(410 ILCS 230/Art. IV heading)
(410 ILCS 230/4-100) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4604-100)
Sec. 4-100.
The Department may make grants to nonprofit agencies and organizations
which coordinate and establish linkages among services that will further
the purposes of this Act and, where appropriate, will provide,
supplement, or improve the quality of such services.
(Source: P.A. 100-538, eff. 1-1-18.)
(410 ILCS 230/4-101) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4604-101)
Sec. 4-101.
(A) Funds provided under this Act may be used by grantees to:
(B) For purposes of this Act, projects which link services
means projects which enable the provision of a comprehensive set of services
in a single setting or establish a well-coordinated network of services
in a community, including outreach, the making available of services in
a convenient manner and in easily accessible locations, and follow-up to
assure that those persons in need are receiving appropriate assistance.
The services which may be included in such projects include education at
the community level concerning sexuality and the responsibilities of
parenthood,
health, mental health, nutrition, education, vocational, and employment
counseling, prenatal and postpartum health care, residential care and pregnant
adolescents, and services to enable pregnant adolescents to remain in school
or to continue their education.
(C) Grantees may not establish income eligibility requirements
for services paid for with funds under this Act, but grantees shall ensure
that priority is given to the objective of making such services available
to those persons in need at risk of initial or repeat pregnancies who are
not able to obtain needed assistance through other means.
(D) Grantees may charge fees for services paid for with funds
under this Act, but only pursuant to a fee schedule, approved by the
Secretary
as a part of the application described in Section 4-103, which bases fees
charged by the grantee on the income of the service recipients and takes
account of the difficulty some persons face in obtaining resources to pay for
services.
(E) Except as provided in this subsection, in no case may
a grantee under this Act use in excess of 50 per centum of its grant under
this Act in any year to cover any part of the cost of services. The
Secretary
may grant a waiver of the limitation specified in the preceding sentence
in accordance with criteria to be specified in regulations.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
(410 ILCS 230/4-102) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4604-102)
Sec. 4-102.
(A) In approving applications for grants under this Act,
the Secretary shall give priority to applicants who:
(B) The amount of a grant under this Act shall be determined by the
Secretary,
based on factors such as the incidence of problem pregnancy in the geographic
area to be served, and the adequacy of problem pregnancy-related services
in the area to be served.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
(410 ILCS 230/4-103) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4604-103)
Sec. 4-103.
An application for a grant under this Act shall be
in such form and contain such information as the Secretary may
require, but must include:
(1) an identification of the incidence of a problem and/or adolescent
pregnancy and related problems;
(2) a description of the economic conditions and income levels in the
geographic area to be served;
(3) a description of existing problem pregnancy-related services, including
where, how, by whom and to whom they are provided, and the extent to which
they are coordinated in the geographic area to be served;
(4) a description of the major unmet needs for services for these persons
at risk of initial or repeat problem pregnancies, the number of persons
currently served in the area, and the number of persons not being served in the
area;
(5) a description of certain core services to be included in the project
or provided by the grantee, to whom they will be provided, how they will
be linked, and their source of funding, to include some, but not necessarily
all, of the following:
(6) a description of how those persons needing services other than those
provided directly by the grantee will be identified and how access and
appropriate
referral to those services (such as Medicaid; public assistance; employment
services; infant, day and drop-in care services for adolescent parents;
and other city, county and State programs related to problem pregnancy)
will be provided;
(7) a description of any fee schedule to be used for any services provided
directly by the grantee and the method by which it was derived;
(8) a description of all the services and activities to be linked, the
results expected from the provision of such services and activities, and
a description of the procedures to be used for evaluating those results.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)