The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation is requesting proposals for its Mental and Behavioral Health including Substance Use Disorder.
Donor Name: Copper Shores Community Health Foundation
State: Michigan
County: Baraga County (MI), Houghton County (MI), Keweenaw County (MI), Ontonagon County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/02/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Copper Shores’ intention is that this RFP will fund the creation, support, and promotion of access to programs and services that educate, promote, and support individual choice of healthful activities and behaviors, raise awareness and education about unhealthful behaviors, and promote collaboration and connection between prevention and other mental health needs in the community.
It is CSCHF’s goal to improve access to quality mental and behavioral health services, including substance use disorder (SUD) care and treatment for other addictions that adversely affect the health of the individual. Emphasis of this request for proposal (RFP) will be prioritized for citizens that reside in CSCHF’s service area (Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties).
Some suggested and identified strategies to help advance this initiative may include:
- The creation, support, and promotion of access to programs and services that educate, promote and support individual-choice of healthful activities and behaviors
- Awareness and education about unhealthful behaviors
- Remove stigma associated with help-seeking behaviors and mental health
- Promote collaboration and connections between prevention and other mental health needs in the community
- Remove barriers to and provide support of the healing necessary for victims of violent crime
- Ensure services and programs are culturally aware
- Mitigate the immediate and long-term effects of trauma
- Expand or amplify services where gaps exist for people needing clinical mental health supports
- Support for those working within the mental and behavioral health sector.
Funding Information
CSCHF expects to award up to $100,000.00 towards successful proposals under this round of funding. There is no minimum grant amount and the maximum amount awarded per grant under this RFP will be $25,000.00.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for a grant under this program, the applicant must:
- Be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; or a local unit of government or a public institution of education; (Note: Applicants must be current with their IRS tax exempt organization determination and have a current License to Solicit Charitable Contributions as required, unless exempt under MCL 400.283)
- Be domiciled (incorporated) in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and/or Ontonagon counties of Michigan and serve the citizens of the same;
- Have filed their most recent 990, 990-EZ or 990-N filing;
- Have a certified financial audit or reviewed financial statements as required by state law; (Note: for all nonprofits with annual gross receipts of $250k or less CSCHF requests CPA prepared compiled financial statements for their most recently completed fiscal year, and;
- Have adequate and demonstrated organizational capacity to successfully execute the proposed grant, including all reporting requirements.
To be considered for a grant, a proposal must:
- Mobilize strategies that will enhance, expand or create new programs and/or services;
- Identify a clear path to long-term sustainability. (Applicants must demonstrate how the grant activities will be sustained outside of the grant period.)
For more information, visit CSCHF.
