1. a) Award amounts will be based on the following factors:

   1. 1) The licensed capacity of the applicant, as indicated on its day care license, as of the date of application.
   2. 2) For child care centers, the number of classrooms, as indicated on the program's application.
   3. 3) The Social Vulnerability Index 2020 score (see Section 50.1180) of the census tract in which the applicant is located at the time of application review.
   4. b) Funding amounts are subject to change based on any change in available funding of the Program or federal regulation of the program and are subject to availability of a sufficient appropriation.

(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2159, effective January 24, 2024)