The Building Healthy Communities Behavioral Health Initiative aims to reduce inequities in mental health and substance use in suburban Cook County by strengthening the capacity of organizations to increase and enhance access to a full continuum of integrated and equitable behavioral health and substance use services, support, and treatment in suburban Cook County. These initiatives, led by the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH), are supported by funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury, under the American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA).
Donor Name: Cook County Department of Public Health
State: Illinois
City/Village: Selected Cities/Villages
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,345,715
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
The goals of this funding opportunity are to increase availability of access to, and provision of culturally and linguistically tailored programs and services, improve equitable distribution of resources, and strengthen the places where people live, work, learn and play in suburban Cook County.
Grant applications now being accepted for mental health, positive youth development and harm-reduction initiatives. Municipalities, schools, health centers and community-based organizations are eligible.
Funding Information
- Mental Health and Positive Youth Development Strategies
- Track One: Awards up to $250,000 over four years
- Track Two: Awards up to $1,000,000 over four years
- Opioid-involved Overdose Prevention Strategy
- Awards up to $1,345,715 over four years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposed projects must take place and impact communities within suburban Cook County, excluding Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park, Skokie, and Stickney Township, which are served by their own state-certified public health departments. In general, the following are eligible to receive funding as part of this Open Call.
- Local governments
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
- Community Health Centers, including free clinics, FQHC “lookalikes,” Independent Practice Associations (IPAs), mental health centers, and opioid treatment programs (OTPs)
- Community-based organizations (CBOs), defined as 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations that have demonstrated service delivery to specific populations and/or community areas
- Education agencies, including Regional Offices of Education, K-12 public school districts, and K-12 public and private schools.
- It is important to note that eligibility differs by each strategy identified on the Menu of Options.
- Award recipients must have the organizational, fiscal, and contracting capacity to conduct the work described in this Open Call and have the accounting and administrative controls necessary to effectively manage a grant. Requirements include financial stability, fiscal solvency, ability to provide separate reporting for use of funds, and staff to oversee the scope of work and comply with the agreement.
For more information, visit CCDPH.
