Mental Health Grant (All Ages)

Geographic Scope: South Lake County, Florida

Cycle: September 2026

Focus Areas:

• Youth & Adolescent Mental Health: Programs addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral health, and social-emotional development
• Access to Care: Expanding availability of counseling, therapy, psychiatric services, and tele-mental health
• Crisis Intervention & Stabilization: Suicide prevention, crisis hotlines, mobile crisis units, and post-crisis follow-up services
• Trauma-Informed Care: Programs supporting individuals affected by ACEs, violence, abuse, displacement, or chronic stress

Eligibility: South Lake County nonprofits

Contact Information:

• Email: grants@LWFSL.org or info@LWFSL.org
• Phone: 352-536-8845
• Address: NTC Building, 1935 Don Wickham Drive, Clermont, FL 34711

Application Process

1. Read the Request for Proposal (RFP) for Mental Health Grant
2. Register your organization using the Grant Portal (https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=lwfsl)
3. Complete the Letter of Intent (LOI) by the deadline
   • LOI is mandatory to be considered for full application
   • Late or incomplete LOI cannot be considered for funding
4. If LOI is accepted, complete the full application by the deadline
   • Late or incomplete applications cannot be considered for funding

Requirements

• All parts of LOI must be completed by deadline
• Eligible nonprofits addressing critical issues can bypass LOI and move directly to full application after completing a brief eligibility quiz (part of 2026 trust-based philanthropy model)

Technical Assistance

• Organizations needing additional technical assistance should email grants@LWFSL.org