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.

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!

Youth Workforce Development 2.0 Initiative RFP

More than 1/2 of all Illinois residents live in an area with a shortage of primary, dental, or mental health care providers. In response to the increase in children’s healthcare workforce shortages in Illinois, ILCHF is issuing the “YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 2.0 RFP” grant opportunity. This initiative seeks to provide grants of up to $20,000 each for nonprofit organizations with the capacity to support strategies that encourage children to potentially pursue a career path in the children’s oral health and/or behavioral health workforce, ensuring that “Every Child in Illinois Grows Up Healthy.”

Please note that this grant opportunity is only available to organizations located and/or operating in ILCHF’s Southwest Central and Northern Illinois funding regions (see attached map below). 

To learn more about this opportunity, please register here to attend an info-session scheduled for 11 am on Monday, September 16th, 2024. For questions and or additional details related to the RFP, please contact Zach Wilder, Associate Program Officer at ZacharyWilder@ilchf.org.

The RFP and supporting documents are accessible below.

TO ACCESS THE:

• Youth Workforce Development 2.0 RFP, click here.
• On-Line RFP Application, click here.
• RFP Application Scoring Rubric, click here.
• Info-session Presentation, click here.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Document, click here.
• Past Examples of Children’s Healthcare Workforce Development Projects, click here.
• ILCHF’s Funding Region Map, click here.

TO DOWNLOAD THE:

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

DEADLINE INFORMATION:

Proposals are due on-line by November 15 ^th, 2024 at 5:00 PM CST. We look forward to receiving and reviewing your application!