The Communities Foundation of Texas is seeking applications for its Health Grant Cycle to support North Texan youth and young adults to live long and healthy lives by addressing unmet mental health needs.
Donor Name: Communities Foundation of Texas
State: Texas
County: Selected Counties
Type of the Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000 – $30,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
At CFT, they believe that a thriving community is one in which all people feel cared for, invested in, nourished and valued, and have an equitable opportunity to contribute to the well-being and growth of themselves, their families, and their communities.
Their grantmaking supports programs that address needs across the North Texas region, with a focus on those which:
- Use data, best practices or proof-points of success to create measurable impact
- Support under-resourced communities by building on the assets of community members
- Improve access and outcomes for communities who have been marginalized or experienced discrimination
- Promote collaboration across other organizations
To this end, CFT is seeking applications from organizations in the following funding priority areas:
- Programs that provide affordable, evidence-based mental health therapies and interventions, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy or dialectical behavior therapy, targeted at youth and young adults
- Programming that helps identify and respond to mental health crisis in youth or provides care to schools and similar settings in the immediately following a suicide or suicide attempt, such as programs that train and empower caring adults and peers to identify and respond to signs of crisis
- Programs that provide accessible and youth-centered support groups and referral services
- Programs that include assistance for parents and caregivers of youth who have committed or attempted suicide, such as programs that include loss/grief support, as well as support in navigating care and treatment for their child as well as supporting the caregiver’s mental health
Funding Information
- Organizations can request a one-year grant for up to $50,000. An average grant from this cycle will be between $25,000 – $30,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply to CFT’s Letter of Inquiry process, your organization must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Have a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt designation from the Internal Revenue Service that has been active for at least two years as of September 1, 2021.
- Focus on serving youth and emerging adults, 10-24 years old.
- At least 50% of the population served must reside in one of the following counties: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Montague, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant and Wise Counties.
For more information, visit Communities Foundation of Texas.
