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Funding by Topic: Mental health

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

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
Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care Program Course and Scholarships Inactive
An educational program for primary care providers serving low-income and underserved communities. The program trains clinicians to diagnose and treat mental health conditions they see every day in practice. Providers working in rural and tribal communities are encouraged to apply.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2024
Sponsors: The REACH Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Campuses
Strengthening the Safety Net: Improving Access to High Quality Health Care in Michigan Inactive
Grants to support clinics providing free medical, dental, and/or mental healthcare for uninsured and underinsured residents of Michigan.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2024
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Dr. Eric Bothwell Awards for Research on Health Disparities of Native American Men and Boys Inactive
Awards for students and early career researchers who focus on the physical and mental health of American Indian and Alaska Native boys and men and the need to address disparities that hinder their ability to fulfill roles as fathers, husbands, providers, leaders, and contributors to their communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
Sponsors: American Public Health Association, Men's Health Network
Helping Hands Grant Program Inactive
Grants to encourage medical students to participate in community service activities, particularly those focused on underserved populations; raise awareness of mental illness and the importance of early recognition of illness; and build an interest among medical students in psychiatry and working in underserved communities. Projects should focus on mental health and substance use disorder.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program Inactive
Grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in high need schools and local educational agencies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
Sponsors: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), U.S. Department of Education
Minnesota Rural and Underserved Clinical Rotations Grant Program Inactive
Grants to health professional training sites to add rural and underserved rotations or clinical training experiences, such as credential or certificate rural tracks or other specialized training, to existing clinical training programs.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Fiscal Year 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion Inactive
Funding to support health centers to increase access to behavioral health services through starting or expanding mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 24, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services