Atlas Opportunity Score: 84/100
N9+ Fit Score: 12/100
Opportunity Summary
Official opportunity: FY27 CAR Family Care Plan (FCP) Pilot Program
Issuer: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
CSFA: 418-00-3601
Funding Opportunity Number: 418 – Family Care Plan (FCP) Pilot Program
Funding: $100,000 total opportunity funding; one competitive award expected, with an award ceiling of $100,000.
Period of performance: November 1, 2026, or upon execution, through June 30, 2029. The application budget is for FY27 only.
Deadline: October 19, 2026. The current public GATA and Euna listings do not publish an exact submission clock time or time zone, so that remains a submission and outreach verification gate.
Purpose
The pilot is designed to prevent substitute-care placement, support family reunification and placement stability, and improve child safety and wellbeing for infants with prenatal substance exposure and pregnant or postpartum people with substance-use histories. Funded providers will deliver Family Care Plan / Plan of Safe Care services, care coordination, referrals, parent education, multidisciplinary staffing, and follow-up for up to 12 months after birth.
Service Model
Providers must identify eligible clients from an existing caseload, administer or use a verbal 5Ps screening process, offer Family Care Plan services, provide an initial in-person meeting, and maintain ongoing direct, phone, or virtual follow-up. Required activities include documented referrals and warm handoffs, medical and substance-use information, coordination with home visiting, child welfare, medical, and substance-use treatment providers, data tracking, quarterly feedback, and client surveys.
Eligibility
Eligible applicant types include small businesses, government organizations, education organizations, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations that satisfy Illinois GATA, UEI, and SAM requirements. The opportunity is not limited to 501(c)(3) entities, although nonprofit organizations are preferred and receive first consideration. Applicants must demonstrate the operational capacity, existing eligible caseload, staffing, care-coordination capability, and compliance needed to deliver the required Family Care Plan services.
Staffing and Geography
Direct-service staffing may include qualified social workers, physicians, LPNs or RNs, peer/community health workers, doulas, or home visitors. At minimum, a social worker, medical case coordinator/nursing assistant, or physician must be available for service delivery and coordination. The program is statewide, with preference for the Northern and Central Regions.
Budget and Scoring
Administrative costs are limited to 20%, fringe benefits cannot exceed 25% of total salaries, and indirect costs are permitted only under an established federal or state negotiated rate or an elected 15% de minimis MTDC rate. The official CSFA program record states that matching funds are not required for this grant program. Scoring is weighted to Organizational Capacity and Experience (15%), Program Design and Implementation Plan (25%), Alignment with Funding Priorities (20%), Outcomes and Performance Measurement (20%), Budget and Cost Effectiveness (10%), and Risk and Compliance (10%). A GATA budget with narrative justification and FFATA data collection is required.
Dr. Miltie / N9+ / QC Healthcare Fit
This is primarily a care-coordination and maternal/substance-use service grant, not an equipment procurement. The NOFO permits phone and virtual follow-up, but it does not establish a defensible N9+ device or remote-exam budget pathway. N9+ should not be introduced in initial outreach. A QC Healthcare or direct-provider path is only potentially viable if Dr. Miltie can independently document the required Illinois service-delivery footprint, eligible client caseload, staffing, maternal/SUD care-coordination capability, and all applicant certifications. Without that evidence, Atlas should treat this as an applicant/partner opportunity rather than a direct submission.
Controlling Source
Illinois Euna/AmpliFund Public Opportunity
Before outreach or submission, verify the live logged-in Euna close clock and time zone and reconcile any amendments or supplemental instructions.