Illinois State House District 60 issued the following announcement on Aug. 19
Millions of dollars go unawarded because entities are not certified to receive State funds.
Below are informational items related to GATA certification, all entities must be registered with GATA and considered in compliance in order to be eligible to apply for or receive capital and/or operating grants offered by any state agency.
Link to pre-award requirements which lists the 5 steps entities must complete to be GATA certified: https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/…/Grantee/Pages/default.aspx
Link to GATA homepage: https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/GATA/Pages/default.aspx
Link to training module explaining user accounts, registration and maintenance of good standing status: https://www2.illinois.gov/…/Grantee%20Portal%20and%20GATA%2…
Original source can be found here.