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EGrAMS Updates and Information:

The EGrAMS Homepage is frequently updated with important information and news for IDPH's grantee community. Scroll down for more information on the following key topics:

February 2026 Updates

1. Reminder: Review Personnel Budgeting in EGrAMS Reminder:
   • This is a reminder to please review your active grants in EGrAMS to ensure that no personnel listed on the grants are budgeted over 100% across all active awards.
   • If any staff are currently over budgeted, please complete the appropriate Line-Item Transfer(s) to correct the allocation. Personnel must not be budgeted over 100%.

2. Reminder: Progress reports must be submitted on time:
   • If expected reports are not available, please submit a helpdesk ticket at OPM Helpdesk Mailbox Submissions

3. The Illinois Department of Public Health will be transitioning to another grant management system. Updates will be posted on this page and shared at our scheduled January meeting.
   • As part of this process, we will email all grantee EGrAMS users to remove inactive accounts and bounce-back emails. If you have not received an email from us and want to be added to the new system, please contact DPH.GrantReview@illinois.gov with your name and agency. If you want to be excluded from the new system, reply to the email or contact DPH.GrantReview@illinois.gov.

4. The GATA Administrative Rules were amended March 20, 2025, to increase the single audit requirement threshold, due to the 2 CFR Part 200 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on April 22, 2024, as well as to increase the program-specific audit and financial statement audit requirement thresholds.

• All audit threshold revisions are applicable to awardees with a fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 2024. If an awardee’s fiscal year began prior to October 1, 2024, the previous audit thresholds will apply.

• The memo issued by GATU/GOMB, which provides guidance on GATA Administrative Rules update can be found here: Microsoft Word - GATA JCAR Audit Threshold Update Memo - September 2025.docx

• It has also been posted to the Announcements Section on the GATA website and on the GATA Grantee Portal

February 2026 Reminders

1. Second quarter’s reports were due December 31^st. If you have not submitted your second quarter reports, please do so as soon as possible.

If you have not already, please review the financial progress report guide by going to the Training Materials tab and select Tutorials. Under the Instructional Guides section, select EGrAMS Financial Progress Reports – Grantee Guide (Updated 8/2025).

Please ensure that if expenditures are $5,000 or more, on any line item, for the reporting period you must have at least one supporting document.

2. Experiencing Issues or have questions! Please submit a helpdesk ticket at OPM Helpdesk Mailbox Submissions
3. Important links for users new to EGrAMS:

On the left-side column on the EGrAMS homepage, select Training Materials:

1. 1. Getting Started in EGrAMS – Applicant Guide (Instructions on how to create a user profile)
   2. EGrAMS Instructional Guide – Application Entry and Submission (Instructions on how to initiate and submit a grant application)
   3. If you need extra support to help navigate EGrAMS and/or the Grant life cycle, please complete a OPM Helpdesk Ticket and select Technical Assistance Group (TAG), on the dropdown responses for question “what category does your issue pertain to

2. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT (GATA) IMPLEMENTATION  (Last updated 10/19/2018)