Section 20 ILCS 605/605-1030 - Human Services Capital Investment Grant Program(a) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in coordination with the Department of Human Services, shall establish a Human Services Capital Investment Grant Program. The Department shall, subject to appropriation, make capital improvement grants to human services providers serving low-income or marginalized populations. The Build Illinois Bond Fund and the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund shall be the sources of funding for the program. Eligible grant recipients shall be human services providers that offer facilities and services in a manner that supports and fulfills the mission of the Department of Human Services. Eligible grant recipients include, but are not limited to, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, comprehensive youth services, teen REACH providers, supportive housing providers, developmental disability community providers, behavioral health providers, and other community-based providers. Eligible grant recipients have no entitlement to a grant under this Section.(b) The Department, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall adopt rules to implement this Section and shall create a competitive application procedure for grants to be awarded. The rules shall specify the manner of applying for grants; grantee eligibility requirements; project eligibility requirements; restrictions on the use of grant moneys; the manner in which grantees must account for the use of grant moneys; and any other provision that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or Department of Human Services determine to be necessary or useful for the administration of this Section. Rules may include a requirement for grantees to provide local matching funds in an amount equal to a specific percentage of the grant.(c) The Department of Human Services shall establish standards for determining the priorities concerning the necessity for capital facilities for the provision of human services based on data available to the Department.(d) No portion of a human services capital investment grant awarded under this Section may be used by a grantee to pay for any on-going operational costs or outstanding debt.Amended by P.A. 102-0558,§ 100, eff. 8/20/2021.Amended by P.A. 101-0604,§ 5-10, eff. 12/13/2019.Added by P.A. 101-0010,§ 30-5, eff. 6/5/2019.