IMH
recognizes that organizations must be strong to be effective. Technical
assistance grants are intended to strengthen the management capabilities of
organizations so that they can better address mental health needs and
improve mental health services. |
Priorities
Technical assistance grants must be used to
build individual and/or organizational capacity. Proposals may cover a wide
range of activities, including but not limited to: |
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leadership development:
specifically in areas of organizational strategic importance |
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strategic and resource
planning: organizational assessments, strategic and/or sustainability
plans for the continuation of effective mental health services |
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community assessment
and education: community awareness and other techniques that
support quality mental health services |
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partnership
development and collaboration: capacity building to help organizations
work together to improve mental health services |
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staff
development and training: attendance of mental health or education
personnel at conferences to increase their skills in working with
children and to infuse their programs or the community with new ideas
and information |
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program
planning and design: including assistance to grantees to meet
the challenges of implementing IMH grants |
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evaluation:
promotion of effective and appropriate evaluation of mental health
services |
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Applying
for a Grant
Grant Guidelines and the application form are available
to download in Adobe Acrobat's PDF format. You will need Acrobat
Reader that can be downloaded for free here.
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download the Small
Technical Assistance Guidelines and Instructions |
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Proposal Instructions are not currently available online. Please phone or email IMH for a copy of the current format. |
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download the Proposal
Cover Sheet |
Small Technical Assistance Grant applications are not being accepted at the present time. Please continue to check this site periodically for an announcement about when this grant category will be resumed.
