Greater Illinois Violence Prevention Council Coordinator (VPCC) (25-444-80-3023) Continuation Application

Summary Information

1. Program Description
   Greater Illinois Violence Prevention Coordinating Council (GI-VPCC) organizations serve as the lead convener in each of the 16 RPSA eligible Greater Illinois municipalities to work across each community to coordinate violence prevention resources and encourage effective, collaborative working relationships across providers in such disciplines as violence prevention, mental health, and youth development. They will continue and expand each municipality's Local Advisory Council to build consensus around community priorities and resource needs related to reducing firearm violence and increasing public safety, help inform and/or represent their municipalities in public safety forums, support planning to reduce firearm violence, and convene emergency response meetings that require immediate attention. Additionally, they will help coordinate more integrated services in their community through formalized agreements among providers.
2. FY25 Continuation Application
   Current Providers will receive a continuation application packet via email. Providers may request additional copies of the continuation application by sending an email to DHS.ViolencePreventionServices@illinois.gov.  
   1. This FY25 continuation application is for Greater Illinois Violence Prevention Coordinating Council (GI-VPCC): CSFA #444-80-3023 and is limited to current grantees.
   2. This continuation application is for a period of 6 months; July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.
   3. Grantees must be registered in the Illinois GATA Grantee Portal and must continue to be GATA Prequalified. Refer to IDHS: Pre-Qualification Instructions and Resources (state.il.us).
   4. Grantees must complete the FY25 ICQ before an award can be made. (Accessed through the Grantee Portal.)
   5. Grantees must submit a complete FY25 Application Packet to DHS.ViolencePreventionServices@illinois.gov by the due date listed above. Please include in the Subject Line - " FY25 GI-VPCC CONTINUATION APPLICATION"
   6. A complete application packet includes: 
      • Uniform Application for Grant Assistance (included in this portfolio).
      • Application Summary Page and Program Narrative UPDATE (this form).
      • A pro-rated FY25 Budget (for a period of 6 months) must be entered into CSA by application due date.
      • Any Additional attachments required by your program.
      • If your organization is proposing to use subrecipients in this program, you must complete the Subrecipient section of this application and include the corresponding attachments for each subrecipient.
      • All Organizations must also include a signed Grantee Conflict of Interest Disclosure.pdf.
      • If choosing Advance Payment (Advance and Reconcile) or Working Capital Advance payment method, include the Advance Payment Request Cash Budget IL444-4985.pdf (state.il.us).
   7. The Bureau of Violence Prevention reserves the right to request additional information from the applicant to assist in FY25 funding and programmatic decisions.

• Community Service Agreements (CSA) Tracking System 
• Centralized Repository Vault (CRV)