Description
The Baby-ZZZ Safe Sleep Program is a grant opportunity that aims to reduce Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) in Illinois. The program seeks to partner with community-based organizations to promote safe sleep practices and provide risk reduction education and training for parents, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. The program has three objectives: to leverage the State of Illinois' messaging campaign to promote consistent and inclusive safe sleep messaging, to increase awareness about infant safe sleep practices, and to identify social determinants of health and other barriers to safe sleep practices amongst families in the community. Applicants must submit a completed application, including all required documents, via the Illinois Department of Public Health's Electronic Grants Administration and Management System (EGrAMS) by the deadline.
• The program is open to local health departments, federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, and community-based organizations with 501-C3 status.
• The grant award range is $0 - $100,000.
• The program has a competitive selection process, and applications will be reviewed based on the evaluation criteria listed in the notice of funding opportunity.
• The program requires a minimum of 70 points to be considered for funding.
• The grant agreement will be signed by the entity's authorized official, and the grantee will be required to submit quarterly progress reports and monthly financial reports.