The AgeGuide Northeastern Illinois is currently accepting Letters of Interest (LOIs) for the American Rescue Plan Act Funding.
Donor Name: AgeGuide Northeastern Illinois
State: Illinois
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/16/2022
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
AgeGuide offers grants for each county in the service area (DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will).
Fundable Services under this RFP
- Transportation
- Counseling
- Education
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Health Promotion
Funding Priorities
AgeGuide Northeastern Illinois’ priority is to assure that program efforts and funding are appropriately targeted to those with the greatest social and economic need. AgeGuide requires that proposals target older adults who face barriers to receiving services due to racial, cultural, economic, or other reasons documented by the applicant.
Timeframe
The funding period for awards granted through this RFP is June 1, 2022-December 31, 2023.
Targeting Objectives
As outlined in the AgeGuide Northeastern IL General Service Requirements, providers must assign priority, in the provision of services, to older adults in greatest economic and social need (“target populations”), at a rate at least in proportion to the incidence level of each group within the county. To achieve this outcome, providers must develop strategic plans to reach and provide services to these target populations which are defined in the federal Older American’s Act and the Illinois Act on the Aging as the following:
- Older adults with income at or below federal poverty guidelines,
- Minority older adults,
- Older adults age 75+,
- Older adults living alone,
- Older adults with Limited English Proficiency,
- Older adults who are frail,
- Older adults with severe disabilities,
- Older adults with dementia and related disorders (and their caretakers), and
- Older adults at risk for institutional placement.
- The Illinois Act on the Aging [20 ILCS 105/3.11] expanded the definition of “greatest social need” to the need caused by non-economic factors that restrict an individual’s ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten one’s capacity to live independently.
- These factors include:
- Physical or mental disability,
- Language barriers and,
- Cultural or social isolation is caused by, among other things, racial and ethnic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or HIV status
- These factors include:
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include non-profit and local government organizations qualified to receive federal/state financial assistance grant funding to provide services for older adults (age 60+) as authorized under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-73). In addition to all requirements outlined in the document and support documents, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- For IIIB Counseling services, applicants must be able to provide services throughout the county applied for unless a special exception is made.
- Applicants must serve underserved populations (including racial and cultural minorities, and low-income, limited-English-speaking, and LGBTQ older adults) at least in proportion to their representation in the county.
- Applicants must be able to meet the required matching commitment.
- Applicants must offer participants the opportunity to contribute to the cost of service and must be able to track this program income adequately.
For more information, visit American Rescue Plan Act.
