Winning Grant Expertise At Your Service
The R1 team is ready to assist with your grant needs. We have access to a rich database of grant opportunities to pursue based on your organization’s priorities, whether you need us to design a project or program and write the proposal, or simply provide technical advice for the proposal your team writes. Our skilled team includes staff experienced in economic development, community health, education, historic preservation, and more.
Grant Research
Technical Assistance
Grant Writing
Program Planning
Budget Development
Grant Administration
Recent Clients
A wide variety of clients in the public and private sectors including healthcare, education, and social services, employ R1’s innovative approaches to help them meet their needs.
Northern Illinois Workforce Alliance
Northwest Fire Protection District
Riverfront Museum Park
Rockford Area Arts Council
Rockford Area Venues and Entertainment Authority (RAVE)
Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (RACVB)
Rockford Area Economic Development Council
Rockford Family Peace Center
Rockford Housing Authority
Rockford Local Development Corporation
Rockford Park District
SwedishAmerican Health System
US Department of Justice
Village of Machesney Park
Village of Poplar Grove
Village of Winnebago
Winnebago County
Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department
Belvidere CUSD 100
Boone County
Boone County Emergency Telephone System (911) Board
Boone County Health Department
Boone County Multi-Disciplinary Task Force
Belvidere School District 100
City of Belvidere
City of Freeport
City of Rockford
City of Rockford Family Peace Center
City of Rockford Police Department
Discovery Center/Riverfront Museum Park
Friends of the Coronado
Illinois Action for Children
Illinois Criminal Justice Authority
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
KFACT
McHenry County
Recent Grant Awards
2021
$16,384,905 RAISE grant for the Downtown Complete Streets Revitalization Project
FEMA and Illinois Emergency Management Agency $1,755,345.00 to Village of Machesney Park for Flood Mitigation Assistance
Winnebago County Mental Health Board awarded $8,800,000 for new/increased mental health and substance abuse services
IDOT & the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) awarded $2,660,600 to Winnebago County and Loves Park to improve alternate transportation systems
City of Rockford, Family Peace Center R3 Juvenile Recovery and Crime Prevention Program $520,790.00
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, Broadband READY Program, $50,000 to launch pilot Chromebook lending program through Rockford Public Library and create a regional Digital Divide Elimination Plan
2020
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, Economic Development, $1,981,751.50
US Department of Justice-Office of Justice Programs-Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program $599,552
US Department of Justice-Office of Violence Against Women-Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant Program $449,976
US Department of Justice-Bureau of Justice Assistance-Office of Justice Programs-Project Safe Neighborhoods 2020 $465,668
Illinois Action for Children, Community Parenting Saturation Program, $500,000
Illinois Criminal Justice Authority, Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program Service Delivery Grant Program, $520,790
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, Broadband Connected Communities Program, $15,000
Purpose: Create a broadband strategic plan for Winnebago County
US Department of Justice-Corona Virus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program $572,968.00
Illinois Department of Human Services 2020 Census Grant (Phase III) $432,941.00
2019
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Law Enforcement Personnel Training Grant $48,308.00
Illinois Department of Transportation Statewide Planning & Research Program $140,386.00
Illinois Department of Transportation Statewide Planning & Research Program $196,200.00
Illinois Housing Development Authority Abandoned Property Program $37,000.00
SwedishAmerican Foundation $15,000.00
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois: Community Grants Program $65,000.00
Illinois Housing Development Authority - Land Bank Capacity Program $250,000.00
Illinois Department of Human Services 2020 Census Grant (Phase I-II) $1,015,000.00
US Department of Justice-Bureau of Justice Assistance-Project Safe Neighborhoods 2018 $904,052.00
US Department of Justice-Bureau of Justice Assistance-Project Safe Neighborhoods 2019 $462,187.00
US Department of Justice-Bureau of Justice Assistance-Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program $599,769.00
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Community-Based Violence Intervention Program $179,043.00
Illinois Department of Transportation Statewide Planning & Research Program $245,250.08
Illinois Department of Transportation Statewide Planning & Research Program $143,108.95
2018
Illinois Housing Development Authority Abandoned Property Program $125,000.00
US Department of Justice Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Grant Program $449,870.00
Illinois Department of Human Services Hospital SOR and Warm Handoff Grant $1,826,479.00
Illinois Housing Development Land Bank Capacity Program $225,000.00
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Community Based Violence Intervention Program $201,074.00
For more information, contact Isaac Guerrero at iguererro@r1planning.org or (815) 319-4181.