The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that will award grant money to a lead organization to develop a multi-year campaign supporting and promoting the inclusion of community health workers (CHWs) in health teams.
Donor Name: Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Community health workers are trusted members of their communities, who serve as a bridge between health care and social services and the community. IDPH supports CHWs in many ways, including its ongoing work to develop and establish a certification program that will improve the quality and availability of CHW training programs and will open the door for reimbursement of CHW services through the Medicaid program.
The grant funding opportunity further supports CHW programs around the state by creating a campaign to improve awareness and understanding of what CHWs do and support the effective integration of CHWs into public health, health care, and human services organizations. The campaign will also increase the supply of a diverse and highly qualified CHW workforce in the state.
Funding Information
The initial grant will award up to $25,000 to an organization to develop a multi-year plan to promote and advance the CHW workforce in the state. Upon development of the plan, the grantee will be eligible for further, non-competitive annual “continuation grants” to implement the plan, for a period up to three years and a maximum award, depending on availability of funding, of approximately $2 million.
Eligibility Criteria
Funds may be granted to any entity for proper use to support approved activities. Applicants must be:
- Qualified and capable of achieving project goals, refining objectives to ensure they are measurable, and proposing and carrying out activities that will achieve objectives.
- Preference for not-for-profit organizations with statewide reach.
- Preference for organizations with direct experience related to this scope of work in Illinois.
- Willing to serve as lead organization and leverage partner relationships to achieve goals and objectives.
- Demonstrated experience managing large budgets and sub-contracts. Examples of eligible lead organizations include but are not limited to: Statewide associations; universities or colleges; health systems, social service organizations, community-based organizations with broad reach and infrastructure necessary to manage large grants and sub-contracts.
For more information, visit IDPH.
