FY27 480-30-3705 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families - Early Intervention - Child and Family Connections

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FY27 480-30-3705 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families - Early Intervention - Child and Family Connections

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CSFA Number

480-30-3705

CSFA Popular Name

EI Child and Family Connections (CFC)

Title

FY27 480-30-3705 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families - Early Intervention - Child and Family Connections

Description

It is the policy of the State to enhance the development of all eligible infants and toddlers to minimize developmental delays and maximize individual potential for adult independence. It is the need of the State to implement, on a statewide basis, locally based, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency, Early Intervention (EI) services for all eligible infants and toddlers. The EI Program is a statewide program for the evaluation and assessment of infants and toddlers ages birth to three, as well as the provision of services for those who have a qualifying disability or diagnosis, a 30 percent delay in development in one or more of the five developmental domains, or who are at risk of developmental delays. Children and families access EI services through one of 25 Child and Family Connections (CFC) offices. This Notification of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) issued by the State of Illinois, Illinois Department of Early Childhood, seeks agencies located within Illinois to serve as the CFC offices for designated geographic areas. (See chart in Appendix I to identify the area served by each CFC office.) CFC offices are the regional intake entities defined in state statute (325 ILCS 20) and rule (89 IL Admin. Code 500) as IDEC’s designated entity responsible for implementation of the EI Program within its designated geographic area. IDEC is required to assure the designation of regional points of entry to accomplish consistent and equitable intake and service coordination throughout the State, with services defined in Section A.2. Separate proposals for each geographical intake region must be submitted for those agencies submitting for more than one geographical intake region.

Awarding Agency Name

Early Childhood

Agency Contact Name

Katie Jacobs

Agency Contact Phone

(217) 785-7777

Agency Contact Email

DHS.EIFiscal@illinois.gov

Posted Date

4/1/2026

Announcement Type

Renewal

Public Link

https://il.amplifund.com/Public/Opportunities/Details/2f387139-f5de-460e-805c-96806f36c14f

Is Published

Yes Funding Information

Opportunity Funding

$57,958,000.00

Funding Sources

State Award Information

Award Start Date

7/1/2026

Award End Date

6/30/2027

Award Type

Non Competitive Submission Information

Submission Open Date

4/1/2026 6:00 AM (CDT) Eligibility Information

Eligibility Type

Public

Applicant Eligibility Information

Continuation Application Only

1) Current SAM.gov account; 2) Current FEIN; 3) Good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State (Illinois Secretary of State Business Services website: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/business_services/home.html 4) Not on the Illinois Stop Payment List; 5) Not on the SAM.gov Exclusion List; 6) Not on the DHFS Sanctioned Party List.

State agencies are federally required to evaluate the risk posed by each applicant. Risk assessments are a pre-award requirement and include two components: fiscal/administrative and programmatic. Illinois uses an Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) to complete the fiscal/administrative component. Entities are required to access, complete and submit the ICQ through the Grantee Portal for the state fiscal year associated with the grant funding. The programmatic risk assessment is distributed by the state awarding agency as part of the application process. Both the ICQ and the programmatic risk assessment must be accepted by the state and approved before a grant award can be executed.

Beneficiary Eligibility Information

The EI Program is a statewide program for the evaluation and assessment of infants and toddlers…

Topic areas: Education and Training, Social Innovation and Community Development, Life Sciences and Health.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are due Sep 30, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

FY27 480-30-3705 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families - Early Intervention - Child and Family Connections is administered by DEC (480) (DEC), listed via DEC (480).