Opportunity Overview
The Illinois Department of Early Childhood (DEC) lists FY27 480-40-3713 Maternal Child Home Visiting as a current FY27 renewal opportunity. The program supports pregnant people and parents with children ages 0-5 through evidence-based home visiting, family support, coaching, assessments, referrals, and related maternal and child health services.
Funding and Award Structure
The current Illinois Euna/AmpliFund opportunity lists $9,354,568 in FY27 funding from Federal/Federal Pass Through and State sources. The award type is Non Competitive. Illinois GATA identifies Start Early as the FY27 grantee for the full $9,354,568, with an award period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
Deadline and Eligibility
Illinois GATA lists the FY27 application range as April 21, 2026 through September 30, 2026. The public opportunity does not publish a closing clock time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. The controlling FY27 notice expressly states Renewal applications only and explains that the program is exempt from competitive NOFO and merit-review requirements. This is therefore not a broadly open new-applicant competition.
Program Scope
The State program supports evidence-based models including Early Head Start Home-Based, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Requirements address home visiting, doula enhancements, infant and early childhood mental-health consultation, assessments and developmental screenings, referrals to medical and ancillary services, coordinated intake, data systems, quality assurance, and continuous quality improvement. The State also describes clinical consultation for doula programs, generally by registered nurses, midwives, or other professionals with training in pregnancy and childbirth; consultation may be virtual when needed.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 66/100. The program is highly relevant to Illinois maternal, infant, and early-childhood health, but the FY27 pathway is a noncompetitive renewal with the full current award already identified to Start Early, sharply limiting new applicant pursuit.
N9+ Fit Score: 45/100, conditional. The verified scope includes home-based maternal and child services, assessments, medical referrals, and some virtual clinical consultation, which can create a legitimate conceptual fit for guided remote examinations, vitals, and telehealth-enabled clinical encounters. However, the current public sources do not expressly authorize N9+ equipment or establish a technology-purchasing pathway. Any role would require Start Early/IDEC program need, budget allowability, procurement compliance, and preservation of the required home-visiting model.
Next Action
Treat Start Early as the current FY27 prime recipient and monitor IDEC/GATA for amendments or successor competitive opportunities. Do not create new-applicant outreach from this FY27 renewal. Any vendor or technology discussion must be tied to a verified current-program need and allowable procurement path.
Official sources: Illinois Euna/AmpliFund FY27 480-40-3713 opportunity and Illinois GATA CSFA program 480-40-3713.