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To align with the Federal Uniform Guidance and Illinois' Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), periodic performance reports are required for all grants. The reports include information on the accomplishment of deliverables described in the grant, the status of performance measures, and the alignment of accomplishments to date with spending to date. ISBE implements the periodic performance-reporting requirement through an IWAS‐based system that incorporates the required information fields. Reports in the Grant Periodic Reporting System (GPRS) are completed on an annual basis.

ISBE has aligned the FY26 GPRS reporting timeline with the Illinois Grantee Compliance Enforcement System (GCES). Separate timelines are provided for grantees with and without an approved extension.

Questions regarding GPRS report content should be directed to the appropriate ISBE program grant manager. Questions regarding the timeline should be directed to GATA@isbe.net.

Grantees Without an Approved Extension

Date Event
June 15, 2026 Deadline for grantees experiencing extenuating circumstances to request a one-time extension from the ISBE program grant manager
June 29, 2026 Deadline for ISBE to issue extension approvals and denials; approved extensions must include a revised timeline
June 30, 2026 GPRS reports released
July 30, 2026 GPRS reports due
August 20, 2026 Payments withheld from delinquent grantees; initial noncompliance notice issued for pending placement on the Illinois Stop Payment List in a temporary status
September 4, 2026 Deadline for grantees to object to Stop Payment notice. If no objection is received, the grantee is placed on the Illinois Stop Payment List in a temporary status
September 18, 2026 Deadline for ISBE to respond to objections
September 28, 2026 Final deadline to submit required reports. Unresolved delinquent grantees are placed on the Illinois Stop Payment List in a temporary status

Grantees With an Approved Extension

Date Event
June 15, 2026 Deadline to request a one-time extension
June 29, 2026 ISBE issues extension approvals and denials with revised timelines
June 30, 2026 GPRS reports releasedd
August 31, 2026 GPRS reports due
August 20, 2026 Payments withheld from delinquent grantees; initial noncompliance notice issued for pending placement on the Illinois Stop Payment List in a temporary status
September 22, 2026 Deadline for grantees to object to Stop Payment notice. If no objection is received, the grantee is placed on the Illinois Stop Payment List in a temporary status
October 7, 2026 Deadline for grantees to object to Stop Payment notice
October 21, 2026 Deadline for ISBE to respond to objections
October 30, 2026 Final deadline to submit required reports. Unresolved delinquent grantees are placed on the Illinois Stop Payment List in a temporary status​


Note:
Delinquent grantees will be removed from the Illinois Stop Payment List upon submission and approval of the required GPRS report(s).

How to Complete Grant Periodic Performance Report

*Please note that your administrator must grant you access to the Grant Periodic Reporting System before you will be able to login to upload your report. Scroll down to the bottom of your system listing on your IWAS dashboard and click on the link that states “Want to sign up for other systems?" The Grant Periodic Reporting System is under reporting. After you request that system, you will be able to complete reports once your administrator has granted you access.

  1. Log into your IWAS account
  2. Select “System Listing" from the menu on the left
  3. Under the Reporting Category, select “Grant Periodic Reporting Syste m"
  4. Select the Grant you were awarded.
  5. Review the General Information of the report for correctness.
  6. Deliverables
    1. In the text box provided, provide a brief summary of the deliverables completed during the year
  7. Performance
    1. In the text box, provide a brief summary of the impact the grant in your district as a result of the implementation of the proposed grant deliverables and activities.
  8. Respond to the “Performance Explanation - Award to Date"
    1. Select if your deliverable activities are on schedule with the proposed dates submitted on your grant application. If not, explain the reasons for the delay in the box provided.
  9. Respond to “Performance Accomplishments Correlated to Reported Expenses"
    1. Select if your expenditures are on schedule with the proposed expenses submitted on your grant application.  If not, explain the reasons for the delay in the box provided.
  10. Upload any documentation required by the grant program. The naming schema should only include letters and numbers. Please do NOT include special characters.
  11. Submit the report.

System Information

General Q & A (for FY 2018-FY 2022 GPRS Reports)

  1. If a grant was awarded late, is the district required to submit a report​?
    Yes.
  2. Which grants are exempted from grant periodic reporting?
    Exempted ISBE programs include Evidence Based Funding, Mandated Categoricals, and Drivers Education.
  3. If I do not have an approved grant, can I submit a report?
    No, you will not have a report due until you have an approved grant through IWAS​​​​​

​Program Specific Information​​​​

Early Childhood

​​If you are required to report monthly for any early childhood block grant program, Prevention Initiative, Preschool for All or Preschool for All Expansion State, please use the forms under reporting tools.  You will fill out these forms and submit them via the IWAS Grant Periodic Reporting System by the due dates indicated above.​​​

Reporting Tools

Each program will complete and submit these forms at least quarterly by uploading into the ISBE, IWAS Grant Periodic Reporting System.  Information located on these forms should reflect activities completed during the quarter or month reporting.

Resources

Q & A

  1. If I already submitted my report before I knew to download the Grant Periodic Performance Report for my grant, do I need to do it again?
    Please work with your assigned consultant on the approval of your report.  A list of consultant can be found in the resources tab above.​​​​​​​​​​

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