Funding Bold Ideas for Yourh Mental Health and Wellbeing

The Being Initiative is funding bold ideas for youth mental health and wellbeing in 12 countries. The program aims to support projects that address the early drivers of mental health and wellbeing for underserved young people aged 10-24. The funding is guided by country priorities determined through local analyses and consultations with youth, policymakers, and mental health experts in the 12 priority countries. The initiative offers various funding opportunities, including Proof-of-Concept (POC), Transition-to-Scale (TTS), and Ecosystem Catalyst (EC) grants.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Type of Applicants: The initiative strongly encourages applications from and gives preference to youth-led organizations based in the 12 priority countries.
2. Regions/Countries Eligible: Organizations must be based in any country and implement their project in one of the 12 priority countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Vietnam.

Order of Preference:

1. Youth-led organizations (50% or more of staff in key leadership roles are youth aged 35 and under) based in one of the 12 priority countries.
2. Organizations based in one of the 12 priority countries.
3. Organizations based in any low- and middle-income country partnering with a local organization based in at least one of the 12 priority countries.
4. Other eligible organizations.

How to Apply and Key Information

1. Application Process: The application process involves a two-stage process: completing a screening questionnaire and submitting a project summary (stage one), and submitting a full project application (stage two). Only applications that pass the screening stage will be invited to submit a full application.
2. Application Deadline: The deadline for Ecosystem Catalyst proposals is Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 12 PM EDT. Seed and Transition-to-Scale proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis, with the current intake period running from June 26 to September 25, 2024.
3. Application Portal: Applications must be submitted through the Grand Challenges Canada’s Fluxx Portal, accessible at https://gcc.fluxx.io (new users must register for an account on Fluxx at least 7 days before an intake deadline).