35 Ill. Adm. Code 661.401
Project Initiation
Section 661
Section 661.401 Project
Initiation
a) Any obligation of the State of Illinois and the Agency to make
any payment of grant funds shall terminate absolutely unless the project is
initiated no later than one calendar year from the date of acceptance by the
grantee of the project grant offer.
b) A project shall be deemed to have been initiated on the
issuance of an authorization to award a construction contract, or, if
authorization is not required, execution of the construction contract.
c) In accordance with Section 661.302(e)(8)(B), the Agency must
review and approve the bidding information submitted by the grantee prior to
initiation of construction.