The Kicking The Stigma launched the Community Action Grant to directly support nonprofit organizations doing important work in the mental health sector.
Donor Name: Kicking The Stigma
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Areas
- Behavioral Health Workforce Development
- Grant funding must be used to train, enhance, or expand an organization’s workforce and increase their capacity to care for mental and behavioral health patients. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how these expansions will be sustainable without recurring grant support.
- Equitable Access to Treatment and Resources
- Grant funding must be used to finance programs and organizations that increase access to mental health resources and remove barriers to treatment, especially in underserved Hoosier communities. These barriers may include but are not limited to patient transportation, workforce shortage, care affordability, etc.
- Grassroots Peer-to-Peer Programming
- Grant funding must be used for grassroots programs that employ an evidence-based model to address mental health challenges and advocate for positive change in their community. In this context, “grassroots” may refer to any peer-to-peer program with a community-centric approach.
- Awareness and Anti-Stigma Initiatives
- Grant funding must be used to finance initiatives that raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health disorders and the importance of mental health. These initiatives must encourage acceptance and understanding in their community and work to remove the stigma around mental health disorders.
- Youth Mental Health
- Grant funding must be used for organizations, initiatives, and programs designed to impact youth mental health through any of the above focus areas. This includes workforce development, equitable access, grassroots programming, and anti-stigma initiatives. Special consideration will be given to proposals involving youth sports.
Funding Information
Organizations may apply for up to $25,000 in support each grant cycle, towards a program that fits into one of the five Action Grant focus areas.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Kicking The Stigma Community Action Grant, applicants must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or government equivalent.
- Offer programs or services in the state of Indiana.
- Use evidenced-based or evidence-informed mental health practices
- Provide and itemized budget for the program or project the grant will support.
For more information, visit Kicking The Stigma.
