Project Grant LG9417028217
- This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program, aims to enhance librarians' knowledge, skills, and applications in assessing student success and library experiences. The University of Illinois Chicago Library will receive $247,702.00 over the award period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026 to develop, deliver, and facilitate a workshop series in the first year to improve...
- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $507,028 Project Grant to the Illinois Joining Forces Foundation (IJF) under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055). This one-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, supports IJF's community-based suicide prevention efforts targeting veterans and their families in Illinois. The grant funding enables IJF, a veteran-owned non-profit organization, to deliver critical suicide prevention services...
- The Illinois Joining Forces Foundation (IJF) was awarded a $1.2 million project grant through the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration's Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) to provide suicide prevention services to Veterans and their families in Illinois from September 2022 through September 2023. Through outreach and coordination of suicide prevention resources, IJF will connect at-risk individuals to VA and community...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded a $594,200 Project Grant under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) to the Illinois Joining Forces Foundation. This one-year grant, running from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, supports community-based suicide prevention efforts targeting veterans and their families in Illinois. The funding will be used to deliver outreach, provide suicide prevention services, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) awarded $594,200 to the Illinois Joining Forces Foundation (IJF) under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) on October 1, 2025, for the performance period ending September 30, 2026. This represents the fourth consecutive annual award to IJF, a Chicago-based veteran-owned nonprofit organization, reflecting sustained federal investment in the organization's suicide prevention...
- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences, in partnership with the Public Library Association, was awarded a $892,669 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to implement the Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries project. The project aims to provide guidance and tools to help public libraries develop skills in translating data into evidence-based stories to better...
- The University of Missouri's School of Information Science and Learning Technologies will conduct a needs assessment and environmental scan of rural, urban, and suburban public libraries to document their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic under a $100,605 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The University's research team will consider libraries' pandemic responses across various socioeconomic contexts and identify strengths and weaknesses. The assessment will...
- The Chicago Park District was awarded a $362,465.74 project grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health. The grant was awarded under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces program (CFDA 64.034) to support veterans programming, specialty clinics, the Valor Games Midwest event, and the Windy City Winter Sports Clinic from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. This...
- Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Illinois Department of Military Affairs received a $206,400 Cooperative Agreement from the Illinois National Guard, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401). This non-discretionary, Congressionally directed award supports the Illinois Distributed Learning Program, which delivers training and educational services to Army National Guard units...
- The Project Grant award of $369,400 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) will support Old Dominion University Research Foundation (ODURF) and Texas Woman's University in developing a model of information literacy (IL) instruction. The project will investigate how library and information science (LIS) faculty and secondary school library practitioners currently address psychosocial, emotional, and cultural...
THE ILLINOIS JOINING FORCES FOUNDATION WILL PARTNER WITH THE ILLINOIS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, DEPAUL UNIVERSITY?S EGAN CENTER, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - SPRINGFIELD?S GIS LAB TO IDENTIFY THE ORGANIC ASSETS WITHIN THE SEVEN MOST VETERAN-POPULATED REGIONS IN ILLINOIS, AND IDENTIFY GAPS IN SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES (SMVF). THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A PROCESS FOR CONDUCTING ASSET MAPPING WITHIN A COMMUNITY OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES THAT SERVE VETERANS, AND WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING MUSEUM, LIBRARY, AND COMMUNITY ASSETS TO SUPPORT PARTNERS AS THEY HELP TO CONNECT WITH VETERANS SEEKING SERVICES. THE PARTNERS PLAN TO ESTABLISH A VETERAN SUPPORT COMMUNITY THAT IS FULLY CONNECTED AND INTEGRATED INTO A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF VETERAN SERVICE PROVIDERS, LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS, AND COMMUNITY VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND TO SHARE THIS MODEL AND THEIR FINDINGS WITH THE MUSEUM, LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FIELDS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $114.0k | 7/19/17 |