The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $15,000,000 Congressionally Directed Spending Project Grant (CFDA 93.493) to the Erie Family Health Center, a non-profit healthcare organization in Chicago, Illinois. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports the construction and improvement of healthcare facilities to enhance service delivery for underserved communities. The Erie Family Health Center operates several healthcare centers in the Chicago area, providing...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,548,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports Communityhealth NFP, a non-profit healthcare organization in Chicago, Illinois, to renovate and expand its clinic space. The goal is to provide desk space for the organization's growing community health worker program and enable the hosting of multiple community health education events and meetings...
This federal Project Grant award of $996,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provided through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will fund the construction of a new community health center in the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. The new center, operated by the non-profit Alivio Medical Center, Inc., will offer a wide range of healthcare services including obstetrics, behavioral health, pediatrics, internal medicine, urgent care, pharmacy,...
This $1,500,000.00 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the construction of a new 33,500 square-foot, two-story healthcare facility in Los Angeles, California. The facility will provide urgent mental health care and substance withdrawal management services to adults and adolescents, improving health outcomes and achieving health equity for vulnerable populations in the area. The...
This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) supports the Association House of Chicago, a non-profit organization, in providing mental health awareness training programs to thousands of individuals in the Chicago area. The programs aim to train participants, including veterans, first responders, and higher education professionals, to...
The Erie Family Health Center, Inc. was awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant over two years ($600,000 in Year 1 and $500,000 in Year 2) by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program. The funding will enable Erie Family Health Center to expand its behavioral health services, including substance use disorder (SUD) services, across its network of community health centers in Chicago, Illinois. Key proposed...
This $3,000,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The award was granted on August 13, 2024 to Onward Neighborhood House, a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The grant funding is intended to support a wide range of economic development and community development activities, which may include real...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant award, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives), supports the implementation of Project COPES (Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment in School Health Centers) in Chicago public schools. The project expands integrated primary care and behavioral health services, including psychoeducation, counseling, self-regulation skill-building, and referrals to address external stressors that may...
This $280,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports the construction of a permanent hotel-based emergency shelter facility in Downers Grove, Illinois by the non-profit organization Dupage P.a.d.s Inc. The award will enable Dupage P.a.d.s Inc., a domestic shelter and housing support service provider, to expand its capacity to address homelessness in DuPage County through the development of...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $928,000 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to expand and renovate the Esperanza Health Center's primary care clinic in Philadelphia, PA. The project will integrate a newly-acquired adjacent property to increase the clinic's capacity, allowing it to serve 800 more patients per year, a 30% increase. Key improvements include installing a...
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: 2653-59 S. KILDARE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: CRISTINA DE LA ROSA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS (VOICE, FAX): 312-563-5800, EMAIL ADDRESS: GRANTS@ERIEHOUSE.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.ERIEHOUSE,ORG THIS IS A CAPITAL PROJECT, TO ENABLE ERIE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE (ENH OR ERIE HOUSE) TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SITE, ENABLING OUR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO HAVE MUCH NEEDED ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR EXPANSION OF THE CRITICAL SERVICES OFFERED TO CHICAGO'S SOUTHWEST SIDE. ERIE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE'S HOPE WITH THE PROJECT IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN CHICAGO'S SOUTHWEST SIDE. WITH THIS PROPOSED NEW SITE, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HIRE MORE STAFF TO JOIN THE CLINICAL TEAM, AS WELL AS PROVIDE MORE CONFIDENTIAL SPACES FOR FAMILIES AND YOUTH, GIVING US GREATER CAPACITY TO SERVE MORE FAMILIES AND YOUTH OF LITTLE VILLAGE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. ENH MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING OFFERS AN EXTRAORDINARY RANGE OF SERVICES AT NO CHARGE, INCLUDING PARENTING GROUPS, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT GROUPS, CASE MANAGEMENT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, YOUTH MENTORING, SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORTS, BULLYING PREVENTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING. AS ONE OF THE ONLY AGENCIES PROVIDING FREE BILINGUAL THERAPY WITH NO REQUEST FOR HEALTH INSURANCE IN LITTLE VILLAGE, WE CANNOT MEET DEMAND FOR SERVICES IN SOUTHWEST CHICAGO. ON AVERAGE, THE PROGRAM CARRIES A WAITING LIST OF 50 INDIVIDUALS AT ANY TIME. ERIE HOUSE IS CONFIDENT OF ACHIEVING THE PROJECT'S THREE ULTIMATE GOALS OF RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO OFFER INCREASED ACCESS TO SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, UPON PROJECT COMPLETION, A NEEDS ASSESSMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED THAT WILL INCORPORATE COMMUNITY VOICES TO INFORM FUTURE PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS, AS WELL AS ERIE HOUSE'S OTHER PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES, AFTER SCH OOL PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.