To heighten the impact of grant making, agencies especially benefit by leveraging grant dollars and partnering with other organizations, governmental entities, and private funders. The Kim Foundation recognizes the power teamwork can have in the fight against mental illness and has researched some of the funding opportunities currently available.

The Kim Foundation’s intent is to assist organizations in identifying additional funding opportunities, however this should not be considered an all-inclusive resource. Frequent updates will be posted to this site.

Please click on the links provided below to learn more about specific grant opportunities available. For additional information please visit www.grants.gov or the Rural Assistance Center at www.raconline.org.

The Foundation Resource Directory
		The Foundation Resource Directory provides knowledge and up to date information of funding resources for organizations and projects serving children, youth, families and Nebraska communities. Please click here to access additional information surrounding funding opportunities.

3M Foundation - contributes to health & human services efforts that enrich the lives of youth and strengthens families. The 3M Foundation funds these projects to improve resiliency in youth and families through prevention and intervention efforts; to increase employment readiness, access and job training; and to build and sustain health communities.

American Express - funds projects in community service, cultural heritage, and economic independence.
Annie E. Casey Foundation (http://www.aecf.org) - primary mission is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.

AT&T Foundation - seeks to educate, enrich, engage, and empower the communities served by AT&T. Funding areas are education, civic and community service, and arts and culture.

American Legion Welfare Foundation - accepts proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects that improve child welfare by disseminating model program information.

Banta Company Foundation - seeks to provide support to organizations involved in charitable, literary scholarship and/or educational endeavors.

Ben and Jerry's Foundation - seeks projects that lead to societal change or address the root causes of problems.

Best Buy Children's Foundation - awards grants to nonprofit organizations with innovative approaches to developing life skills in young people through education, mentoring, and leadership development. Funds can be used for: program development; direct project support; specific curriculum development; and scholarship aid for participants in life skills or mentoring programs.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - supports local projects that have implications for replication in other communities. The organization has a long history of helping youth. The focus is on crime and violence prevention, urban and community development and child development.

Coca-Cola Foundation - funds non-profits in the fields of education and youth.

Coming Up Taller Awards - recognize and support outstanding community arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America's young people, provide them learning opportunities and chances to contribute to their communities.

The Commonwealth Fund - is committed to ensuring that parents receive the information, education, and support necessary to raise their children, that young children at risk for developmental problems are identified as early as possible, and that families are linked to a system of care services that meets their needs. The Fund accepts letters of inquiry regarding grant proposals on a rolling basis for all of its programs.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation - provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following program areas: children, families, and community. The focus is on the development of children and youth and the reduction of violence in homes and communities.

Doris Duke Charitable Trust - works to improve the quality of people's lives by nurturing the arts, protecting and restoring the environment, seeking cures for diseases, and helping to protect children from abuse and neglect.

Foss Foundation - focuses on programs that: strengthen families; promote recognition of equality and respect for diversity; promote recognition of the innate value of self and others; promote respect of one's own values and those of others; enhance the capacity for individuals to recognize their own capabilities; enhance capacity for self-sufficient living; provide enrichment through the performing arts and children's literature; promote environmental education.

Garth Brooks "Teammates for Kids Foundation" - co-founded in 1999 by country recording artist Garth Brooks, exists to develop and implement innovative concepts that generate funds for the benefit of children's organizations.

Gifts In Kind - offers such goods as computers, software, office equipment and supplies, clothing, personal care products, recreational equipment, educational materials, arts and crafts supplies, and building materials and supplies to nonprofit agencies. Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status must register with the organization in order to receive materials.

Handspring Foundation - is especially interested in organizations and programs concerned with literacy; mentoring and peer counseling; school-based programs targeting high-risk youth; after-school programs that use the arts, technology, and sports; children at risk of education failure; services to children in foster care or juvenile facilities; prevention, education, and early intervention services.

Hasbro Children's Foundation - supports projects that focus on education, health, and human services programs for at-risk youth from birth to 12 years. Most of its grants are intended to support model community programs for one to three years. The foundation also supports "Joy"; grants. These are recreational or fun-based programs designed for at-risk youth. Provides funding for schools, non-profits, and tax exempt agencies.

Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation – is seeking applications for the health and mental health grants program, which seeks to increase access for underserved individuals to quality health care.

Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is a national foundation whose mission is to help youth in foster care make successful transitions to adulthood. Formed by two of the leading foundations focused exclusively on child and youth well-being—The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Casey Family Programs—the Initiative brings together the people and resources needed to help youth make the connections they need to education, employment, health care, housing, and supportive personal and community relationships.

Join Together - provides high-risk youth grants for communities.

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation - has four areas of particular emphasis in grant-making. They are: projects to improve medical and health professional education; efforts to increase diversity among healthcare professionals; initiatives that encourage ways to increase teamwork among health care professionals; and educational strategies for underserved populations.

Kid's Gardening - awards Youth Garden Grants to schools, neighborhood groups, community centers, etc. Grants fund child-centered plans that emphasize children directly learning and working in an out door garden. Provides funding to non-profits and schools.

Lisa Libraries Foundation - donates books to nonprofit organizations that serve teens, such as after-school programs, mentoring programs, youth detention centers, foster homes, and transitional housing services.

Microsoft Unlimited Potential - provide nonprofit organizations with funding to support technology training programs ranging from learning basic computer skills to using advanced business productivity applications.

National 4H Council - provides opportunities for young people to take action on issues critical to their lives, their families, and their communities. Youth are involved in project design and writing of proposals.

National Institute for Mental Health - works to improve mental health through biomedical research on mind, brain, and behavior.

