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ABHA BLOCK GRANTS

ABHA has a total of $25,000 available for grants to mental health services,programs, projects, or activities for ABHA member adults and/or children and families.  These requests should be written by mental health peers, individuals or groups comprised of individuals who have experienced mental health challenges or who advocate for a family member with such experience. If peers need assistance with the writing of the grant request, this is acceptable so long as the peers are highly involved in all aspects of the writing and application process. 

  •   Adults: $12,500 will be used to fund adult related projects ($2,500 per county).

  •  Youth & Families: $12,500 ($2,500 per county) will be used to fund projects related to youth and families.

Grants Request Forms will be available on the website beginning August 8, 2011.

Grant requests are due by NOON Sept. 19, 2011 at the Corvallis ABHA office.

Decision Process Timeline:

  •  The ABHA Adult Advisory Council will meet Nov. 10, 2011 to review adult applications.

  •  The ABHA Youth & Family Advisory Council will meet on Nov. 18, 2011 to review children, youth, and applications.

  •   Their recommendations will be reviewed by the Administrative Council whose final decision will be made by Dec. 12, 2011.

  •   All applicants will be notified by mail within two weeks of the Administrative Council's decision

  •  Contracts will be negotiated, dated, signed and returned no later than January 6, 2012. Subject to available funding, project grant funds can be invoiced for payment beginning Dec 15, 2011. Funds must be spent within a year from the date of the contract.

Technical assistance is available to all applicants. Please call if you any questions:

Rebekah Fowler
ABHA Member Affairs Specialist
(541) 257-2181

 

 

 

Last : August 08, 2011

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