Section 1010.20 Selection of
Projects for Grants
a) Types of Projects. Grants will be made for the following
types of projects:
1) A regional academic center is a cooperative organization of
two or more institutions of higher education that coordinates postsecondary
academic programs and services;
2) A short-term experimental educational program which, if
successful, can show some reasonable expectation of being continued with
support from other sources;
3) An educational program of statewide significance.
b) Criteria. Projects shall meet the following criteria:
1) Use of educational resources in an effective and efficient manner;
2) Development of innovative concepts and applications that
effectively deliver educational programs;
3) Involvement of the local community;
4) Effectiveness as a cooperative function as opposed to a
function carried out by a single existing institution;
5) Consistency with the Illinois master plan for higher
education;
6) Designation as a program to serve a secular purpose as opposed
to any sectarian purpose.
c) Additional criteria for regional academic centers. In
addition to the criteria listed in 1010.20(b), regional academic centers must
meet the following additional criteria in order to be eligible for a grant:
1) Mission
A) The regional academic center must have established a clearly
defined mission to serve the educational needs of the region through
coordinated planning and delivery of instructional programs. A clearly defined
mission explains the purpose, role and function of the center and is written by
the participating institutions.
B) The mission of the regional academic center and the mission of
each participating institution must be compatible, and the mission of the
regional academic center must receive the endorsement of the chief executive officers
of each participating institution.
2) Needs and Priorities
A) The regional academic center must provide programs to a region
of the State which are not adequately provided by existing postsecondary
institutions in the region as determined by needs assessments submitted by the
applicants.
B) The programs delivered under the auspices of the regional
academic center must be compatible with the Board of Higher Education's master
plan policies (23 Ill. Adm. Code 1070), when applicable.
C) The regional academic center must meet local and regional
educational needs as identified by periodic needs assessments and community
involvement.
3) Governance
A) The regional academic center must have a governance structure
that includes institutional and community representation, and thereby assures
that the governance of the regional academic center reflects both institutional
and regional concerns.
B) The participating institutions collectively must have the
academic programs and services to address the educational needs of the region.
4) Administration
A) The regional academic center staff must be qualified to provide
academic leadership for the regional academic center commensurate with the
level of academic programs and services offered by the center.
B) The regional academic center and its participating institutions
must share the responsibility for assuring that the criteria for Board of
Higher Education program approval are maintained.
C) The administrative structure of the regional academic center
must provide for periodic needs assessments and program planning.
D) The administrative structure of the regional academic center
must provide for monitoring of academic policies and evaluation of academic
programs.
5) Financing. The regional academic center must provide in its
proposal information about additional financial and other resources that are
available to maintain long-term support required to fulfill its mission.
(Source: Amended at 9 Ill. Reg. 8146, effective May 16, 1985)
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TITLE 23: EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION
CHAPTER II: BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
PART 1010
HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATION ACT
SECTION 1010.25 GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Section 1010.25 Grant
Application Procedures
a) At any time that grant funds become available or that the
Board has reason to believe that grant funds may become available, the Board
shall notify in writing the chief executive officer of every public and
nonpublic institution of higher education in the state of Illinois of the
availability or projected availability of such funds. Such notice shall
contain, at a minimum, the following information:
1) The deadline for the submission of applications, which
deadline shall not be less than 45 days from the date of mailing of such
notice; and
2) The date which such grants will be made and the deadline for
the completion of grant projects, which deadline shall not be more than two
years from the date of the grant.
b) Grant proposals shall contain, at a minimum:
1) Synopsis;
2) Statement of goals and specific objectives consistent with
Section 4 of the Higher Education Cooperation Act;
3) Detailed description of the proposed project, including
activities, completion schedule, operating procedures and justification for
funding;
4) Evaluation procedures to determine the effectiveness of the
project; and
5) Budget by line item, which line items shall include personal
services, contractual services, commodities, equipment, telecommunications,
travel and audit.
c) Once grants are awarded by the Board, the Board shall notify
each applicant in writing concerning its application.
d) Application information may be obtained from and shall be
submitted to:
HECA Grant Program
Illinois Board of Higher Education
500 Reisch Building
4 West Old Capital Square
Springfield, Illinois 62701
(Source: Added at 14 Ill. Reg. 7497, effective May 4, 1990)
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SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION
CHAPTER II: BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
PART 1010
HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATION ACT
SECTION 1010.30 CONDITIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 1010.30 Conditions
and Administrative Responsibilities
a) Non-Discrimination. No recipient shall discriminate on the
basis of race, creed, sex, handicap, color, or national origin in the
employment, training, or promotion of personnel or in the implementation of the
program funded by the grant.
b) Grant Period. Grants shall be for the period stated in the
grant agreement but in no event for more than two years from the date of the
grant.
c) Unexpended Grant Funds. Any unexpended portion of the grant
funds shall be refunded to the Board.
d) Fund Transfers. The transfer of any funds from one line item
to another set forth in the budget must be approved in advance by the staff of
the Board if that transfer will be in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the
particular line item from which the funds are to be transferred. Failure to
obtain such approval means the grant recipient must refund to the Board all of
the grant funds transferred in excess of the twenty percent ceiling.
e) Record Keeping. All costs charged to the program shall be
supported by properly executed payrolls, time records, invoices, contracts and
vouchers evidencing in proper detail the nature and propriety of the charges.
Such records shall be kept separately from other documents and maintained for a
period of three years after receipt of final payment.
f) Evaluation and Audits. Within ninety days of the end of the
grant period, the recipient shall submit to the Board an evaluation of the
project. In addition, the recipient shall submit an audit of expenditures
prepared by an external auditor who is registered as a public accountant by the
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. The evaluation of the project
shall include systematic and objective procedures for appraising the project
with respect to how closely the purposes were fulfilled and an explanation of
any deviation therefrom. Any recipient which fails to submit an audit shall
refund the entire grant amount to the Board. Complete payment of grant funds
for any continuing project shall be contingent upon submission of the
evaluation and audit for the previous grant period.
g) Contracts. All grants awarded under this program shall be
made through contractual agreements between the Board and the recipient. Such
agreements shall comply with the provisions of the Grant Funds Recovery Act
(Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 127, pars. 2301 et seq.).
(Source: Amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 7497, effective May 4, 1990)
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SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION
CHAPTER II: BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
PART 1010
HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATION ACT
SECTION 1010.40 GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES (REPEALED)
Section 1010.40 Grant
Application Procedures (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 14 Ill. Reg. 7497, effective May 4, 1990)
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