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“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 sustaining and enhancing the coordination of existing children’s mental health or oral health services for Illinois children from vulnerable communities.

Examples of eligible projects improving access to care include, but are not limited to, sustaining direct service provision to children, strengthening care coordination, enhancing referral networks, expanding co-located services in community settings, and building capacity to better serve children enrolled in Medicaid.

ILCHF is proud to support organizations working to strengthen the children’s healthcare safety net across Illinois and ensure that every child in Illinois grows up healthy.

Note: To be considered for funding, applicants must be a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or FQHC Look-Alike, Local Health Department (LHD), school offering healthcare services, or community-based organization (CBO) currently offering mental health services, oral health services, or both to children between ages 0 and 21 enrolled in Medicaid.

To learn more about this opportunity, click here to register for ILCHF’s informational webinar scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 1:00 pm CDT.

For questions related to the RFP, please contact Marissa Sanders, Senior Program Officer, Oral Health & Other Initiatives, at MarissaSanders@ilchf.org.

For RFP questions specifically related to mental health, please contact Christine Brambila, Senior Program Officer, Mental Health, at ChristineBrambila@ilchf.org.

For technical assistance related to the RFP, please contact Zach Wilder, Program Officer, Children’s Health, at ZacharyWilder@ilchf.org.

The RFP and supporting documents can be accessed below.

TO ACCESS THE:

• Bright Minds, Bright Smiles: Mental and Oral Health Integration Initiative RFP, click here.
• Online RFP Application, click here.
• Informational Webinar Registration, click here.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Document, click here.
• Application Scoring Rubric, click here.
• ILCHF Funding Regions Map, click here.

TO DOWNLOAD THE:

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

DEADLINE INFORMATION:

Proposals are due online by Friday, May 8, 2026 at 5:00 pm CDT. We look forward to receiving and reviewing your application.