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 families enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Grant funding can primarily be directed toward the salaries and professional development of new and/or current Community Health Workers and primary medical providers that would be trained to offer oral health education, patient navigation, and integrated preventive care to infants, children, and current or expectant mothers.

ILCHF is proud to partner with Illinois Department of Public Health – Oral Health Section (IDPH-OHS) to enhance LHD’s oral health operations in WIC clinics. If awarded, IDPH-OHS would collaborate with grant recipients to deliver technical assistance opportunities to Community Health Workers and medical staff to ensure every child in Illinois grows up healthy!

Note: In order to be considered for funding, applicants must be an Illinois-based Local Health Department with one or more established WIC clinics.

To learn more about this opportunity, click here to watch ILCHF’s RFP info-session that featured leaders of the Illinois Public Health Association and the Illinois Department of Public Health. 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 can be accessed below.

TO ACCESS THE:

• Enhanced Pathways to Oral Health for Women, Infants, and Children RFP, click here.
• Online RFP Application, click here.
• Info-Session Recording, click here.
• Info-Session Presentation Materials, click here.
• RFP Application Scoring Rubric, click here.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Document, click here.
• IDPH’s Health Regions Map, click here.

TO DOWNLOAD THE:

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

DEADLINE INFORMATION:

Proposals are due online by Monday, June 30^th, 2025 at 5:00pm CDT. We look forward to receiving and reviewing your application.