Violence Against Women Act Sexual Assault Services Program (VAWA SASP)

Who can apply

Government Organizations Before applying for any grant, all entities must be registered through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal at www.grants.illinois.gov/portal. Registration and pre-qualification are required annually. During pre-qualification verifications are performed including a check of the federal SAM.gov Exclusion List and status on the Illinois Stop Payment List. The GATA Portal alerts entities of “qualified” status or informs how to remediate a negative verification (e.g., missing UEI Unique Entity Identifier assigned on sam.gov, not in good standing with the Secretary of State). Inclusion on the SAM.gov Exclusion List cannot be remediated. Applicants are also required to submit a financial and administrative risk assessment utilizing an Internal Controls Questionnaire (ICQ) for state fiscal year 2027 before April 13, 2026, and obtain approval from their cognizant agencies before execution of the grant agreement. Delay in obtaining ICQ approval will result in a delay in grant execution.