Montana Mental Health Trust Funding

Marcia Armstrong
montanamht@gmail.com

Montana Mental Health Trust funding supports programs, services, and resources for the prevention, treatment, and management of serious mental illness in Montana children and adults, including programs, services, and resources for:

• Education and information for medical providers concerning appropriate prescribing practices for patients with mental illness
• Training and education for law enforcement personnel and other persons concerning effective and appropriate crisis intervention techniques and resources
• Crisis intervention service to persons supervised or managed by the criminal justice system
• Transition funding for persons transitioning from an in-patient mental health treatment environment to an out-patient treatment and independent living environment
• Children's mental health programs
• Peer-to-peer services

Priority topics include:

• Invest in payer organizations to perform and disseminate research on pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment and effectiveness strategies in Montana
• Development of evidence based or promising novel programs to serve individuals with co-occurring disorders in an integrated manner
• Provision of physical, psychological, laboratory, pharmacological and educational services to all persons in Montana
• Provide transitional housing for persons released from treatment/custodial facilities
• Establishment and/or continuance of community crisis systems for law enforcement agencies, community organizations, and courts to divert mentally ill persons from incarceration

Applications for grants are considered from public and private entities, whether organized as for-profits or nonprofits.

Award ceiling: $30,000 per year
Total funding available: $300,000

Links to program guidance and the application form are available on the program website.

Email the completed application to montanamht@gmail.com.