Section 830.80  Form of Grant Applications

a)         DCEO will post one or more NOFOs on the GATA Grantee Portal (https://grants.illinois.gov/portal/) seeking applications from eligible organizations contingent upon available funds.  Applicants shall submit their application materials by the deadlines set by DCEO in the NOFO, which will be at least 30 days after the NOFO posting. DCEO also may accept applications on a rolling basis with no set deadline.

b)         Applicants must submit an application package to DCEO, which will include the following:

1)         Uniform grant application;

2)         Uniform budget template;

3)         Conflict of interest disclosure form;

4)         Mandatory disclosures form;

5)         Budget narrative (e.g., justification of the main budget expense items for the lead applicant and applicant's proposed partners or subcontractors, and an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of the proposed budget expense items);

6)         Technical proposal, which describes the program activities and outcomes that the applicant will support if selected and must include the following information:

A)        The applicant team's qualifications and capacity (e.g., identifying the correctional facility for the proposed program and the economic development regions where post-release services will be provided, the composition of the applicant team including the Program Administrator, the history and experience of the applicant team's work with incarcerated or justice-impacted individuals and in the clean energy industry that demonstrates the ability to provide all required Program activities).

B)        The applicant team's documentation of need (e.g., identification of barriers that returning residents face inside correctional institutions and upon release and the challenges employers may face when hiring returning residents, and a description of the expected impact of the project on returning residents and communities).

C)        A description of the applicant's proposed project plan (e.g., the plan for enrollment, the training program and use of a bridge program curriculum and the Curriculum Framework, the plan to provide participants support during and after completion of training, the plan for placement of participants and follow-up support after program completion, the plan to coordinate with DOC and other CEJA program grantees, the anticipated outcomes and how the applicant team will track them, and the plan to integrate core values into the program);

7)         Resumes of the Program Administrator and existing key program staff and instructors that demonstrate capacity to complete the work outlined in the application.  For key staff and instructor positions that will need to be filled using Program funds, include a job description for each position, including individual qualifications sought for each position;

8)         Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) from all partners and subcontractors who are part of the applicant team and who are proposed to receive funding to deliver Program elements;

9)         Letters of support from clean energy employers or other organizations that have expressed a willingness to work with the applicant team to support the project; and

10)       Any additional information required to demonstrate the applicant's ability to administer a Program or that further supports the information submitted by the applicant for the proposed project.