Health & Wellness Program Funding Application Process
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago (UWMC) will launch its Health & Wellness Issue Area (HW) application process on October 5th, 2009.
Note: HW funding includes programs previously categorized as Health or Crisis/Safety Net. The application process will start with a Request for Information (RFI) from all applicants and will follow the timeline below:
October 5, 2009: RFI releasedOctober 5-9, 2009: Agency RFI workshopsOctober 14, 2009: New agency pre-qualification deadline- October 27, 2009: RFI due (9:00a)
- December 7, 2009: notification to programs who submitted RFIs and will pass on to application stage, notification to programs who submitted RFIs and will not pass on to application stage
- December 7, 2009: Stage 2 Application released to selected programs
- January 15, 2010: Application due
- April, 2010: Program funding decision-making
- May, 2010: Award/decline letters sent
Stage 1: Request for Information (RFI)
The pre-qualification deadline for new agencies was October 14, 2009.
Pre-qualification was not required for agencies currently receiving UWMC funding and/or those that applied to UWMC during the Financial Stability funding process. Those agencies may use their current CTK username and password to access the RFI.
Important Application Tools & Workshops
To prepare for the application process, all agencies should review the documents included below:
In addition, UWMC staff members will conduct workshops for agencies to cover the RFI process and instructions. Those workshops will be conducted around the region and are listed below. If you are unable to attend a workshop, UWMC staff will post a training video to our website the week of October 5th. It is strongly encouraged that you attend a live training or view the video.
Tuesday, October 6th
2:00pm—4:00pm
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
560 W. Lake Street
Wednesday, October 7th
2:00pm – 4:00pm
North Shore Senior Center
161 Northfield Road
Northfield, IL 60093
Wednesday, October 7th
10am – 12pm
Metropolitan Family Services
222 E. Willow Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60187
Thursday, October 8th
10 am – 12pm
Frisbie Senior Center
52 Northwest Highway
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Friday, October 9th
1:30pm -3:30pm
Metropolitan Family Services
10537 S. Roberts Road
Palos Hills, IL 60465
Questions
Should you have any questions about this process, please contact Elizabeth Cole at 312.906.2419, Annette Charles at 312.906.2410 or Tom Galassini at 312.906.2360 or via e-mail at communityimpact@uw-mc.org.
