of Emergency Medical Services Systems, including but not limited to training of personnel and acquisition, modification and maintenance of necessary supplies and equipment. (210 ILCS 50/3.

220(c)) Due to the limited amount of grant funds available, the Department will not consider applications for new vehicles, vehicle re-chassis, building projects or grant requests Reimbursement report, close-out report Article XV Audit Requirements: Audits Grantee shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 USC 7501-7507) and Subpart F of 2 CFR Part 200, and the audit rules and policies set forth by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget.

See 30 ILCS 708/65(c); 44 Ill. Admin. Code 7000.

90. Grantee shall maintain for three (3) years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report, adequate books, all financial records and, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to this Award, adequate to comply with 2 CFR 200. 333, unless a different retention period is specified in 2 CFR 200.

333 or 44 Ill. Admin. Code §§ 7000.

430(a) and (b). Range and Average of Financial Assistance Assisted EMS service providers in the purchase of needed equipment and training Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature Regional or Local Assistance Location Office of Preparedness and Response https://dph. illinois.

gov/topics-services/emergency-preparedness-response/ems Cost Principles; Indirect Cost Rate; Merit Based Review; Risk Assessments; View Inactive Awards: 309