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.
Legacy Action Grant
The Legacy Action Grant is offered to select organizations Kicking The Stigma is looking to engage with in a more strategic way. Organizations will be contacted by a Kicking The Stigma representative for this opportunity.
Community Action Grant
Organizations may apply for up to $25,000 in support each grant cycle, towards a program that fits into one of the five Action Grant focus areas.
To be eligible for a Kicking The Stigma Community Action Grant, applicants must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or government equivalent.
- Offer programs or services in the state of Indiana.
- Use evidenced-based or evidence-informed mental health practices
- Provide and 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 Community Action Grant Eligibility Guidelines in its entirety before submitting your interest form.
Organizations looking to apply must first fill out an interest form. A Kicking The Stigma representative will reach out if you are selected to move forward to the official grant process.
Applications for the 2025 Community Action Grant are closed.
Application Areas of Focus
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.
The 2025 application period is 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.
The 2025 application period is 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.
The 2025 application period is 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.
The 2025 application period is 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.
The 2025 application period is closed.