Kaiser Permanente Washington is dedicating up to $2 million from 2023 to 2024 to improve the mental well-being of youth 13 to 17 years old and young adults aged 18 to 26 in the following racial or ethnic groups: Black, Native American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Latino.
Donor Name: Kaiser Permanente
State: Washington
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/19/2022
Grant Size: up to $300,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
For the purpose of this RFP, mental health, mental wellbeing and mental illness are defined as:
- Mental health includes their emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how they think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how they handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.
- When the demands placed on a person exceed their resources and coping abilities, their mental health could be impacted. Mental health encompasses mental wellbeing and mental illness.
- Mental wellbeing includes how they respond to life’s ups and downs. In this simple mental wellbeing definition lies deeper meaning and implication for their lives. It includes how a person thinks, handles emotion (emotional wellness), and acts.2
- Mental illness is a condition that deeply impacts day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others. Mental illness affects a person’s thinking, feeling, behavior or mood.
Funding Information
- The two-year funding term will last from approximately January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024. The grant term begins once the grant agreement is signed.
- The maximum award will be up to $300,000 over two years released in a minimum of two annual payments.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations or tribal organizations in good standing with IRS.
- Unincorporated groups or programs may utilize an eligible nonprofit agency as the fiscal sponsor to apply for funding.
- Provide services in at least one of these counties of King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, and Thurston counties.
- Serve predominantly Black, Native American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Hispanic and Latinx youth, young adults and their caregivers in communities where the poverty level is above the state average.
- Have leadership and staffing reflective of the community/s it serves. If this is not possible due to workforce shortages, staff and leadership must have been trained on the specific cultures they serve, as well as on implicit bias, institutional and structural racism
For more information, visit Kaiser Permanente.
