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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.
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Priorities
Technical assistance grants must be used to build individual
and/or organizational capacity. Proposals may cover a wide range
of activities, including by 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
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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
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Applying
for a Grant
Grant Guidelines and the application form are available
for download in Adobe Acrobat's PDF format. You will need Acrobat
Reader that can be downloaded here.
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download the Small Technical Assistance Guidelines and Instructions |
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download the Proposal Cover Sheet |
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download the Conference Budget Form |
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see a list of current Technical Assistance grants |
Deadlines
Small Technical Assistance proposals can be submitted at any time; responses will be made as promptly as possible (generally within 3 weeks). |
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Institute
of Mental Hygiene
1055 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 350, New Orleans, LA 70130
phone: (504) 566-1852; fax (504) 566-1853
e-mail: imh@imhno.org
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