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Funding by Topic: Children and youth

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Illinois Rural Youth Services Enhanced Inactive
Grants to increase access to mental health and social services for youth who are involved or at-risk of being involved in the juvenile justice system in 5 rural counties in Illinois.
Geographic coverage: Alexander, Hardin, Pulaski, Gallatin and Saline counties in Illinois
Application Deadline: Jun 24, 2024
Sponsor: Illinois Department of Human Services
Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Competitive Grants Inactive
Grants for projects that educate youth between 10 and 19 years of age and pregnant and parenting youth under age 21 on abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Projects should focus on youth populations that are high risk, vulnerable for pregnancies, or otherwise have special circumstances, which includes Native American and rural youth.
Geographic coverage: Available in Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, American Samoa, and Marshall Islands.
Letter of Intent (Optional): May 21, 2024
Application Deadline: Jun 24, 2024
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Delta Dental of Missouri Oral Health Grant Program Inactive
Grants for projects designed to improve the oral health of Missouri residents with a focus on increasing access for underserved areas and populations.
Geographic coverage: Missouri
Letter of Intent (Required): Jun 18, 2024
Application Deadline: Jul 2, 2024
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Missouri
Delta Dental of South Carolina Oral Health Grant Program Inactive
Grants for projects designed to improve the oral health of South Carolina residents with a focus on increasing access for underserved areas and populations.
Geographic coverage: South Carolina
Letter of Intent (Required): Jun 18, 2024
Application Deadline: Jul 2, 2024
Sponsor: Delta Dental of South Carolina
Duke Endowment Child and Family Well-Being Grants Inactive
Funding to expand opportunities for vulnerable children in North Carolina and South Carolina, including out of home care and evidenced-based programs focused on prevention and early intervention for at-risk children.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina and South Carolina
Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2024
Sponsor: The Duke Endowment
Alaska Suicide Prevention Grant Inactive
Grants for projects and organizations with the goals of reducing the rates of suicide in Alaska and promoting mental wellness through strengthened community and personal connections. Projects that are located in rural communities have been funded in the past.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Jun 14, 2024
Sponsors: Alaska Community Foundation (ACF), GCI Communications
State-Tribal Partnerships to Implement Best Practices in Indian Child Welfare Inactive
Grants for jointly developed projects by state and tribal governments and, where applicable, nongovernmental partners, to develop and operate a plan to effectively implement best practices in Indian child welfare services. The program's overall goals are to preserve families of federally recognized American Indian and Alaska native tribes; protect children; and ensure that children remain connected to their families, communities, and culture.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): May 7, 2024
Application Deadline: Jun 7, 2024
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Dissemination and Implementation Research to Advance Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Preventive Interventions in School Settings Inactive
Notice of Special Interest for dissemination and implementation research to support innovative approaches to overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, scale-up, and sustainability of evidence-based interventions to support children's mental, emotional, and behavioral health in school settings. Health disparity populations, including individuals living in rural areas, are a priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jun 5, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funding: Broad Pragmatic Studies Inactive
Funding for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research designed to to improve patient care and health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Jun 4, 2024
Application Deadline: Sep 4, 2024
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program Inactive
Funding to support states and tribes with implementing suicide prevention and early intervention strategies for youth up to age 24 in schools, institutions of higher education, juvenile justice systems, substance use and mental health programs, foster care systems, and other child and youth-serving organizations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2024
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services