As federal grant opportunities for projects like Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) are announced, we will share details here.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has recently announced several funding opportunities, totaling almost $50 million, with fast-approaching deadlines. These opportunities will help eligible organizations expand Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) to more schools, first responders, veterans and other communities, ensuring that more people have the tools they need to offer support when someone is experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge.
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Due: Friday, April 28, 2023
SAMHSA Project AWARE Grants aim to develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services, such as Youth MHFA and teen MHFA. Award recipients will leverage their partnerships with state, local, tribal and community organizations to implement mental health-related promotion, awareness, prevention, intervention and resilience activities to ensure that school-aged youth have access and are connected to appropriate and effective behavioral health services.
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Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are states and territories, including the District of Columbia, political subdivisions of states (e.g., counties, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in Section 5304 of Title 25), health facilities or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service or other public or private non-profit entities.
How to Apply:
If you plan to submit an application, be sure to complete all four registrations: 1) DUNS 2) System for Awards Management 3) Grants.gov, and 4) NIH’s eRA Commons. Please note that the eRA Commons process may take up to six weeks. If you have not already done so, be sure to complete the registration process immediately.
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Due: Monday, May 1, 2023
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Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are states and territories, including the District of Columbia, political subdivisions of states, Indian tribes or tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in Section 5304 of Title 25) and non-profit private entities.
How to Apply:
If you plan to submit an application, be sure to complete all four registrations: 1) DUNS 2) System for Awards Management 3) Grants.gov, and 4) NIH’s eRA Commons. Please note that the eRA Commons process may take up to six weeks. If you have not already done so, be sure to complete the registration process immediately.
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Due: Monday, May 8, 2023
Cooperative Agreements for School-based Trauma-informed Support Services and Mental Health Care for Children and Youth (TISS) program aims to enhance and improve trauma-informed support and mental health services for children and youth by increasing student access to evidence-based programs like Mental Health First Aid and linking local school systems with local trauma-informed support and mental health systems.
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Eligibility:
Eligibility is statutorily limited to state education agencies, local educational agencies, and Indian tribes (as defined in Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) or their Tribal Educational Agencies, a school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, a Regional Corporation, or a Native Hawaiian Educational Organization.
How to Apply:
If you plan to submit an application, be sure to complete all four registrations: 1) DUNS 2) System for Awards Management 3) Grants.gov, and 4) NIH’s eRA Commons. Please note that the eRA Commons process may take up to six weeks. If you have not already done so, be sure to complete the registration process immediately.
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Deadline — Two-step process
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program funds are used to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention and other promising practices for wellness programs, such as Mental Health First Aid. The LEMHWA program will fund projects that develop knowledge, increase awareness of effective mental health and wellness strategies, increase the skills and abilities of law enforcement, and increase the number of law enforcement agencies and relevant stakeholders using peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention and other promising practices for wellness programs.
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There are several national local, state, federal or philanthropic resources with grant opportunities that may be appropriate for supporting Mental Health First Aid efforts.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Data and Benchmarks
https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/cha/data.html
Community Health Assessments and Health Improvement Plans
https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/cha/plan.html
Community Commons
Community Health Needs Assessments
https://www.communitycommons.org/collections/Community-Health-Needs-Assessments
Grants.gov
Sign up for alerts for federal opportunities
https://www.grants.gov/
The Community Tool Box: 14. Writing a Grant Application for Funding
University of Kansas
http://ctb.ku.edu/en/writing-grant-application
General Proposal Guidance
University of North Carolina Writing Center
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/grant-proposals-or-give-me-the-money/
Foundation Directory Online
The Foundation Center
https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/
In addition to the information outlined on this website, the following one-page descriptions are available for download.