Partners for Conservation - Illinois Soil and Water Conservation District Grants (FY26)

Who can apply

County Governments, Others There are five grantee pre-award requirements 1) Authentication 2) Grantee Registration 3) Grantee Pre-qualification 4) Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment (ICQ) 5) Programmatic Risk Assessment These grantee pre-award requirements are mandated by Federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA). Grantees must complete these requirements prior to receiving a grant award from the State of Illinois. For technical assistance or questions about pre-award requirements, contact [email protected]. 1. Authentication The Grantee Portal utilizes the Illinois.gov Authentication Portal. A personal or business email address is required to establish an account. Authentication verifies the relationship between an individual and the organization they represent. Authentication is performed once for each individual associated with a registration. To obtain an account click the “Create a new account” link below the “Sign in” button. For help with the Illinois.gov Authentication Portal please click the 'Can't access your account' link below the sign in button. 2. Grantee Registration All grantees must be registered with the State of Illinois. Grantee Registration is completed by browsing to https://grants.illinois.gov/portal and associating your Illinois.gov account with your organization. New accounts must enter the organization’s information on the Registration screen. Existing accounts must click the “Edit” button next to the organization name on the Main Menu. 3. Grantee Pre-qualification All entities must: A) Be qualified to do business with the State of Illinois. To be qualified for a grant award, an entity must be registered in the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal, https://grants.illinois.gov/portal/, at the time of grant application. The portal will verify that the entity: • Has a valid FEIN number (https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/get-an-employer-identification-number) • Has a current SAM.gov registration (https://sam.gov). SAM.gov registrations must be marked as “public” to allow the GATA Grantee Portal to expedite the review of the federal information • Has a valid UEI number (https://sam.gov) • Is not on the Federal Excluded Parties List (verified at https://sam.gov) • Is in Good Standing with the Illinois Secretary of State, as applicable (https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/business_services/corp.html) • Is not on the Illinois Stop Payment list (verified once entity is registered in GATA Grantee Portal); and • Is not on the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Provider Sanctions list (https://www.illinois.gov/hfs/oig/Pages/SanctionsList.aspx) Entities on the Illinois Stop Payment List and/or the Federal Excluded Parties List at time of application submission will not be considered for an award. An automated email notification to the entity alerts them of “qualified” status or informs how to remediate a negative verification (e.g., not in good standing with the Secretary of State). A federal Debarred and Suspended status cannot be remediated. At this time, federal memo M-21-20 allows entities to apply for grant awards without a valid UEI number. The UEI number must be obtained prior to grant execution. The State of Illinois has adopted this guidance for the issuance of state awards also. B) Register on IL.amplifund.com. 4. Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment (ICQ) Entities must complete an Internal Controls Questionnaire (ICQ) as the Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment. The ICQ is completed once, annually. All state agencies will utilize the results of the ICQ. The entity can access the ICQ from the grantee portal. 5. Programmatic Risk Assessment A Programmatic Risk Assessment is completed by the awarding agency based on the program and entity information. Programmatic risk assessment inform specific conditions in the grant agreement as necessary. Conflict of Interest Disclosure - must be signed by the authorized signatory before Submission. Can be printed, signed (wet/digital), scanned, uploaded into Euna Grants. Mandatory Disclosure - must be signed by the authorized signatory before submission. Can be printed, signed (wet/digital), scanned, uploaded into Euna Grants.