Strengthening the Bilingual Mental Health Workforce Initiative RFP

Since August 2022, Illinois has received more than 41,000 men, women, and children who are categorized as “new arrivals.” To achieve desired health and well-being outcomes, new arrivals require a healthcare workforce that is culturally and linguistically reflective of the community being served, including behavioral health professionals. In response to this unmet and emerging need, ILCHF is issuing the request for proposals for the “STRENGTHENING THE BILINGUAL MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE INITIATIVE” grant opportunity. This initiative seeks to provide two-year grants of up to $100,000 each for nonprofit organizations that have the demonstrated capacity to provide bilingual clinical supervision to intermediate to fully bilingual advance degree interns, or intermediate to fully bilingual recent graduates receiving clinical supervision hours towards their clinical licensure.

For questions and or additional details related to the RFP, please contact Christine Brambila, Senior Program Officer: Mental Health at ChristineBrambila@ilchf.org.

The RFP and supporting documents are accessible below.

TO ACCESS THE:

• Strengthening the Bilingual Mental Health Workforce Initiative RFP, click here.
• On-Line RFP Application, click here.
• RFP Application Scoring Rubric, click here.
• Info-Session Recording in either English or Spanish, click here and enter passcode: Ni^+J#w9

TO DOWNLOAD THE:

• Budget Template, click here.
• Officer’s Certificate Form, click here.

DEADLINE INFORMATION:

Proposals are due on-line by October 18^th, 2024 at 5:00 PM CST. We look forward to receiving and reviewing your application!