The Boulder County Community Services Department (BCCS) is offering a grant opportunity for agencies and individuals who offer mental health trainings and programs.
Donor Name: Boulder County Community Services Department (BCCS)
State: Colorado
County: Boulder County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This grant program – supported with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds – is reserved for community agencies or individuals that are looking to provide innovative approaches to mental health trainings. The goal is to provide culturally responsive trainings to empower Boulder County communities by responding effectively to people of all cultures, languages, disabilities, races, and ethnic backgrounds, among other diversity factors.
This grant is part of the greater ARPA mental health and social resilience project to support more equitable access to mental and behavioral health needs. The plan is to provide mental health trainings to the community with the ARPA funds. After an extensive community engagement process that identified ways ARPA funding can be invested, planning participants and the community engagement process identified several recommendations regarding needed programs, services, and trainings that could support communities disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program is looking for community agencies or providers that can offer the following services:
- Suicide prevention training for service providers and/or community and family members who may be experiencing mental health needs.
- Outreach and marketing efforts to talk about mental health issues, recognize related risk and protective factors and identify community resources.
- Provide training to community/service providers about strength-based approaches to leverage the strengths in the communities around understanding and intervening in mental health needs.
- Provide awareness training about mental health issues that are designed to reduce the fear and stigma associated with community or family members experiencing mental health struggles.
- Develop an information campaign designed to help individuals struggling with mental health issues to improve their timely access to mental health services.
Funding Information
Funding amounts can range from $10,000 – $100,000 for agencies or individuals interested in providing innovative mental health awareness trainings to community members.
Eligibility Criteria
Local government agencies and individuals who offers mental health trainings and programs are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit BCCS.
