To nurture the mental health and well-being of all members of the Northern Virginia community.
2021 Mental Health Grantee Nueva VidaIn 2019, about eight percent of our population was dealing with active symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. Today, that rate is 28 percent, a nearly four-fold increase, and impacts nearly 550,000 adults in the region. An additional 200,000 adults are asymptomatic consumers of mental health services who are receiving (or want to receive) treatment. All told, over 750,000 adults in Northern Virginia (39 percent) have mental health needs. Source: Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
To help nurture the emotional health and well-being of all members of the Northern Virginia community, the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia makes grants with a focus in Mental Health annually through the Community Investment Funds grant cycle.
Since 2007, the Community Foundation has awarded more than $940,000 to support mental health across the region through this fund. See a full list of grantees.
The Mental Health Fund, a component fund of The Permanent Fund for Northern Virginia, is a permanent community endowment at the Community Foundation dedicated to the mental health and well-being of all members of the Northern Virginia community.
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This fund supports organizations or programs that offer mental health support services to vulnerable populations.
Criteria
For 2025, the Community Foundation will consider grant applications that meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations providing mental health services to children/young adults or families who are lower-income. Local, state and federal government entities are not eligible to apply.
- This year, grant requests will only be considered for general organizational support. Applications for capital improvements, endowments, or scholarship awards will not be considered.
- Grants will be made to organizations providing mental health services to children, young adults, and/ or families in Northern Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, plus the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church and Manassas/Manassas Park) who are from lower-income households.
- Organizations with budget sizes of $150,000—$4.5M are eligible to apply.
- The Community Foundation intends to make grants of $15,000.
- Applications that are late or incomplete will not be considered.
- Only one application per organization will be considered.
Grant Application Portal
To update a grant application, access anticonvulsants-info.com here:Submit Applications or Review Past Grants Here
You will be instructed to set up an organizational profile before applying. If your organization has applied in the past, check with other staff members to get access to the organization profile already established. It contains grant history and past applications. Please do not set up a new profile unless you are sure your organization has not applied previously.
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Grant Cycle Timeline
| January 8, 2025 | Applications Open |
| January 8, 2025 | 2025 Grants Webinar - REGISTER |
| February 1, 2025 | Grant Reports Due from 2024 Grantees |
| February 5, 2025 | Applications Due |
| April 2025 | Applicants notified of funding status |
| February 1, 2026 | Grant Reports Due from 2025 Grantees |
Questions?Please contact Sari Raskin, Vice President of Grants and Community Leadership.
703 879 7641 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Questions?Please contact Jennifer Cochran, Manager of Grants and Scholarships.
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