Section 604(b) - Water Quality Management Program for Qualified Areawide Planning Agencies (FY 22)

Who can apply

Government Organizations Eligible applicants are listed as pass-through entities in the Section 604(b) Funding (BASE, BIL, and EC), Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Revision to Work Plan for FY22 604(b) Grant (C6-99591120) approved on 2/25/26 Section 604(b) Grant Program applicants must have the financial ability to initiate the project, pay expenses, and then request reimbursement from the Illinois EPA, while continuing to finance their normal operating expenses. Applicants must have the authority and ability to implement the proposed project or propose to subcontract portions of the project to the appropriate entities for implementation. Applicants must also be pre-qualified in the GATA portal in order to receive an award from this NOFO. Pre-qualification items include: 1. Registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.SAM.gov) 2. Have a valid and active Unique Entity Identification (UEI) Number 3. In good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State (if applicable) 4. Not currently debarred by the State of Illinois and/or federal government 5. Not on the Federal Excluded Parties List 6. Not on the Illinois Stop Payment List 7. Not on the sanctioned party list of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services 8. Not on the SAM.gov exclusion list. Applicants must also complete the latest available Internal Control Questionnaire within the GATA portal prior to an award being made. IEPA staff will complete a programmatic risk assessment during the merit-based review of the applications. The awarding State agency considers both the ICQ responses regarding the organization-level programmatic questions and the content of the application submission. Submission of the Internal Control Questionnaire is not a pre-qualification requirement; however, not completing timely could result in delay of the award.