Focusing Action for Positive Change Grant Program
The Focusing Action for Positive Change Grant Program is an annual funding mechanism established to support PEI non-profit and charitable organizations to deliver projects and initiatives that can improve mental well-being outcomes for people living on PEI.
Objectives
The Grant Program policy outlines four major objectives that align with the Alliance’s mandate.
- To develop and strengthen the factors that build individual, family and community resilience;
- To generate and amplify cross-sector and cross-PEI initiatives to align and integrate preventative approaches;
- To support capacity-building and raise awareness of the connection between resilience and mental well-being; and
- To assess, learn, evaluate and share resilience-building best practices and impact.
Objectives
The Grant Program policy outlines four major objectives that align with the Alliance’s mandate.
- To develop and strengthen the factors that build individual, family and community resilience;
- To generate and amplify cross-sector and cross-PEI initiatives to align and integrate preventative approaches;
- To support capacity-building and raise awareness of the connection between resilience and mental well-being; and
- To assess, learn, evaluate and share resilience-building best practices and impact.
Grant Action Areas
All funded projects must focus on one or more of the evidence-based factors that can develop and strengthen resilience and improve mental well-being.
More information can be found in our resource listings.
All funded projects must focus on one or more of the evidence-based factors that can develop and strengthen resilience and improve mental well-being.
life skills
Available Funding
The Grant Program currently offers two options for funding designed to support different needs and opportunities.
Single Year Grants
Up to $50,000 can be requested for a project or initiative for up to one (1) year.
Multi-Year Grants
Up to $300,000 can be requested for a project or initiative for up to three (3) years.
Funding Streams
The Alliance’s Focusing Action for Positive Change Grant Program currently offers two types of funding designed to support different types of needs and opportunities.
Single Year Grants
Up to $50,000 can be requested for a project or initiative for up to one (1) year.
Multi-Year Grants
Up to $300,000 can be requested for a project or initiative for up to three (3) years.
We are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Focusing Action for Positive Change Grant Program
Congratulations Grant Recipients
- Alzheimer Society of PEI
- BGC Prince County
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of PEI
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind with Charlottetown Physiotherapy
- Clean Foundation
- Cooper Institute
- Kensington & Area Chamber of Commerce
- Lung Association Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island
- PEI Association for Community Living with Your Life Design Inc.
- PEI Coalition for Women in Government with the Federation of PEI Municipalities
- Rowing Prince Edward Island
The PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being is thrilled to announce that $1.8 million in grant funds will be awarded to 11 PEI non-profit and charitable organizations to support the delivery of projects and initiatives that can improve mental well-being outcomes for individuals living on PEI.
“The demand for support from organizations was significant. We received 55 grant applications with a total of $9 million in funding requested.”
Karen Cumberland
Executive Director
PEI Alliance for Mental Well-being
Grantees
View a list of past and present funded projects and intiatives that are being delivered across PEI.
Peer Review Committee
The PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being’s Peer Review Committee plays an important role in the Focusing Action for Positive Change Grant Program process. It ensures proposed projects fit within the Alliance’s mandate. Peer Reviewers are responsible for evaluating project applications against specific Grant Program criteria and making recommendations to the Board of Directors for funding approval.