Illinois Family Planning Program NOFO (IL) Grant

The Illinois Family Planning Program aims to enhance maternal and infant health by providing comprehensive family planning services. It focuses on education to reduce unintended pregnancies and STDs while promoting client-centered, culturally appropriate care. The program accepts funding requests ranging from $20,000 to $2,000,000, targeting healthcare providers with experience in family planning and education. Eligible applicants include government, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations, excluding certain federal-funded sites.

Objective
The services provided through the Family Planning aims improve maternal and infant health through assistance in planning and timing of pregnancies; lowering the incidence of unintended pregnancy through education including abstinence, natural family planning and contraceptive services; reducing the need for abortion and lowering the rates of sexually transmitted diseases. Provide services in a manner that is client-centered, culturally and linguistically appropriate, inclusive, and trauma-informed; protects the dignity of the individual; and ensures equitable and quality service delivery consistent with nationally recognized standards of care.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants -Government Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Organizations; Other; For-Profit OrganizationsApplicant Eligibility -Applicants will be healthcare providers from non-profit community-based health care organizations, hospitals-based clinics, community health centers, or a family planning specialty agency with experience providing family planning, counseling, education and outreach services. All projects must offer a broad range of acceptable and effective, medically approved, family planning methods and services, basic infertility services, pregnancy diagnosis, pregnancy counseling that includes all options, STD diagnosis and treatment, HIV education and screening for breast, cervical and testicular cancer.Uses and Restrictions -Family planning programs provide clinical, educational, social, and referral services related to family planning to individuals who want such services. All projects must offer a broad range of acceptable and effective, medically approved, family planning methods and services, basic infertility services, pregnancy diagnosis, pregnancy counseling that includes all options, STD diagnosis and treatment, HIV education and screening for breast, cervical and testicular cancer.

Ineligibility

Exclusion apply in areas covered by Title X program and Illinois Family Planning Program with the exception of Cook County area. Direct Federal Funded Title X sites cannot apply.