National Institute on Aging - supports research and research training related to aging; specifically, basic biological, neuroscientific, behavioral and social research on aging and intervention studies and clinical geriatric research

.Nike Foundation - is committed to helping communities improve the quality of services they provide for youth people. The Foundation donates athletic equipment, apparel, in-kind benefits, and financial assistance.

Office of Justice Programs - provides federal funding information for the Department of Justice on a variety of topics. Provides funding to non-profits and government entities.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - provides funding to non-profits and government entities.

Public Welfare Foundation Grants - purpose of the foundation is to reach disadvantaged youth, particularly those who are disengaged from traditional institutions and provide them with access to comprehensive community-based services.

RadioShack Contributions Program - is designed to build partnerships with non-profits in a variety of giving areas in order to help economically disadvantaged young people access technology and to support crime prevention and home safety. Grants are awarded to programs in the following categories: education, civic life, and health and human services, particularly programs that strengthen families, increase self-sufficiency, and nurture children and youth.

RGK Foundation - awards grants in the broad areas of Education, Community, and Medicine/Health. The Foundation supports a broad range of human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, and youth development programs. Human service programs of particular interest to the Foundation include children and family services, early childhood development, and parenting education.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - is offering grants for fresh ideas that represent new approaches to the health and health care problems that affect our country’s most vulnerable people. RWJF supports training, education, research and projects that demonstrate effective ways to deliver health services.

TimeWarner Foundation - is dedicated to using the power of media, communications and information technology to serve the public interest and strengthen society.

Traina Foundation - is seeking proposals from organizations involved in the diagnosis, research, treatment and/or family support of manic depression, suicide prevention and child abuse prevention. The foundation may give special consideration to proposals that address manic depression in children and young adults.

UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation - is offering support to meet the needs of children across the United States with assistance grants for medical services not fully covered by health insurance.

New Funding Opportunities

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program seeks to increase public safety through innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illness who come into contact with the criminal or juvenile justice systems.

The program encourages early intervention for system-involved individuals with mental illness; provides new and existing mental health courts with various treatment options; maximizes diversion opportunities for nonviolent offenders with mental illness and co-occurring disorders; promotes training for justice and treatment professionals on criminal justice processes and mental health and substance abuse issues; and facilitates communication, collaboration, and the delivery of support services among justice professionals, treatment and related service providers, and governmental partners.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking joint applications from eligible applicants seeking to plan, implement, or expand an adult or juvenile collaboration program.

Click here to read the full grant announcement.

Application Deadline: May 6, 2008

Diversion and Trauma Recovery

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery Program-Priority to Veterans grants.

The purpose of this program is to support local implementation and statewide expansion of trauma-integrated jail diversion programs to reach the growing number of individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma-related disorders involved in the justice system. In recognition of the dramatically higher prevalence of trauma-related illnesses among veterans, this program will prioritize eligibility for veterans.

Click here to access the full grant application.

Application Deadline: May 8, 2008

Circles of Care IV: Infrastructure Development for Children’s Mental Health Systems in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Communities

The purpose of the Circles of Care grants are to provide tribal and urban Indian communities with tools and resources to plan and design a holistic, community-based system of care to support mental health and wellness for their children, youth, and families. SAMHSA/CMHS is especially interested in projects that focus on improving the linkages between primary care and behavioral health.

Click here to access the full grant application.

Application Deadline: May 9, 2008

Treatment for Homeless

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 grants for the Development of Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment Systems for Persons Who Are Homeless.

The purpose of this program is to expand and strengthen treatment services for persons who are homeless (including those who are chronically homeless), who also have substance use disorders, mental disorders, or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. To address the broad needs of this population, CSAT seeks to increase the number of homeless persons placed in stable housing who receive treatment services for alcohol, substance use, and co-occurring disorders.

SAMHSA/CSAT is targeting $4.5 million per year within the Treatment for Homeless Program for services in supportive housing.

Click here to access the full grant application.

Application Deadline: May 29, 2008

Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants Program

The Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants program funds conferences related to substance abuse (including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, prescription, and illicit drugs) and mental illness prevention, early intervention, treatment innovations and service delivery.

Click here to access the full grant application.

Application Deadline: May 30, 2008

Reducing Mental Illness Stigma and Discrimination

This grant provides funding for partnerships between consumer and/or advocate organizations, communities, or state and local agencies with hands-on expertise in developing and implementing stigma reduction programs and strategies; and social, behavioral, and/or communication scientists with expertise in stigma research design and methodology.

The purpose of these partnerships is to undertake studies to: assess the effectiveness of existing stigma and discrimination reduction programs and approaches, including media-oriented approaches such as public service announcements, and examine how, why, and for whom existing programs or approaches work; develop innovative new programs and approaches; and provide a better understanding of the impact of varied media (e.g., television, newspapers, magazines, cinema, direct-to-consumer advertising, internet), both positive and negative, on attitudes and beliefs about mental illness, and in perpetuating and changing mental illness stigma and discrimination.

Click here to access the full grant application.

Application Deadline: June 5, 2008

Project LAUNCH

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for fiscal year 2008 for Cooperative Agreements for Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health (Project LAUNCH).

The purpose of Project LAUNCH is to promote the wellness of young children, birth to age 8.

Project LAUNCH defines wellness as a state of positive physical, emotional, social, and behavioral health. The goal is to create thriving, safe, and supportive environments for children, allowing them to enter school ready to learn and succeed.

Click here to access the full grant application.

Application Deadline: June 12, 2008

Suicide Prevention Research Grants

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention announces funding available to encourage established investigators to undertake innovative approaches and explore new directions in suicide research; encourage talented new investigators to enter the field of suicide research through grants that provide training support and mentoring; and provide seed money for pilot projects that show promise in opening up new areas of suicide research.

Click here to access the full grant application.

Application Deadline: June 15, 2008