Need Funding For Your Mental Health Program?
Kicking The Stigma launched the Action Grant Program to directly support nonprofit organizations doing important work in the mental health sector. Grants will be awarded to specific programs and projects that align with our five key focus areas, as described below.
Organizations may apply for up to $150,000 in support each grant cycle—with select nonprofits permitted to apply for more upon request. If you would like to request additional funding, please contact us before submitting your application.
To be eligible for a Kicking The Stigma Action Grant, applicants must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or government equivalent.
- Offer programs or services in the state of Indiana.
- Use evidence-based or evidence-informed mental health practices.
- Provide an itemized budget for the program or project the grant will support.
Applications for fundraising support, administrative expenses, and website or app development are not eligible for this grant. Please review our Action Grant Eligibility Guidelines in its entirety before starting your application.
Applications for the Action Grant Program are currently closed.
Submit Your Application
Organizations can only submit their application to ONE of the following focus areas each grant cycle.
Behavioral Health Workforce Development
Grant funding must be used to train, enhance, or expand an organization’s workforce and increase their capacity to care for mental and behavioral health patients. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how these expansions will be sustainable without recurring grant support.
Application period closed.
Equitable Access to Treatment and Resources
Grant funding must be used to finance programs and organizations that increase access to mental health resources and remove barriers to treatment, especially in underserved Hoosier communities. These barriers may include but are not limited to patient transportation, workforce shortage, care affordability, etc.
Application period closed.
Grassroots Peer-to-Peer Programming
Grant funding must be used for grassroots programs that employ an evidence-based model to address mental health challenges and advocate for positive change in their community. In this context, “grassroots” may refer to any peer-to-peer program with a community-centric approach.
Application period closed.
Awareness and Anti-Stigma Initiatives
Grant funding must be used to finance initiatives that raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health disorders and the importance of mental health. These initiatives must encourage acceptance and understanding in their community and work to remove the stigma around mental health disorders.
Application period closed.
Youth Mental Health
Grant funding must be used for organizations, initiatives, and programs designed to impact youth mental health through any of the above focus areas. This includes workforce development, equitable access, grassroots programming, and anti-stigma initiatives. Special consideration will be given to proposals involving youth sports.
Application period closed.