Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago is pleased to announce the availability of funding to advance the Healthy Chicago 2.0 vision for the city. The 2019 Healthy Chicago 2.0 Seed Grant aims to build community power to address local conditions that influence health and fund projects that improve the built environment so that residents can live in healthy communities. This funding is aligned with a larger collaborative effort, Elevated Chicago (Elevated), to drive systems change towards greater racial equity in the built environment.

This Request for Proposals (RFP) is available to projects that aim to improve community walkability within the ½ mile radius of one of the seven selected Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train stops identified by Elevated Chicago.

Eligible projects must: 

• Be guided by community driven efforts to address barriers to walkability
• Be implemented within a ½ mile radius of one or more of the eligible Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) stops (see full RFP for specific stops)
• Apply a health and racial equity lens in the implementation of proposed project
• Center the proposed project on the experiences of community members who are at higher risk of leaving the community and/or experiencing displacement due to gentrification or disinvestment. Engage community members in all aspects of the project, paying special attention to people of color and low-income residents.

The total award amount for this funding opportunity is $150,000. The award will fund a cohort of community-based organizations for eight months. Applicants may request up to $30,000. Funding for this award is made available by Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH).

For more information and to view the full RFP, click here.