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.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
State: Virginia
County: Selected Counties
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2023
Details:
In 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.
Since 2007, the Community Foundation has awarded more than $940,000 to support mental health across the region through this fund.
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.
This fund supports organizations or programs that offer mental health support services to vulnerable populations.
Eligibility Criteria
For 2023, the Community Foundation will consider grant applications that meet the following criteria, although the exact grant amount is to be determined.
- Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations providing charitable or educational services. 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 services in Northern Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, plus the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church and Manassas/Manassas Park).
- The Community Foundation intends to make one grant of an amount to be determined.
- Applications that are late or incomplete will not be considered.
- Only one application per organization will be considered.
For more information, visit The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia.