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Funding Bold Ideas for Youth Mental Health in 12 countries
https://being-initiative.org/funding-opportunities/request-for-proposals-funding-bold-ideas-for-youth-mental-health-in-12-countries/
Overview
| Donor: | Being / Grand Challenges Canada |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Canada |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 24.06.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 1.500.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Children & Youth
- Health
Project Locations
Africa
Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania
America
Colombia, Ecuador
Asia
India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam
Europe
Romania
Description
1) Objective
Being, an international mental health initiative hosted by Grand Challenges Canada is looking to fund bold prevention and promotion ideas that address the early drivers of mental health and wellbeing for the most underserved young people aged 10- to 24 in: Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Vietnam.
- Proof-of-Concept (POC) Funding: They’re looking to fund innovative ideas to address the prevention and promotion of mental health targeted to young people aged 10-24 in 12 priority countries. POC funding up to $250,000 CAD will be awarded to early-stage projects that can implement, test and refine solutions to country-specific personal, social, and/or environmental factors impacting young people’s mental health and wellbeing in one of the 12 countries.
- Transition-to-Scale (TTS) Funding: They’re looking to fund tested mental health promotion and prevention approaches targeting young people aged 10-24. TTS funding between $300,000 CAD and $1,500,000 CAD will be awarded to support tested mental health promotion and prevention approaches that align with country-specific priorities along their scaling journey to help catalyze their sustainability and impact.
2) Eligibility
They strongly encourage applications from, and will give preference to, youth-led organizations based in the 12 countries. Legally incorporated organizations worldwide can apply for funding, but only those working in the 12 priority countries will be considered.
3) Location
Being’s funding is guided by specific country priorities determined through locally driven country analyses and consultations with youth, policymakers, local organizations, and mental health experts in 12 countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Vietnam.
4) Budget
Funding ranges up to $1,500,000 CAD.
5) Application
Submit your application by Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. EDT (6:00 p.m. GMT).