LOIs are due April 30th at 4:30 PM.

FY26 Anticpated Allocations for the Heartland Continuum of Care:
Scattered Site PSH - $382,848
Rapid Rehousing - $741,858
Shelter Diversion - $140,929

IDHS Scattered Site PSH program guidelines can be found here.
IDHS Rapid Rehousing program guidelines can be found here.
IDHS Shelter Diversion program guidelines can be found here.

Eligible Grantees
A. All applicants must be units of local government or nonprofit organizations, subject to 26 U.S.C. 501(c) (3) of the federal tax code.
B. Applicant organizations must be designated by the local Continuum of Care (CoC) as a qualified provider of [PSH, RRH, or Diversion] and be recommended by their partner CoC for funding through this program in accordance with that CoC’s policies.
C. Applicant organizations must be in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State and have been so for the last four fiscal years.
D. Applicant organizations that are current IDHS grantees must be in good standing with the IDHS Office of Contract Administration and have been so for the last four fiscal years.

Additionally, organizations must commit to meeting the threshold requirements stated in the LOI for each program to be considered for funding. 

Links to the Letters of Intent for each program are below. If you have any questions, please contact josh@heartlandhoused.org

Scattered Site Permanent Supportive Housing LOI

Rapid Rehousing LOI

Shelter Diversion LOI