This section is intended to empower you to seek additional sources for funding your coalition. Often we are just beginning to do our best work when the funding dries up. Preparation can be a strong protective factor in maintaining funding streams. Below are resources to assist you. We have also included both national and state level funding organizations. If you know of others or your coalition gets creative please share your knowledge with us so we may add resources to this list.
Tips and Guides to Getting Funding
Ask and You Will Receive: A fundraising Guide for Suicide Prevention Advocates
A 14-page document that presents new ways to think about generating support for your program. Links to other resources are embedded throughout the document so that you can easily find the most relevant materials. This
guide will help you think through your approach, select a strategy, and get started on a fundraising campaign.
Developing and Writing Grant Proposals
Tips from proposal development to writing proposals
Techniques for Effective Grant Writing
Contains funding tips, as well as websites for government grants, foundations, and statement research.
This presentation from SPRC's 2003 Region 7 and 8 Conference contains information and tips on obtaining government funding for suicide prevention efforts.
This presentation from SPRC's 2003 Region 7 and 8 Conference contains information and tips on obtaining private funding for suicide prevention efforts.
National Contributors
This site lists the national organizations that fund suicide prevention efforts as well asorganizations that fund complementary initiatives such as depression funding. Please disregard the first entry from 2004.
The CDC web site has a database of funding opportunities for adolescent and school health programs.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
The SPRC web site has a list of national funding opportunities. Go to their
homepage and click on "Funding" under the "News" section on the left side of the screen.
Wisconsin
Contributors
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
Go to SPRC's
homepage, click on "Funding" under the "News" section on the left. Click on "State and Regional" funding opportunities in the first paragraph.
This listing is maintained to enhance access to information about state and federal education and library funds that are available through the DPI. Links are provided to pages with grant details, special requirements, and contact information.
These funds support partnerships that address the most important health issues in Wisconsin with the goal of advancing public health through prevention of disease, injury and disability.
These funds support community-academic partnerships that address public and community health improvement. Forms and instructions on how to apply for funding are included on the site.
Contains an "Area of Interest Index" that includes Mental Health.
In-Kind Contributions
Past MHA school-based youth suicide prevention grant recipients have also received in-kind contributions from a number of community partnership organizations including: County Health Departments, County Departments of Social Service, private mental health clinics, HMO systems, local universities, police department, and the sheriff's department. Other ideas included UW Extensions and local CESA's.
