Archived RFPs

“Bright Minds, Bright Smiles”: Mental and Oral Health Integration Initiative RFP The Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) seeks to provide 20 three-year grants of up to $300,000 each (for a total investment of $6,000,000) to eligible children’s safety-net organizations that are sustaining and enhancing the coordination of existing

Enhanced Pathways to Oral Health for Women, Infants, and Children Initiative RFP The Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) seeks to provide 14 two-year grants of up to $40,000 each (for a total investment of $560,000) to Local Health Departments (LHDs) advancing strategies that improve the oral health of

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

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

FRO RFP Initiative Illinois is experiencing a children’s mental health crisis. Families and providers are trying to manage the dual issues of a dramatically increased need for behavioral health services and significant children’s mental health workforce shortages. In response to this crisis, Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) is

Supporting A Strong Children’s Health Workforce in Illinois RFP ILCHF celebrates 20 years of partnering with organizations across the state of Illinois committed to improving the health and well-being of children and families. To commemorate this remarkable milestone, ILCHF issues the “SUPPORTING A STRONG CHILDREN’S HEALTH WORKFORCE IN

Children’s Oral Health Nitrous Oxide Initiative RFP Proposals are due by March 11, 2022 Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) and Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation (DDILF) seek to invest available funding in projects designed to enable safety net dental clinics to safely administer nitrous oxide to children requiring

Children’s Mental Health Access Expansion Grants (CMAG) The CMAG grants focus on increasing child and family access to mental health supports by building local systems to provide more, and more effective mental health care. Projects build upon the partnership of local child serving systems to work together to