Movember is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the Indigenous Men’s Wellbeing Innovation Initiative, which will provide grant funding and capacity building opportunities to empower Indigenous-led organizations to develop, implement and evaluate innovative programs/interventions to improve Indigenous men’s social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB).
Donor Name: Movember
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
It is one of 4 initiatives under Movember’s new Indigenous Social and Emotional Wellbeing Portfolio.
Movember want to:
- Build voice, capability and power among Indigenous boys and men to design, lead, implement and sustain SEWB in their communities.
- Strengthen knowledge of what works to support SEWB.
Funding Information
Annual funding of up to USD $250,000 per applicant is available for 3 years to improve SEWB among Indigenous boys and men in the USA.
What is the funding for?
Organisations can apply for funding for:
- Delivery of innovative new programming and approaches with potential to improve SEWB.
- Delivery of existing programs and approaches showing promising improvements to SEWB that would benefit from stronger evidence of outcomes.
Funded programs and initiatives will achieve one or more of the following outcomes for Indigenous boys and/or men:
- Elevate connection to and pride in culture, family/kin, community, and Country/Land through traditional practices
- Embrace cultural knowledge and engagement in cultural practices
- Elevate social, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing
- Strengthen resilience
- Enhance health literacy
- Improve access to culturally appropriate spaces and services that support SEWB.
Priority Populations
Projects can address the needs of Indigenous boys and men across all life stages in the United States of America.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be based in the United States of America.
- Be legally able to accept grant funds within the United States of America (providing evidence of section 501(c)(3) endorsement) and agree to Movember’s funding agreement.
- Be an Indigenous owned/managed/led organisation.
- Be implementing an existing SEWB program with promising evidence OR proposing a new area of SEWB programming that is aligned with the funding goals.
For more information, visit Movember.
