Foundation for Community & Health Advancement: Mental Health Matters Grant

Overview

Grant opportunities are available for Arizona-based organizations that are seeking funding related to the Foundation’s focus areas. The Foundation offers grant opportunities for programs and applied research projects, and supports a select number of charitable events each year. Expanding statewide resources, reducing stigma about mental health, and connecting people to care that promotes positive mental health and saves lives. 

Now more than ever, mental health matters. Even before COVID-19 caused a sharp spike in stress, anxiety, and depression, more than 13.5% of adults in Arizona struggled with frequent mental distress. That percentage places our state 28th in the nation for frequent mental distress. Arizona is 38th for lives lost to suicide and 42nd in the U.S. for access to mental healthcare. 
 
As the need for mental health support continues to rise, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Foundation for Community & Health Advancement is taking action. We invest in expanding statewide resources, reducing stigma about mental health, and connecting people to care that promotes positive mental health and saves lives. Protecting the well-being of Arizonans depends on talking more about mental health and supporting one another. We encourage everyone to join in the conversation. 

Mental health: The Foundation will open the Mental Health Matters Grant cycle for mental health projects on May 1, 2024. We are interested in receiving applications for programs and/or applied research that target issues such as: 

• Access – provider shortage, telehealth, etc. 
• Suicide prevention 
• Youth mental health 
• Intersection of mental health and substance use disorder 
• COVID-19 effect 

Funding priority is given to proposals that expand publicly-available resources, are scalable (or have the potential to increase systems-level capacity), and have a measurable impact.

The Foundation accepts funding requests during specific grant cycles from non-profit organizations and academic institutions. 
 
We work with the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) to manage grant interest, applications, and proposals. All organizations seeking Foundation funding must have an active grantee account with ACF. 

Grant Cycle: May 1 – 29, 2024 
Funding Date: August 30, 2024
Grant Term: September 1-2024- August 31, 2025