Funding Opportunity: Supporting Youth Mental Health and Resilience

Background

While some young people are able to successfully navigate the ages and stages of their development and its inherent challenges, far too many in North Carolina are suffering from mental health difficulties – resulting in depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide. Many factors and considerations impact youth mental health and there are clear disparities in mental health outcomes across populations.

The conditions in community settings in which youth live are primary factors that impact their mental health. These same settings offer significant opportunities to more intentionally support youth engagement and the cultivation of life skills, critical connections, and resilience that can lead to success in life, success in education, and overall good health and well-being.

This funding opportunity is aimed at identifying and supporting cross-sector, collaborative, community-based approaches that improve conditions for youth and foster resilience, life skills, and positive coping strategies which impact overall mental health.

Available Funding

Grants of up to $150,000 per year for three years will support up to eight experienced, youth-serving, community-based collaboratives that will engage and center youth in the development, implementation, and advancement of initiatives.

Eligibility

Organization Size

There is no minimum organizational budget requirement. Organizations of all sizes are eligible to apply.

Organization Type

Nonprofit organization that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified as “not a private foundation” under Section 509(a).

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Fiscally sponsored program – A group or project with a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization acting as a fiscal sponsor. Please note that the fiscal sponsor is considered the grantee and is responsible for all legal aspects of the project including reporting and financial management.

Applications from eligible organizations will be reviewed by Foundation staff and external reviewers with particular attention to the following elements:

• The composition, history, and track record of the collaborative advancing similar work within communities.
• Clearly articulated and relevant strategies for ensuring that youth leadership is centered and elevated in all aspects of the proposed project.
• The alignment and overall feasibility of the proposed project/approach to the aims of the funding opportunity and the expressed community needs.

Timeline

Pre-application Inquiries 

Organizations are invited to submit questions by January 21. We will compile a list of Frequently Asked Questions to further assist prospective applicants by January 27.

Learn More and Apply

Download the Funding Opportunity