The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) seeks to make significant grants that will be the “Difference Maker” in bringing about a positive change in community-wide mental health education and accessibility.
Donor Name: Central Minnesota Community Foundation
State: Minnesota
County: Benton County (MN), Sherburne County (MN), Stearns County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Area: Mental Health
Upstream efforts in Mental Health:
Projects and programs that help build a pipeline of solutions to address key areas of mental health in Central MN. Examples may include:
- Efforts to increase therapists and mental health experts in region
- Programs to empower the formation of new mental health care options in the region
- Programs that increase accessibility to mental health education and resources
- Preventative mental health programs
- Efforts to foster interest in the mental health profession among K – college students
- Efforts to promote awareness of mental health within underserved communities
- Efforts to educate parents and caretakers in youth mental health
- Efforts to destigmatize mental health
Downstream efforts in Mental Health:
Projects and programs that help address critical and immediate needs in mental health in Central MN. Examples may include:
- Programs to promote awareness of 988 and other mental health crisis resources
- Efforts to increase school-based therapy for students
- Efforts to streamline funnels to urgent and emergency mental healthcare
- Programs that increase access and address immediate and/or long-term mental health crisis needs
Favorable Considerations
- Support programs or projects that address equity and disparities across the community (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy)
- Create innovative solutions to community challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities
- Make a sustainable, visible, and positive impact in the community
- Build social capital across generations, cultures, and other diverse segments of the community
- Offer the potential to inspire additional investments in the community
Funding Information
$10,000-$30,000.
The foundation will fund
- Support Strategies:
- Program support and development
- Program implementation
Geographic Area
Grant must serve the residents of Benton, Stearns and/or Sherburne Counties.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organizations
- Schools
- Government entities
For more information, visit CMCF.
