Especially for my Illinois colleagues among grantee organizations:

We received information from one of our state funding agencies about implementation of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), and I wondered if any of you have received also communication about this – are any of your organizations responding to the invitation to participate in one of the GATA subcommittees?

Information we received is as follows:

What is GATA?  
The Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), 30 ILCS 708/1 et seq., is landmark legislation that increases accountability and transparency in the use of grant funds and reduces the administrative burden on both State agencies and grantees through adoption of the federal grant guidance and regulations. Pursuant to this Act, the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit (GATU) has been established in the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget; GATU is charged with implementation of the Act in coordination with State grant-making agencies and nonprofit organizations in Illinois.

GATA Updates

• Seven subcommittees have been established to review the federal Uniform Requirements and make recommendations for State-specific administrative rules and procedures.
• The Grant Accountability and Transparency Unite (GATU) is in the process of creating a GATA website and establishing IT systems such as a State Grant Portal and the Catalog of State Financial Assistance (CSFA)
  The GATU Team is also planning training webinars and modules for State agency employees and grantee staff and developing a structure for coordination of on-site reviews

If you are a grantee from a nonprofit that would like to participate on one of the GATA Subcommittees, or if you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please contact xxxxxx@illinois.gov.

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Molly Daniel

Grants Specialist

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center

Prairie Pavilion 1

1005 Health Center Drive, Suite 208

Mattoon, IL 61938-9253

voice 217-258-2195, fax 258-4135

Email: xxxxxx@sblhs.org

www.sarahbush.org