GA-IDHS DEC Home Visiting (23-444-84-0660)

To be eligible for a contract, all grantees must complete the Pre-Qualification Process, Internal Controls Questionnaire, Programmatic Risk Assessment and Grant Application. The Grant Application and Programmatic Risk Assessment are to be completed for every program/grant.

The Grant Application consists of the following:

  1. Universal Application for State Assistance (pdf)
  2. Home Visiting Program Narrative including the following:
    1. Attachment A (applicant agency's organizational chart)
    2. Attachment B (applicant agency's Board of Directors list, with Chairperson and/or other key positions identified)
    3. Attachment C (Assurances Form)
    4. ONLY for applicants proposing to include doulas: Doula Enhancement Narrative
  3. Budget and Budget Narrative (submitted in the CSA tracking system)
    1. See CSA Budgeting/Tracking System and Registration Information
    2. OPTIONAL budgeting tool to prepare your budget for entry in the CSA tracking system: Uniform Grant Budget Template | Instructions.
      1. The instructions for the Uniform Budget Template include important directions for opening this PDF.
      2. If you are unable to open the budget template after following those directions, try this alternate link on the igrowIllinois home visiting webpage.
      3. If neither of these links works for you, please contact DHS.HomeVisiting@illinois.gov.

The completed narrative documents must be emailed by April 15, 2022 to DHS.HomeVisiting@Illinois.gov with the subject line including:

  • 0660 (the last 4 digits of CSFA)
  • Applicant Organization Name
  • Contact Person

For example: 0660-ABC Community Center-Jane Smith

Note: Everything is being tracked by the CSFA number, so it is important that all required materials and correspondence contain this information.