GA-Maternal & Child Health Program-Better Birth Outcomes(24-444-80-0226)

Please note submission requirements & deadlines as specified for this program below.

Grant Application Information

  1. Eligibility for FY24 BMCH renewal grants is limited to current providers who are prequalified and in good standing.
  2. Each applicant must continue to be GATA Pre-Qualified and registered in the CSA.
  3. Applicant organizations must complete the FY24 ICQ before an award can be made. The ICQ is available in the Illinois GATA Grantee Portal and should be completed as soon as possible.
  4. Applicant organizations must submit a complete FY24 Uniform Application for Grant Assistance to DHS.OFWContracting@illinois.gov before an award can be made. Please include CSFA# on the email subject line. All fields on pages 2 and 3 are required. For line #45 for "Amount Requested from the State," please enter FY23 award amount as a placeholder.
  5. The Bureau of Maternal and Child Health reserves the right to request additional information from the applicant to assist in FY24 funding and programmatic decisions. FY24 Caseload assignments and funding amounts are being determined now. Cornerstone data is being used to look at active participation to help inform these decisions.
  6. Any changes made since FY23 to grantee mailing/billing address or Administrator/Executive/CEO name/email should be reported ASAP to DHS to ensure proper information is reflected in the contract documents.

Application

All applicants for BBO Program funding, must submit the following document electronically by June 30, 2023.

Grant Application (pdf)

Once all applications have been received, DHS will determine a contract amount and an assigned caseload for each applicant and this will be communicated electronically to the e-mail address that submitted the grant application.

Submission

The completed grant application is to be emailed by June 30, 2023 to the Bureau email address DHS.OFWContracting@illinois.gov  with the subject line stating:

Last 4 digits of CSFA #0226

Provider Organization Name - For example, 0226 Jane's DV Agency or 0226 HOPE Agency

Note: Everything is being tracked by the CSFA number, so it is important that all required materials and correspondence contain this information.

Questions

Please email DHS.OFWContracting@illinois.gov for questions regarding the application or pre-qualification documents.

Please email DHS.BMCHEDF@illinois.gov for questions regarding the program or the budget.