FY27 480-40-3710 IDEC Home Visiting

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FY27 480-40-3710 IDEC Home Visiting

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CSFA Number

480-40-3710

CSFA Popular Name

IDEC Home Visiting

Title

FY27 480-40-3710 IDEC Home Visiting

Description

The IDEC Home Visiting Program supports pregnant people and parents with young children ages 0-5 who live in Illinois communities that face greater risks and barriers to achieving positive maternal and child health outcomes. Families choose to participate in home visiting programs, and partner with health, social service, and child development professionals to set and achieve goals that improve their health and well-being.

Awarding Agency Name

Early Childhood

Agency Contact Name

Joanna Su

Agency Contact Phone

312-882-4051

Agency Contact Email

Joanna. Su@illinois.gov

Posted Date

4/1/2026

Announcement Type

Renewal

Assistance Listings Number

93.870

Public Link

https://il.amplifund.com/Public/Opportunities/Details/05a255d7-3b69-476e-81f0-fc183faf2224

Is Published

Yes Funding Information

Opportunity Funding

$33,321,202.00 Award Information

Award Start Date

7/1/2026

Award End Date

6/30/2027

Award Type

Non Competitive Submission Information

Submission Timeline Type

One Time

Submission Open Date

4/1/2026 6:00 AM (CDT) Eligibility Information

Eligibility Type

Public

Applicant Eligibility Information

Continuation Applications Only

A. Eligible Applicants include private, not-for-profit community-based organizations that are incorporated and have been granted 501(c) (3) status; public community-based organizations, including units of local government, and private, for-profit community-based organizations. Applicants may apply independently or jointly. Joint applications for funds may be submitted by any combination of eligible applicants. For joint applications, the lead applicant would need to submit an application on behalf of all partners.

1. Program models. Applicants must use one of the following evidence-based home visiting models: a. Early Head Start Home-Based (EHS) b. Healthy Families America (HFA) Note: Successful applicants must request the HFA child welfare protocol from the HFA National Office within 6 months of the contract start date. c. Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) d. Parents as Teachers (PAT)

2. Doula enhancement. Only those applicants that currently have IDEC-funded doulas as part of their home visiting program are eligible to apply for the doula enhancement in FY26. This includes applicants with current IDEC state funding, and current IDEC Maternal Child Home Visiting as a subcontractor of Start Early.

3. Service areas: This Notice of Funding Opportunity is for the provision of home visiting services to families who reside in Illinois. Funding is only available for services in the counties listed below. Applicants are not required to serve an entire county and may serve a smaller geographic area within a county.

While this NOFO covers increased salaries to support the Smart Start Illinois goals of higher program quality, total available funding has not increased. Therefore, IDEC does not anticipate an increase in total services funded, and we are limiting eligibility to the counties currently served by IDEC home visiting.

In alignment with IDEC’s goal of better targeting funding to at-risk communities, applicants will receive priority points for serving Priority 1 or Priority 2 counties below, which were identified in the 2020 MIECHV Needs Assessment. The Needs Assessment is available on the CPRD MIECHV webpage.

Priority Description Counties

Priority 1 “At-risk communities” currently receiving IDEC HV funding. Champaign, Clay, Coles, Cook, Douglas, DuPage, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Kane, Lake, Livingston, Moultrie, Peoria, Rock Island, St. Clair, Stephenson, Vermilion, Winnebago. Applicants will receive 10 bonus points if they propose to serve at least one of these communities.

Priority 2 "High Consideration" communities currently receiving IDEC HV funding.…

Topic areas: Education and Training, Social Innovation and Community Development, Public Policy and Governance, Life Sciences and Health.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are due Sep 30, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

FY27 480-40-3710 IDEC Home Visiting is administered by DEC (480) (DEC), listed via DEC (480).