- (a) The Department of Human Services shall have grant-making, operational, and procurement authority to distribute funds to local government health and human services agencies, community-based organizations, and other entities necessary to execute the functions established in this Act.
- (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall issue grants to local governmental agencies and community-based organizations to maximize pretrial success each year. Grants shall be awarded no later than January 1, 2025. Grants in subsequent years shall be issued on or before September 1 of the relevant fiscal year and shall allow for pre-award expenditures beginning July 1 of the relevant fiscal year.
- (c) Beginning in fiscal year 2028 and subject to appropriation, grants shall be awarded for a project period of 3 years, contingent on Department requirements for reporting and successful performance.
- (d) The Department shall ensure that grants awarded under this Act do not duplicate or supplant grants awarded under the Reimagine Public Safety Act.
(Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)