Immigrant Legal Support Program
Forecasted
Immigrant Legal Support Program supports immigrants and refugees through legal screening, workshops, consultations, and referrals to expand equitable access to immigration legal services.
Funder: Illinois Department of Human Services
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application closing)
Funding Amounts: Not specified
Summary: Supports immigration legal services through screening, workshops, legal aid, information resources, and referral networks.
Key Information: The FY 2027 announcement identifies this as a non-competitive opportunity.
Description
The Immigrant Legal Support Program is administered by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), through its Family and Community Services division and Office of Welcoming Centers for Refugee and Immigrant Services. It focuses on immigration legal support, with a service model described in the FY 2025 application materials that combines scalable intake and screening, workshops, legal aid, and referral networks.
That model connects immigrants and refugees with legal consultations, limited-scope assistance, information resources, and referrals for full representation. Workshop topics include changes of address and venue, Temporary Protected Status, employment authorization, asylum, humanitarian parole, and permanent residence applications. The FY 2025 materials also emphasize culturally and linguistically accessible services, volunteer recruitment and training, equitable access, and coordinated service delivery among the prime grantee, subgrantees, and referral partners.
