Targeted Investment Grants
PEI organizations can apply for Targeted Investment Grants that provide up to $100,000 in one-time funding for projects that hold potential to inform policy and/or systems level change directed at advancing resilience in one or more of the following Action Areas:
- supporting responsive relationships
- strengthening core life skills
- reducing sources of toxic stress and its harmful build-up
Examples of eligible projects include those focused on research and evaluation, program evaluation, knowledge mobilization, database integration, community asset mapping, conducting province-wide surveys, etc.
Up to $200,000 total is available in 2021-2022 for this funding stream.
Targeted Investment Grants
PEI organizations can apply for Targeted Investment Grants that provide up to $100,000 in one-time funding for projects that hold potential to inform policy and/or systems level change directed at advancing resilience in one or more of the following Action Areas:
- supporting responsive relationships
- strengthening core life skills
- reducing sources of toxic stress and its harmful build-up
Examples of eligible projects include those focused on research and evaluation, program evaluation, knowledge mobilization, database integration, community asset mapping, conducting province-wide surveys, etc.
Up to $200,000 total is available in 2021-2022 for this funding stream.
See full (RFA) request for application document here.
*Wages – Eligibility for wage coverage will be assessed based on the demonstrated need. Wages must cover tasks that do not already fall within a staff’s job and are critical to the success of the project and require additional time.
Grant funds may be used to cover the following eligible expenses:
- Training and professional development
- Holding meetings and events, including facility rentals and remote meeting costs
- Transportation
- Research, evaluation, and dissemination activities
- Wages* and fees (e.g., consultants, trainers, expertise not available in the community, honoraria)
- Promotional and marketing activities directly related to the project
- Reasonable overhead, capital, infrastructure costs directly related to the project to a maximum of 10% of the total grant
- Costs associated with the grant’s financial reporting requirements
Steps to Apply
Before applying, applicants are asked to review the backgrounder about mental well-being and resilience available here.
Step 1
Download the Application Form Template and the Budget Template
Step 2
Complete the Templates according to the instructions that follow
Step 3
Submit your completed Application Form Template and Budget Template to the Grants
Coordinator by email at:
Incomplete applications will not be eligible to advance in the process.
In your application you will be asked to provide:
- Project Title and Funding Stream
- Contact Information for the Applicant Organization and Project Lead
- Type of organization and PEI region(s) the project will take place in, including specific community and/or settings
- A high-level 1-page summary of the project plan, including purpose and rationale, timelines, estimated budget, anticipated milestones and results
- Using the following guidelines, a detailed proposal of up to a maximum of 10 pages that is structured according to the Evaluation Criteria for this Funding Stream: 1) Alignment – 3 pages, 2) Feasibility – 3 pages, 3) Potential Impact – 4 pages
- A 1-page detailed estimated budget for the project with reasonable justification for each eligible cost
Download the full Request for Applications for the detailed description of these categories.
In your application you will be asked to provide:
- Project Title and Funding Stream
- Contact Information for the Applicant Organization and Project Lead
- Type of organization and PEI region(s) the project will take place in, including specific community and/or settings
- A high-level 1-page summary of the project plan, including purpose and rationale, timelines, estimated budget, anticipated milestones and results
- Using the following guidelines, a detailed proposal of up to a maximum of 10 pages that is structured according to the Evaluation Criteria for this Funding Stream: 1) Alignment – 3 pages, 2) Feasibility – 3 pages, 3) Potential Impact – 4 pages
- A 1-page detailed estimated budget for the project with reasonable justification for each eligible cost
Download the full Request for Applications for the detailed description of these categories.
How will my application be assessed and scored?
The PEI Alliance for Mental Well-being will establish a peer review committee to review applications using three review criteria that directly align with the application requirements:
Alignment (30%)
- To what extent does the project align with the four Objectives of the Improving Mental Well-being for All: Focusing Action for Positive Change Grant Program and Purpose of the Targeted Investments Grant Funding Stream?/li>
- Is the rationale and relevance of the project clearly stated and how it advances one or more of the Action Areas?
Feasibility (20%)
- Are the timelines and related deliverables realistic and sufficient to achieve the project goals and objectives?
- Is the estimated budget reasonable and well justified?
- Do the Applicant Organization and Project Lead have the appropriate expertise, experience, capacity, and time required to deliver on the project?
- If the project involves stakeholders and partners is there a clear and appropriate plan describing why they will be engaged, how and when?
Potential Impact (50%)
- To what extent does this project hold potential to inform policy and/or systems level change directed at advancing resilience in one or more of the Action Areas?
- Is there a clear and logical plan for measuring and assessing the impact of the project?
- Does the project include a clear and logical plan to ensure its results are summarised and disseminated in a meaningful way?
- To what extent does the project hold future potential for adopting and scaleup (either within or beyond its current jurisdictional/community/geographical setting?)?
- To what extent could the associated activities, or benefits, of the project be sustainable or continued after the grant funding ends?
All applicants will be notified about the outcome of their applications by the end of March 2022.
Who can I contact for more information?
For more information and to answer grant program questions, please contact the Grant Program Coordinator at
