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Agreement No.20262017 <br /> D. The timing and amount of advance payments must be as close as is administratively feasible to the actual <br /> disbursements by the Grantee for direct program or project costs.The Grantee must make timely payments to <br /> contractors,suppliers,or providers in accordance with the contract provisions. <br /> E. Whenever possible,advance payment requests by the Grantee must be consolidated to cover anticipated <br /> cash needs for all awards received by the recipient from ILETSB. <br /> F. Advance payment mechanisms must comply with the preference to distribute funds electronically,which <br /> includes,but are not limited to,Treasury checks and electronic funds transfers. <br /> G. Grantees must be authorized to submit payment requests as often as necessary when electronic fund <br /> transfers are used or at least monthly when electronic transfers are not used. <br /> H. ILETSB shall publish written procedures for determining the allowability of costs and advance funding <br /> options in accordance with the Administrative Rules of the grant Accountability and Transparency Act and the <br /> terms and conditions of the grant award. ILETSB must document the determination that the Grantee meets the <br /> requirements of advance payments in accordance with 44 III.Adm.Code 7000.120(b)(1). <br /> Procedure for Reimbursements: <br /> A. Grantees will be paid via the reimbursement method when they do not meet the requirements of 44 III. <br /> Admin.Code 7000.120(b)(1),or upon a Grantee's request to use the reimbursement method of payment,or as <br /> stipulated in a specific condition.Grantees that have relevant specific conditions noted in their Uniform Grant <br /> Agreement based on the results of their Programmatic Risk Assessment(PRA)shall be paid via reimbursement <br /> method.Grantees who do not meet the requirements of 44 III.Admin.Code 7000.120(b)(1)may also request use <br /> of the Working Capital Advance payment method,detailed herein in a subsequent section. <br /> B. ILETSB will disburse payments to the Grantee based on actual allowable costs incurred or expended as <br /> reported in their PFR submitted for the respective period,as described in their grant agreement. <br /> Procedure for Working Capital Advance: <br /> A. For Grantees that the Grant Program Manager or their designee determines that reimbursement is not <br /> feasible because the Grantee lacks sufficient working capital,the ILETSB may, in its sole discretion,provide a <br /> Working Capital Advance to the Grantee.Working Capital Advance payments may be requested by completing <br /> the Working Capital Advance Questionnaire or by other means as prescribed by ILETSB. <br /> B. Grantees may request a Working Capital Advance payment for each grant program awarded by ILETSB. <br /> Requests must be submitted on the ILETSB Estimate Working Capital Advance Payment Requirements Forecast <br /> (Cash Budget) Form Template to the respective Grant Program Manager or their designee in the method <br /> prescribed in the grant program Notice of Funding Opportunity(NOFO),grant agreement,or as prescribed by <br /> ILETSB.The Cash Budget must include monthly cash requirements for every month of the grant term.Grantees <br /> must submit an updated cash budget at the request of the ILETSB Grant Program Manager,their designee,or a <br /> representative of the Office of Fiscal Management.A separate request must be submitted for each ILETSB grant <br /> program application. Requests must be signed by either the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer(or <br /> equivalent)for the entity. <br /> C. The ILETSB Grant Program Manager or their designee will advance the working capital payment to the <br /> Grantee to cover their estimated disbursement needs for an initial period of grant expenses.Additional startup <br /> costs may be approved as part of the working capital payment if determined by the ILETSB Grant Program <br /> Managers or their designees to be allowable <br /> State of Illinois <br /> GRANT AGREEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2026 <br /> Page 6 of 33 <br />