$43M from federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Did you know that the state of Connecticut receives approximately $2M in LSTA funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services each year?

Compare that to the $43M the state received from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Details are here. To be sure, much of that funding goes to the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, but many programs are funded at the local level and are worth looking into if they are in or near your library.

Such as Advocacy Unlimited in Wethersfield, recipient of $70,000. And Middletown's Connection Inc, which received $400,000 to "address the needs of individuals who are chronically homeless or at risk for homelessness by providing an integrated system of supportive housing, case management, peer recovery supports and clinical care."

What institution received funding near you? How can you partner? These agencies are probably tasked with outreach. Worth a phone call? You bet.

Viola W. Bernard Foundation for Mental Health

The Viola W. Bernard Foundation was established to provide seed money for innovative mental health programs with an emphasis on families and children. The Foundation supports innovative programs that address the interplay between social conditions and the psychological health of children and families.

Examples of past recipients include New Alternatives for Youth and The Animation Project.

Eligible applicants include projects or programs for youth that involve a mental health component and preference is given to programs in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Grant applications are considered twice a year, in October and March. The deadlines are August 31st for the October meeting, and January 31st for the March meeting.

Guidelines and application

How to apply

State: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont   

Maximum Grant: $20,000           

Deadlines: August 31 and January 31, 2013

Viola W. Bernard Foundation for Mental Health

The Viola W. Bernard Foundation was established to provide seed money for innovative mental health programs with an emphasis on families and children. The Foundation supports innovative programs that address the interplay between social conditions and the psychological health of children and families. Examples of past recipients include New Alternatives for Youth and The Animation Project. 

Eligible applicants include projects or programs for youth that involve a mental health component and preference is given to programs in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. 

Grant applications are considered twice a year, in October and March. The deadlines are August 31st for the October meeting, and January 31st for the March meeting. 

Guidelines and application

How to apply

State: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont    

Maximum Grant: $20,000            

Deadlines: August 31 and January 31, 2013

School Mental Health Education Grants: Typical or Troubled?

School Mental Health EducationGrants are sponsored by the American PsychiatricFoundation and are designed to implement the Typical or Troubled? educational model in communities nationwide. This educational presentation is the core of the program and is designed to be presented by teachers, administrators, counselors or school social workers in partnership with psychiatrists or other mental health professionals. The educational tools also encourage learning and dialogue with parents about their teen’s mental health and how to support their emotional well-being.

Multiple awards of up to $2,500 will be granted to select applicants. 

Community organizations, schools, and school districts are eligible to apply.

Deadline: March 30, 2012 

STOP Act Grants: prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth age 12-20

STOP Act Grants are sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 

STOP stands for Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking, and these grants are designed to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth age 12-20.

Approximately 78 grants of up to $50,000 per year will be awarded to select applicants. Public and private nonprofit organizations that are current or former Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grantees are eligible to apply. 

If you would like to learn some more before applying, view the pre-application webinar at STOP Act Webinar 2012 .



Deadline: March 29, 2012