Frequently Asked Questions

Does our proposal respond to RAY priorities?

The following checklist may be of help in evaluating your proposal against the priorities identified by RAY.

Does the proposal... No Yes
1. promote cross-agency and/or cross-region collaboration?    
2. connect community agencies (inc. schools) to better engage youth and their caretakers?    
3. describe a project that is clear, feasible, likely to be successful?    
4. address the issue of sustainability or reflect potential for sustainability?    
5. promote long-term systemic change—(changes in the relationships between providers as well as between providers & their clients across East Central Illinois?)    
6. leverage RAY resources with those from other funders or with in-kind contributions?    
7. Organizations recognized as tax-exempt under IRS Code 501(c)(3)?    

Initiative will impact children or youth in circled counties:

Champaign

Christian

Clark

Coles

Cumberland

Douglas

Edgar

Effingham

Fayette

Macon

Montgomery

Moultrie

Piatt

Sangamon

Shelby

Vermilion