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THE IMPACT OF GATA ON CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

John Rigg

Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit Governor’s Office of Management and Budget

Where did this all start?

• 2 CFR 200 – Uniform Guidance
• Standardization of Grant Processes
• Removal of Administrative Burden
• Transparency in Grant-making Process
• Transparency in Awards

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What is GATA?

• The Grant Accountability and Transparency Act

(30 ILCS 708)

• Illinois’ Response to the issuance of 2 CFR 200 –

Uniform Guidance

• Illinois Adopted the Federal Model for Grants

Management

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Who Administers GATA?

• GATA created the Grant Administration and Transparency

Unit (GATU) under the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB)

• GATU is charged with the creation of the standards, policies,
• perational tools and processes for grants management in

Illinois

• GATU is specifically charged with standardizing policies,

processes, documents, review procedures and administrative burden related to the administration of grants within the State of Illinois

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So, why am I here?

• General information about 2 CFR 200
• General information regarding GATA
• Overall changes to the Grant-making process
• Standardization of the Grant-making process

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• The Grantee Portal

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What is the Grantee Portal

• Under both 2 CFR 200 and GATA, prior to

applying for any grant opportunity, the interested entity must pre-qualify

• The Grantee Portal is the method through which

the pre-registration will occur

• The Grantee Portal will be automated to

measure the entities qualifications to seek grant

• pportunities through the State of Illinois

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General Portal Information

• Built on the same platform and by the same vendor as the

Illinois Procurement Gateway

• Will automate verifications and validations
• Will return immediate results to entity registering as to

eligibility

• Will provide pre-registration qualification across all State
• f Illinois entities so that pre-qualification will need to
• ccur only once for each entity

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Information to Pre-qualify

• Entity Name
• Entity Address
• eMail Address
• DUNS Number
• FEIN/SSN/TIN
• SAM Cage Code (if receive direct federal funds)
• Affiliate Information (plus information listed above for each affiliate)

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Portal Outcome

• Registrant will know immediately status of

qualifications

• Three Options:
• Eligible to apply for grants
• Ineligible to apply for grants, but can remediate
• Ineligible to apply for grants, no remediation available

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General Portal Information

• Will be accessible through GATA Homepage at

grants.Illinois.gov

• Planned “Go Live”: Mid-June, 2016
• Must Re-register Annually
• Pre-registration through Grantee Portal NOT required for

FY 2017, but will be required for FY 2018 and beyond

• Grantee Portal Phase 2 will include a Document

Repository

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THANK YOU!

• Website: grants.Illinois.gov
• Questions: OMB.GATA@illinois.gov

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