1. What is my PO Number?
Your PO number or Purchase Order # is the contractual # for your agency's sub-grant agreement. The PO # can be found on the cover page of your Delegate Agency Grant Agreement.

2. Is my contract executed?
A representative of the Finance Unit will notify your agency directly when your contractual agreement is fully executed. An agency's contractual agreement must be fully executed in order to receive funds.

3. Could you please explain my Head Start or Child Care funding/slot allocation sheet?
Questions regarding the funding/slot allocation sheet, should be directed to the FSS Finance Division at (312) 743-1053.

4. How many copies are to be submitted with my Head Start/Early Head Start/Collaboration submission package?
An original and one copy are to be submitted to: Eric Echols, Contracts Coordinator, Contracts Unit, 1615 W. Chicago Ave., 4th Floor West, Attention: Terri Higginbotham. Packages should be submitted by the date specified.

5. How do I get a CDBG application?
You should contact the Office of Budget and Management at (312) 744 - 6670, typically in April of any given year, for an on-line application for the following year.

6. How can my agency get a copy of its executed contract on-line?
Scan Copies of your agency's contractual agreement(s) can be obtained on-line by going to the City of Chicago website
. Beginning March 1, 2010, you are now able to access not only your contract, but also Amendments, Release Packages and Budget Revisions.  If you have any questions regarding the status of your contract, please call our Administrative Assistant, Terri Higginbotham at (312) 743-2019.

7. What is the status of my Mini-Grant check?
Please contact Julia Talbot, Senior Project Manager, at (312) 743-1679.


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