Barclay-Giel Seed Grants
Funding Amount
Up to $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
This program provided seed grants to support community-based public health programs. The Commissioned Officers Foundation (COF) ended this program on June 7, 2025, to better align efforts with long-term strategic goals.
Impact: Over an 8-year partnership, the program distributed nearly $1,000,000 in funding to community-based organizations across the United States.
Geographic Scope: National (United States)
Focus Areas:
- Mental health and emotional wellness
- Substance abuse and addiction prevention
- Oral health
- Vaccine hesitancy and health education
- Firearm safety and suicide prevention
- Maternal and child health
- Chronic disease prevention (hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes)
- Youth health and wellness
- Health equity and underserved populations
- First responder and healthcare worker wellness
What The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $100K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $7,000–$10K
- By dollars: Washington 26%, California 10%, North Dakota 10%. Top recipient cities: Los Angeles, CA; Grand Forks, ND; Logan, UT.
- 100% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
The YAY Foundation · Los Angeles, CA
$10K
Altru Foundation · Grand Forks, ND
$10K
The Family Place Utah · Logan, UT
$10K
The Keala Foundation · Lawai, HI
$10K
Monitor My Health Inc · Hamden, CT
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Seed grants
- Mental health
- Addiction recovery
- Dental health
- Suicide prevention
- Health education
- Wellness
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