Illinois Medical Respite Capacity Building Initiative
The Illinois Medical Respite Capacity Building Initiative is led by the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) with funding support from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS).
Learn more about the initiative and the application process below.

About the Initiative
The Illinois Medical Respite Capacity Building Initiative is led by the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) with funding from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS).
The initiative will provide funding for planning for new or expanded medical respite services in Illinois, along with technical assistance and a learning collaborative for funded communities on developing or expanding medical respite programs that serve Illinoisians experiencing homelessness.
The funding will begin on March 6th, 2023, when awards will be announced, and will end on June 30th, 2023.
Key Dates
Application Release | January 30, 2023 |
Informational Webinar | Tuesday, February 7, 2023, 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT |
Last Day to Submit Questions | Friday, February 10, 2023 |
Application Due | Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 12:00 PM (noon) |
Awards Announced | March 6, 2023 |
Grant Period | March 6 – June 30, 2023 |
Key Dates
Application Release | January 30, 2023 |
Informational Webinar | Tuesday, February 7, 2023, 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT |
Last Day to Submit Questions | Friday, February 10, 2023 |
Application Due | Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 12:00 PM (noon) |
Awards Announced | March 6, 2023 |
Grant Period | March 6 – June 30, 2023 |

Funding Information
Up to ten awards will be made across two tracks of applicants:
- communities interested in developing new medical respite programs;
- existing medical respite providers interested in expanding services.
Please note that only one project will be funded in a single community or service area.
In cases where we receive more than one application from a community that is selected for funding, we may request that you partner with another applicant.

Funding Information continued
Selected applicants will receive up to $25,000 to support planning and design of new or expanded medical respite programs and are expected to participate in three learning collaborative meetings on medical respite led by the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC). Technical assistance will also be provided by NIMRC.
With the funding and technical assistance support, selected applicants will be expected to:
- identify stakeholders and potential partners;
- determine the need for and barriers to medical respite in their community; and
- develop a plan to implement new medical respite services or scale existing medical respite capacity to address the need in their community.
How to Apply
To apply, please send the following to Rachel.Thomas@iphionline.org by February 21, 2023, at 12:00 PM central standard time (CST) with the subject line Medical Respite RFA:
- the completed Request for Application (RFA) form (download below)
- a project budget (see the last page of the RFA form)
- a short letter of commitment from a member of your senior leadership team
Track one applicants should send a letter of support from one or more community stakeholder partners that will be working with the applicant on the planning project.
Informational Webinar
IPHI hosted an informational webinar on the application for this project on February 7th. Check out the recording below:
FAQs
Please read our frequently asked questions (FAQs) by clicking the button below.
Any Questions?
Questions on the application can be sent to Rachel.Thomas@iphionline.org. Use subject line IMRCI RFA Question.