Family Run Organization (FRO) Operational Support Grants
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- Deadline
- Jul 22, 2026
- Posted
- Jun 18, 2026
- Award amount
- $242,847–$730,000
Who can apply
Others — This funding opportunity is only open to Family Run Organizations that previously received an ILCHF planning grant. To be eligible the applicant must submit the following documents in the Euna system as part of their application: 1. Documentation showing the ILCHF Planning Grant application was approved. 2. An Implementation Plan approved by ILCHF. 3. A completed Business Plan approved by ILCHF. HFS intends to perform an eligibility review on all submitted applicants and applications. Applicants and applications which fail to meet the minimum requirements listed above will be denied. FROs interested in applying for funding under this NOFO must complete and submit the required information in Euna. — Eligible FROs include: Family Run Organizations that previously received grant funding from the Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation.
About this grant
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), Bureau of Behavioral Health, is seeking approval to enter into a grant agreement with seven (7) Family Run Organizations (FRO) to support families and caregivers of N.B. Class Members (Illinois Medicaid children under the age of 21 with complex behavioral health needs), as required under the N.B. Consent Decree and authorized under a 1915(i) State Plan Amendment (SPA) approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In order to meet these objectives, HFS is providing this grant to support select FROs. FROs are organizations led by individuals who have experience as a caregiver for a child with behavioral health needs and offer a unique perspective working directly with families regarding the various needs of the families with children who are N.B. Class Members, including staff with personal experience. The FRO will provide direct support to families who need access to behavioral health service for their children who are N.B. Class Members and will support families through the process of receiving behavioral health services. These FROs will also provide subject matter expertise to Care Coordination and Support Organizations (CCSOs) and other providers of Medicaid-covered behavioral health services regarding effective strategies for engaging with the families. The goal is to enhance the ability and skills of the families to engage in Medicaid-covered behavioral health services such as Pathways to Success. These FROs will also conduct outreach with community organizations that serve this population to provide additional supports to families that are not otherwise covered by Medicaid but are vitally important to help support families in their communities. The Department identified specific FROs as viable grantees through a partnership with the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation. The Foundation initially vetted and funded these FROs under a grant program specifically designed for these FROs. HFS is utilizing this grant process to continue to support the critical operations of these FROs. The Grantee shall not spend the grant funds for costs for which the Grantee has received or will receive funds through other grants, insurance, State or Federal sources, including but not limited to Crisis and Referral Entry Service Line and the Provider Relief Fund, Federal Emergency Management Agency, the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness ("ASPR") and any other source of financial recovery from COVID-19.
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