The Health and Wellness sector at Hawai‘i Community Foundation plans to award funds to programs that build organizational capacity for developing and disseminating messaging, specifically for messaging that reduces M&BH stigma within their communities.
Donor Name: Hawaii Community Foundation
State: Hawaii
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Programs must demonstrate the use of targeted, data-informed, and culturally appropriate messaging for their unique communities, including stigma prevention (education) and health promotion (awareness).
Funding Information
Grants will range from $10,000 to $20,000 for a one-year period. The grant period will be July 2025 to June 2026. The total available funding is $250,000.
Priority Populations
The grant awards will prioritize programs designed to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness among priority and underserved populations, including but not limited to Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, parents with young children, and LGBTQIA+ individuals, to address community-specific M&BH issues.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be Hawai‘i nonprofit organizations that are 501(c)(3) IRS tax-exempt organizations or programs with a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) status. Organizations currently funded by HCF with overdue final reports are not eligible to apply. Organizations can submit one application for this funding opportunity and must be providing mental and behavioral health services, and/or community-based health prevention, education, and outreach programs in Hawaiʻi. Organizations that are awarded funding must participate in HCF related grantee gatherings or activities tied to this funding opportunity.
For more information, visit Hawaii Community Foundation.
