The Suburban Cook County Wraparound Services for Survivors of Gun Violence grant initiative is designed to improve community safety in Cook County, building upon the previous grant initiative for wraparound services for survivors of gun violence.
Donor Name: Cook County Government
State: Illinois
County: Cook County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/06/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Suburban Cook County Wraparound Services for Survivors of Gun Violence (SCC-SGV) grant initiative will address the gap in services for victims/survivors of gun violence, focusing on three priorities: expanding existing services, increasing access, and improving coordination of services.
SCC-SGV Service Categories
Applicants must propose a program that is responsive to and provides services in at least two (2) of the following categories:
- Clinical Services
- Financial Services
- Programming
- Housing Services.
Funding Information
Awarded organizations will receive $100,000 or $500,000 in funding over two years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit status: Applicant, lead applicants, or fiscal agents must be a community-based nonprofit organization with a 501(c)(3) status or 501(c)(4) status at the time of application submission. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) exemption determination letter submitted must match the organization name provided by the applicant.
- Budget: Applicants must meet the operating budget requirements for the track to which they apply:
- Track 1 (8 awards of $500,000 each): Must have an annual operating budget of at least $250,000 each year for the past two fiscal years.
- Track 2 (10 awards of $100,000 each): Must have an annual operating budget of at least $50,000 each year for the past two fiscal years.
- Geography: Be headquartered or have a physical location in Suburban Cook County. Applicant must operate and provide services in Suburban Cook County.
- Applicants who are headquartered in suburban Cook County will receive a twenty (20) point “Suburban Headquarter Bonus” added to their final application score (provided the score meets the minimum 80 point threshold for consideration).
- This must be validated by the address in the IRS Nonprofit Determination Letter AND the Articles of Incorporation with the State of Illinois or Certificate of Good Standing.
- Experience: Demonstrate at least (3) three years of experience of serving and supporting Survivors of Gun Violence in suburban Cook County as outlined in the NOFO.
- Applicant must be financially solvent; and each of its members, if a joint venture, its employees, agents or subcontractors at any level must be competent to perform the work and services required under the NOFO.
- Applicant must be in good standing and licensed in any areas of service which require licensure.
- Additional Criteria: Applicants for Track 1 awards must provide an application that includes a minimum of one additional partner non-profit organization (as proven by an IRS Determination Letter).
- The additional partner(s) must be headquartered anywhere in Cook County (as proven by an IRS Determination letter AND Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Good Standing on behalf of the partner organizations)
- Existing JAC grant recipients of the Cook County Community Violence Intervention (CC-CVI) grants are not eligible to submit an application as lead applicants under this funding announcement.
- All other active JAC grantees are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Cook County Government.
