Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
May 11, 2004, Vol. 04-57

Mini-Grants Available to Develop & Support Consumer Organizations

Organizational development and capacity-building grants available for consumer and consumer-supporter organizations. The National Mental Health Association's National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center (NCSTAC), with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Mental Health Services, announces the availability of three sets of mini-grants for the establishment and development of consumer and consumer-supporter organizations.

Two organizational development mini-grants of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) are available as seed money for groups that are interested in developing consumer organizations. Three capacity building mini-grants of up to two thousand dollars ( ,000) are available for consumer organizations that would like to strengthen the capacity of their organization. One five thousand dollar ($5,000) mini-grant is available for consumer-supporter organizations to assist groups that are interested in establishing a consumer-run organization.

Deadline for applications is June 18, 2004

Please see www.ncstac.org/rfp.pdf to link to the Request for Proposals. For more information, please contact:

Sara Thompson, Director
National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center
National Mental Health Association
2001 N. Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
Email: sthompson@nmha.org
Phone: 703-838-7505
Fax: 703-684-5968

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The Center for Mental Health Services is a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services.