Funding and Data Opportunities
Northwestern Medicine Community Research Seed Grants Heading link
The Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) and Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) in partnership with Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) fund seed grants that support the development and capacity of community-driven partnerships to improve health equity. The next application deadline is April 22, 2025.
City Health Dashboard Heading link
City Health Dashboard aims to provide communities and city leaders with an array of regularly updated data specific to neighborhood and/or city boundaries – such as life expectancy, park access, and children in poverty – to improve the health and well-being of everyone in the community.
Chicago Health Atlas Heading link
The Chicago Department of Public Health and PHAME Center at UIC believe data should be accurate, transparent, and easy to understand. The Chicago Health Atlas was created so that you can review, explore and compare health-related data over time and across communities. It also provides a place for residents to see our progress in implementing Healthy Chicago, the citywide plan to improve health equity.
Cook County Health Atlas Heading link
The Cook County Health Atlas is an information-sharing platform co-designed by the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) to increase public health awareness and improve health equity.
Chicago Data Portal Heading link
The City of Chicago’s open data portal lets you find city data about your neighborhood, create maps and graphs, and download the data for your own analysis.