Paving the Path to Homeownership for Housing Choice Voucher Holders
Since the mid-20th century, homeownership has been one of the most important vehicles for building wealth in the United States. According to research from the…
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For more than 100 years, The Chicago Community Trust has convened, supported, funded, and accelerated the work of community members and changemakers committed to strengthening the Chicago region. From building up our civic infrastructure to spearheading our response to the Great Recession, the Trust has brought our community together to face pressing challenges and seize our greatest opportunities. Today, that means confronting the racial and ethnic wealth gap.
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Housing Opportunity Development Corporation
Housing Opportunity Development Corporation (HODC) is requesting $50,000 to support the administrative costs associated with a $3,000,000 grant awarded by Cook County. These funds are a crucial piece supporting the development of a new 48-unit supportive housing project in Northbrook. This will be the first affordable housing development in Northbrook, bringing much needed affordable housing to a high-cost area. It is slated to begin construction in Spring 2025. This transformative project will create 48 new affordable housing units in a residential mid-rise building targeted to families and individuals living with disabilities. All of the units will be leased to households earning 60% AMI or less. This grant will directly support the administrative overhead required to manage the project, including but not limited to: • Project Management: Overseeing all aspects of the development process, from planning and design to construction and occupancy. • Financial Management: Tracking and managing project budgets, ensuring compliance with grant requirements and financial reporting. • Compliance and Reporting: Adhering to all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as submitting required reports to funding agencies. The $50,000 grant will be instrumental in ensuring the smooth and efficient execution of this vital affordable housing project, ultimately contributing to the overall well-being of the community.
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IFF
Capital and Programs Working Group (CPWG) advances and supports equitable investments and programming that leverage transit as an asset towards the creation of sustainable, culturally vibrant, healthy and connected communities. CPWG carries out this purpose by informing Elevated Chicago's deployment of grants, capital, and technical assistance resources to locally driven programs and built environment projects. CPWG is seeking funding to support activities in 2025.
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ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS
In response to federal policy changes, ICIRR is expanding its statewide Rapid Response Team Network, prioritizing Chicago as administration officials have repeatedly cited it as a key target for immigration enforcement. These teams are trained in ICE activity verification, raid response, and direct family support to ensure a comprehensive response. To strengthen this work, ICIRR is launching a Deportation Defense Fellowship to embed centrally trained fellows within partner organizations, providing culturally and linguistically appropriate support and building long-term resilience. A newly created Deportation Defense Director will oversee training, deployment, and strategic planning for these efforts, positioning ICIRR and its network of over 125 member organizations to deliver a unified, impactful response to evolving threats to the immigrant community.
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United African Organization Inc
United African Organization (UAO) is committed to advancing social justice, economic opportunity, and civic engagement for African immigrants and refugees. Rooted in our theory of change which emphasizes public policy advocacy, community education, and direct services, UAO empowers immigrant communities by addressing immediate needs while driving systemic change. We seek your support to strengthen our capacity to deliver essential services during this critical time, as fear and uncertainty intensify due to proposed shifts in immigration policy by the incoming administration. By expanding “Know Your Rights” trainings, legal support, and advocacy efforts, we can uplift Chicago’s immigrant communities, instilling hope and resilience in the face of these challenges.
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Angelic Organics Learning Center Inc
Farmers Rising is a lead agency for Illinois Equitable Access Towards Sustainable Systems (IL-EATS), Illinois’ version of the USDA’s Local Food Purchase Assistance program. IL-EATS’ mission is to support local and socially disadvantaged growers by creating new market opportunities for their products by purchasing and distributing their farm fresh foods to underserved communities through partnerships between lead agencies, farmers, and community based organizations. This work is in direct alignment with our organizational mission, and enables us to grow our local food system and serve socially disadvantaged farmers in a very tangible way. We are extremely pleased to support our community in this impactful way. And yet IL EATS pays 0% indirect to lead agencies, putting our desire to fulfill our organizational mission in direct conflict with our financial stability. Our contract is valued at $1,367,548.00; of that, $1,147,290.00 is earmarked to pay farmers for their fresh, locally produced food while $220,258 cover Farmers Rising’s staffing and direct costs related to food distribution and program administration. Therefore, we respectfully request consideration for $22,000 which would be equivalent to 10% indirect on our administrative expenses.
