Emergency Notice FY26 DBHR 988 Hotline Training

The State of Illinois awarded a contract valued at $115,000 to The Trevor Project through the Mental Health (MENTHLTH444) contracting organization under an Open Market Emergency Purchases vehicle. The contract, designated 26-444DHS-MENTH-P-95985, was executed on April 28, 2026, with a completion date of July 26, 2026. The Trevor Project will deliver emergency competency training focused on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual Plus (LGBTQIA+) populations to 988 crisis hotline counselors throughout Illinois.

The training will be delivered in a virtual format to meet the emergency staffing and competency needs of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline program in Illinois. The single line item contract represents a fixed price of $115,000 for the complete training services. The compressed performance period of approximately three months reflects the emergency nature of the procurement, which was necessitated to ensure that crisis hotline personnel possess appropriate cultural competency skills when providing mental health support to LGBTQIA+ individuals in crisis.