Review the open RFP(s) on our website and determine whether your project is a match to the projects being sought for funding. Submit a Letter of Inquiry or Proposal (based on the specific RFP timeline) with the required information by the posting deadline. Be sure to attach all of the requested documentation - incomplete applications will be eliminated from consideration. All applicants must submit their proposals electronically - including all required attachments.

You must be either (1) an organization that has been determined by the IRS to be an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is a public charity described in Section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3) of the Code and that is not a Type III supporting organization within the meaning of Section 4943(f)(5)(A) of the Code; or, (2) a governmental entity described in Section 170(c)(1) or 511(a)(2)(B) of the Code. Your proposed activities must serve Illinois children.