Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health Grants, $25,000 – $250,000

The Behavioral Health grants will focus on improving the state of behavioral healthcare and mental health in Arkansas. Grants will be awarded that address the following categories:

• Access to Quality Mental Healthcare
• Awareness, Education, and Outreach
• Crisis Care
• Early Intervention
• Mental Health Innovation
• Substance Use Disorder
• Suicide Prevention
• Preventative Behavioral Healthcare

In 2024, we awarded $1,354,434 to 12 programs working to improve behavioral health in the state of Arkansas.

• Arkansas Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics – $130,000
• Boys & Girls Club of Benton County – $100,000
• The CALL – $45,700
• Cooper-Anthony Mercy Child Advocacy Center – $75,000
• El Dorado School District – $66,300
• Life Skills for Youth – $200,000
• Lyon College – $117,450
• Ouachita Regional Counseling & Mental Health Center, Inc. – $150,808
• The REACH Institute for Advancing Children’s Health – $43,512
• Bernards Development Foundation – $187,000
• University of Central Arkansas Foundation, Inc. – $40,000
• Wolfe Street Foundation, Inc. – $198,663

You can find more information on these programs here.

Deadlines for 2025 Cycles

Letters of Intent will open on July 1 and close on July 13.

Applicants will be notified by email on July 25 if the letter of intent is approved and the application process is open to the organization. The application period will close on August 15.

Award notifications will be emailed on November 11.

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Grant Application Summary

Behavioral Health RFP

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