Funding Tiers
The grant included three funding tiers to meet organizations where they are at, each with different deliverables and funding amounts:
- Tier A – Design & Development: For organizations creating or piloting new programs.
- Tier B – Implementation: For organizations ready to launch or expand programs.
- Tier C – Scaling & Sustainability: For established programs with proven results that need support to grow or sustain their impact.
Focus Areas
OBHPP prioritized programs that address one or more of the following areas:
- Reducing loneliness and social isolation
- Supporting caregivers and reducing family stress
- Promoting infant, early childhood, and maternal mental health
- Supporting immigrant communities’ mental well-being
- Promoting early intervention for youth and young adults
- Reducing family and intimate partner violence
- Promoting population well-being through education and skills development
In addition, established programs that applied for funding under Tier C did not necessarily need to align with these Priority Focus Areas but must have demonstrated efficacy and alignment with the mission and vision of OBHPP
Eligibility
Eligible applicants included Massachusetts-based community-based organizations (CBOs) - nonprofits, public, or private organizations that represented and served their communities. Recipients have experience delivering behavioral-health-related programming, collecting data, and advancing equity.
Preference was given to programs serving communities disproportionately affected by behavioral health disparities, initiatives in Advancing Health Equity in Massachusetts (AHEM) priority communities, and collaborations between large and small organizations.
All funded organizations receive technical assistance and capacity-building support from OBHPP to strengthen implementation and sustainability