Blue & You Foundation: Behavioral Health Grant

The Blue & You Foundation's Behavioral Health Grant aims to enhance mental health services in Arkansas. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $200,000 will support projects that improve access to care, raise awareness, and promote early intervention, among other priorities. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations and Arkansas-based entities, while ineligible groups include individuals and political organizations. The initiative seeks to foster innovation and preventative measures in behavioral healthcare.

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
• Funding

Applicants may apply for amounts between $5,000 and $200,000. Partial Funding will not be granted.

Eligibility

501(c)(3) organizations with services directly benefitting Arkansans may apply.Any 501(c)(3) public charity
City, county and state governmental agencies
Religious organizations are eligible, but the program cannot support theological functions or religious purposes.Organizations or governmental agencies must be Arkansas-based (or if the applying organization is located outside of Arkansas, the project to be funded must specifically benefit Arkansans). Programs and organizations should also demonstrate operational and financial viability.

Ineligibility

Organizations that are not eligible to receive funding:Individuals
Organizations cannot be a private foundation under IRC § 509(a)
Greek or fraternal organizations
Organizations cannot be in a contractual relationship with Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, its subsidiaries, or affiliates.Programs that are not eligible to receive funding:Capital campaigns or endowments
Large construction projects or large equipment purchases
Organizations that have previously received two years of funding for a project must apply for something outside of that scope of work.
Sponsorships or fundraising events
Programs that are specifically tobacco related. Because of the availability of funding in Arkansas from the Tobacco Settlement, the Foundation will not fund proposals that are principally tobacco related.