van Ameringen Foundation: June 2026 Cycle, van Ameringen Foundation

Funding Opportunity posted by Nia Smith

Tue Jan 20, 2026

Description:

Within its broad focus on mental health, the van Ameringen Foundation encourages innovative and practical grant proposals in areas which:

- increase the accessibility of mental health services to people and communities with limited financial means and opportunities;

- offer preventive and early-intervention strategies;

- advocate for systemic change with local or national impact.

Two types of grants are offered through the foundation:

- Direct Service Grants: The Foundation funds programs and projects that provide a direct service, such as case management, assessment, counseling, psychotherapy, psychiatric care, training, or jobs, housing, and other supports to people and communities confronting significant mental illness. Grants are provided for up to three years with $25,000-100,000 annually.

- Non Direct Service Grants: Advocacy: The Foundation funds strategies that seek to create changes in the law, public policy, or in the perceptions and practices of the public and private sectors responsible for improving mental healthcare, particularly in unserved or underserved communities. Projects are funded for up to three years with up to $250,000 annually.

Media/Dissemination: The Foundation funds efforts which seek to share research findings, best practices, and knowledge related to improving the mental health safety net and system. This may be in the form of a publication, training, or media project using traditional or new forms of communication. Projects are funded for up to three years with $25,000-100,000 annually.

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Training: The Foundation funds activities that provide learning and skill-building opportunities for mental health providers, advocates, people living with mental illness, policymakers, and family or community members who are seeking to deepen their understanding, knowledge, treatment, or social change efforts. Projects are funded for up to three years with $25,000-100,000 annually.