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Funding Opportunities

Explore grants and funding to support the use of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) in your organization or community. We’re here to help you find and apply for the right opportunity.

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Find Funding for Your MHFA Efforts

Securing funding is a key step in bringing MHFA to your community, organization or school. Luckily, there are federal, state, local and other sources that can support your efforts.

Our collection of funding tools and data resources can help you find the right grants and build a strong proposal. Whether you’re just getting started or preparing a full submission, these tools will guide and support you.

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Tools To Build a Strong Proposal

Ready to begin your grant application process? This curated set of resources will help you build your proposal from start to finish.

Data Sources

These tools will help you conduct a needs assessment and gather data to support your MHFA grant application.

Grant Writing Support

Find how-to guides, tips for writing a proposal and databases to search for available grants.

MHFA Is Worth Funding

From classrooms to county offices, MHFA is saving lives. With over 4 million people trained and thousands of Instructors nationwide, grant funding makes it possible to bring this training to more communities in need.

4.5M+

First Aiders trained in the U.S. 

15K+

trained Instructors

50

states served, along with all U.S. territories

20+

years of impact in the U.S.

Do you need program descriptions for your application?

Download one-pagers on our MHFA courses, case studies and Instructor pathways.

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