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Ascend Justice
Ascend Justice is seeking funding under this grant to help with the administration of our government grants as defined in the grantmaking criteria. Our request is related to our funding from the City of Chicago, Department of Family and Support Services.
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Hope Center Foundation
1. Name of the government grant for which you are applying to receive matching funds? JAC ARPA 2. What government agency awarded this grant? Include the government level that houses the agency. Cook County Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Grant application was recommended for funding by the Justice Advisory Council (JAC) and approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners. This American Rescue Plan Act funded grant initiative has been designed as a direct response to the high levels of gun violence experienced in Cook County since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic 3. What is the total awarded amount for this grant? $1,463,352.00 4. When was the grant awarded? August 15, 2022 When does this grant expire? August 31, 2025 6. From which appropriation source is this grant funded? E.g., ARPA, CDBG, City Corporate Funds, State general revenue, etc. You may write “unknown” if you do not know. This American Rescue Plan Act funded grant initiative has been designed as a direct response to the high levels of gun violence experienced in Cook County since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Leveraging evidenced-based violence prevention strategies and holistic community driven approaches, grant recipients will implement programming that supports at-risk residents, reducing their likelihood in being involved in gun violence. 7. Does your organization have a negotiated indirect cost rate? If so, what is it? de minimis indirect cost rate reimbursement
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Catholic Health Partners Services (Saint Anthony Hospital)
Saint Anthony Hospital (SAH) seeks continued support for its Home Visiting Program. Through this initiative, SAH increases access to healthcare for underserved residents by deploying teams comprised of a Community Health Worker (CHW), a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), and a Community Nurse to promote health and deliver services addressing chronic health conditions. The program’s core components are: Planned home visits; screenings; education; assessments; and service referrals. More specifically: • Screenings and Assessments: Basic screenings and assessments include collecting baseline health information such as blood pressure, heart rate, glucose levels as well as social determinants of health assessments to holistically support patients. • Education: Home Visiting teams help patients advocate for themselves as they teach them how to access services, effectively engage their doctors, and follow medication protocols. Clients are also given tools to help them manage their chronic health conditions. CHWs also educate clinicians about the community’s cultural practices to inform their quality of care. • Referrals to Services/Resources SAH taps into institutional partnerships to connect home visit clients to a medical home, public benefits, and other clinical/social services that address the social determinants of health. Renewed funding will build upon the pilot program launch which established Home Visiting Program components such as its internal administrative infrastructure (i.e. tracking tools, home visiting forms) and patient criteria. Renewed funding will also build upon the lessons learned during the pilot launch such as the need for more expansive outreach and education efforts as well as the development of an approach to further connect home visiting clients to SAH’s institutional resources. More specifically, objectives that Home Visiting Program staff will focus on during the next phase of the project are as follows: • Integrate the Home Visiting Program into Saint Anthony's Comprehensive Chronic Illness Strategy to facilitate deeper partnerships with SAH emergency room care coordinators and the SAH Health Access Team staff to advance comprehensive outreach and education efforts that will increase the number of Home Visiting Program clients. • Leverage the Home Visiting staff expertise (i.e., Community Health Workers) to launch outreach and education efforts that promote preventative care as a chronic disease management strategy Saint Anthony Hospital will continue moving forward Home Visiting Program core programmatic activities while also putting these new objectives into place to grow the number of clients served and increase access to SAH institutional resources, thereby establishing a base for better patient health outcomes regarding chronic disease care. Through these enhancements, SAH will achieve its broader ambition to provide local residents with accessible care to alleviate chronic health conditions that disproportionately impact the community we serve.