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ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2010 ORAL HEALTH RFPs

Oak Brook, IL  (March 2, 2010) -  Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) announced today the release of  two separate  Request for Proposals for 2010 in the area of Oral Health.  

 

The first RFP, Strengthening the Capacity of the ILCHF Oral Health Network, is open to anyone who currently or has previously received funding through ILCHF’s oral health efforts.  The request for proposals is for programs designed to reduce barriers preventing children from receiving optimal levels of comprehensive oral health care.  These proposals should not be mere creation or expansion of physical facilities.  Grants will be up to $75,000.  The total pool of dollars available under this source of funding is $600,000.  The first round of applications will be due May 7, 2010.  The second round of applications will be due October 1, 2010. 

 

The second RFP, Building Systems Capacity – Expanding Access to Oral Health Services, is open to anyone providing or interested in providing licensed, oral health services to children residing within the state of Illinois.  The request for proposals is for projects designed to increase access to oral health care by establishing new services or expanding existing services in a clinical setting or implementing a community oral health planning process.   For those applicants looking to establish new or expand existing oral health services, the maximum amount to be awarded is up to $300,000 for capital expenditures and up to $100,000 for start up costs for the first 6 months.    For those applicants looking to undergo a community oral health planning process, the maximum award is up to $50,000.    More information on this RFP will be posted April 1, 2010.

 

Please see our website www.ilchf.org/ilchffunding/2010ilchfrfps.html for more information on the 2010 Oral Health Requests for Proposals. 



ABOUT ILCHF

The Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) has a single vison: to ensure that every child in Illinois has the opportunity to grow up healthy.  Working through grantee partners across the state, the Foundation focuses its grantmaking on identifying and funding solutions to the barriers that prevent children from accessing the ongoing health care they need.

The Foundation allocates most of its dollars toward two specific areas:

  • Improving oral health of Illinois' children
  • Addressing the mental health needs of children, including developmental screening
In 2007, ILCHF announced a major initiative in its grantmaking efforts to more directly target oral health improvement.  At least $20 million will be focused over five years on efforts related to three overall strategies.

In the area of children's mental heatlh, ILCHF has directed funding in the area of integrating mental health services into a primary care setting.  The Foundation recently announced a new mutli-million dollar initiative to improve children's mental health services in Illinois. 

In addition, the Foundation monitors emerging and other compelling health issues that the Board of Directors may select as focus areas in the future.  


  
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