State Planning Funds Grant

The State Planning Funds, provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation, aim to enhance statewide transportation planning activities. These funds establish a cooperative framework for making informed transportation investment decisions. Eligible entities must register and pre-qualify through the GATA Grantee Portal, ensuring compliance with federal regulations. This initiative supports comprehensive planning efforts across the state, fostering efficient transportation systems and infrastructure improvements.

State Planning Funds are appropriated to support statewide transportation planning activities. Funds are used to establish a cooperative, continuous, and comprehensive framework for making transportation investment decisions and to carryout transportation planning activities throughout the State.

Eligibility

An entity may not apply for a grant until the entity has registered and pre-qualified through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal, www.grants.illinois.gov/portal. Each entity should check with their County or Municipalities' highest level (generally the treasurer, clerk, etc.) to see how they are currently registered in the GATA portal. Registration and pre-qualification are required annually. During pre-qualification, verifications are performed including a check of federal SAM.gov Exclusion List and status on the Illinois Stop Payment List. The Grantee Portal alerts the entity of “qualified” status or informs how to remediate a negative verification (e.g., inactive DUNS, not in good standing with the Secretary of State). Inclusion on the SAM.gov Exclusion List cannot be remediated.