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In FY 08, the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority (IVPA) will make funding available under its core grant programs. Pursuant to strategic planning undertaken during 2001, IVPA is increasingly moving towards more comprehensive, community-wide, collaborative approaches to violence prevention, as well as more targeted approaches that impact specific populations or types of violence, and improvement of systems’ response to violence. Other IVPA priorities include an emphasis on evaluation, a continued focus on primary and secondary prevention, and youth involvement.
Click here for an Overview of IVPA's FY 08 Grant Application Process
IVPA strives for an equitable distribution of its funds across the state. Proposals for all grant programs accepting proposals from new applicants are sorted by geographic area and rank-ordered by score within each area.
Click here for a map of IVPA Geographic Funding Areas.
To learn more about any of the IVPA FY 08 grant programs, click on the program name for a description and key dates. Information will be posted as it becomes available; check back frequently for updates. Downloadable documents are provided in Adobe PDF format. Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader is available to download at no charge (to download, click on the Adobe icon wherever it appears).
Illinois Health Cares
The Illinois Health Cares (IHC)
initiative is co-led by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the
Illinois Violence Prevention Authority. The initiative is a statewide, multi-disciplinary effort that
draws on the strengths of many collaborative partners with a stake in,
and expressed commitment to, improving the health care response to
domestic violence, elder abuse, and sexual violence. In FY 08 IVPA will bring on five new sites, provide renewal
funding to three sites and provide networking grants to five sites that
have completed the grant program.
Safe From the Start
Safe From the Start utilizes the principles of early intervention,
mutual collaboration, cross training, and research-based planning to: provide
developmentally and culturally appropriate direct services to children ages 0-5,
and families exposed to violence; increase public awareness regarding children exposed
to violence; and demonstrate a collaborative community based approach to supporting
families through collaboration and coalition building with other entities that interact
with families.
School District Anti-Bias Grants
Consistent with the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority’s goal to prevent hate violence,
IVPA initiated a state-wide anti-bias grant program to promote recognition of diversity and
understanding of the impact of hate violence in schools. Two teachers per school will attend
the Anti-Defamation League’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCEŽ Institute training and subsequently implement
the 10-lesson anti-bias curriculum in the classroom. Additionally, some schools elected to
incorporate The Peer Institute which would be comprised of trained peer leaders who would
facilitate portions of ADL’s curricula in various classes. Early Childhood grantees will
attend the Miller Early Childhood Initiative Training in an effort to facilitate the creation
of bias-free early childhood environments that encourage children (ages 3-5) to appreciate diversity
at an age when the seeds of hate can begin to take root.
Youth-Led Mini Grants
IVPA strongly advocates for youth in decision-making roles. This grant offers a unique opportunity
for young people and community agencies to develop or enhance innovative youth violence prevention
programming. The purpose of this grant is to support efforts that give youth the opportunity to
identify needs and create projects that will address and prevent youth violence. In addition,
the grant encourages youth leadership and youth collaboration with community agencies that provide
services for youth.
