2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 30 Finance 30 ILCS 755/ Gang Control Grant Act.
(30 ILCS 755/0.01) (from Ch. 127, par. 3300)
Sec. 0.01.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Gang Control Grant Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
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(30 ILCS 755/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 3301)
Sec. 1. The purpose of this Act is to provide for grants to community
groups in order to improve the quality of life in low and moderate income
neighborhoods and to authorize the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to administer such grants to such community groups.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
(30 ILCS 755/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 3302)
Sec. 2. Definition. As used in this Act, the terms specified in this
Section have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section.
(a) "Community‑based organization" means an organization certified by the
Department as an eligible receiver of grants.
(b) "Business entity" means a corporation, partnership or sole
proprietorship
engaged in producing goods or selling services or goods for a profit.
(c) "Department" means Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(d) "Neighborhood" means the area identified by a
community‑based organization
as its geographically defined area containing the following characteristics:
(1) a sense of belonging or identity that ties the
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residents to a given area;
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(2) social, cultural, political or economic
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activities around which residents of the area organize themselves;
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(3) the existence of cohesive organizations formed by
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(4) a history of acting or being treated as a
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The term neighborhood may include small municipalities of less than 10,000
population or rural areas which have these characteristics.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
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(30 ILCS 755/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 3303)
Sec. 3.
No grant may be awarded
to a community‑based organization unless such organization has been certified
in accordance with standards set by the Department.
The Department shall certify any community‑based organization
that meets criteria established by the Department. The application
for certification must address how the following criteria will be met:
(a) The organization has
(1) a constituency composed of residents of the affected neighborhood,
(2) a Board of Directors, at least one‑third of which is elected by
constituents of the organization,
(3) federal tax exempt status in accordance with the United States Department
of Treasury,
(4) not‑for‑profit corporation status.
(b) Such organizations include:
(1) a community‑based organization serving one specific neighborhood,
(2) a coalition of community‑based organizations serving one or more neighborhoods, or
(3) a local development corporation.
(c) To be certified, the organization must serve an area which displays
2 of the following characteristics:
(1) the median income of the area is not more than 75% of the State's median income,
(2) has a high percentage of people dependent on public assistance,
(3) has persistent unemployment or underemployment,
(4) has a deteriorated physical environment.
Any community‑based organization denied certification may appeal to the
Review Committee.
(Source: P.A. 85‑633.)
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(30 ILCS 755/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 3304)
Sec. 4. (a) No grants may be authorized unless the project for which the
grant
is made has been approved by the Department.
(b) Any community‑based organization seeking to have a project approved
for a grant must submit an application to the
Department describing its potential contributors and
the nature and benefit of the project, such as the number of youth to be
served by the project, performance standards or benchmarks, and monetary
benefits of the project such as additional non‑State funds leveraged or new
State or local taxes generated.
The application must also address how the following criteria will be met:
(1) The project must contribute to the self help
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efforts of the residents of the area involved.
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(2) The project must involve the residents of the
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area in planning and implementing the project.
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(3) The project must lack sufficient resources.
(4) The community‑based organization must be fiscally
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responsible for the project.
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(c) The project must provide alternatives to participation in gangs by
juveniles in one of the following ways:
(1) by creating permanent jobs;
(2) by stimulating neighborhood business activity;
(3) by providing job training services;
(4) by providing youth recreation and athletic
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(5) by strengthening any community‑based
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organizations whose objectives are similar to those listed in items 1 through 4 above.
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(d) If the community‑based organization demonstrates its ability to meet
the criteria in subsection (b), and will provide juvenile gang alternatives in 1 of
the ways listed in subsection (c), the Department shall approve the organization's
proposed projects and specify the amount of grant it is eligible
to receive for such project. Comments from State elected officials representing
the districts in which the project is proposed to be located shall be solicited
by the Department in making the decision.
(e) Within 45 days of the receipt of an application, the Department shall
give notice to the applicant as to whether the application has been approved
or disapproved. If the Department disapproves the application, it shall
specify the reasons for this decision and allow 60 days for the applicant
to make amendments. The Department shall provide assistance upon request to applicants.
(f) On an annual basis, the community‑based organization shall furnish
a statement to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on the programmatic
and financial status of any approved project and an audited financial statement
of the project.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
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(30 ILCS 755/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 3306)
Sec. 6.
The Department is authorized to make grants to certified
community organizations which meet the criteria in Section 4 of this Act
as prioritized by the Department and
are selected by the Department. There shall be a limit of 2 grants per
community organization during each fiscal year of the program. The total
amount of the grants awarded to any one community based organization in
each fiscal year shall not exceed
$50,000.
(Source: P.A. 85‑633.)
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