The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE or Agency’ is initiating this Request for Proposals to solicit proposals from Vendors interested in participating on a project to implement and configure a public-facing Electronic Grants Management and Funding System. ISBE is seeking a Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS), Modifiable off-the-Shelf (MOTS), Software as a Service (SaaS), or Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution that will facilitate the workflow providing Program Managers the ability to build form packages and allow external stakeholders across the state to submit applications for funding and be authorized to receive Federal, State, and local funds from ISBE. The preference is to have the system hosted by the Vendor. The system implemented by this project should also provide robust reporting and performance monitoring capabilities to better manage grant funding with a goal of tying expenditures to performance outcomes and consolidating plans across programs to reduce duplication.
