Deadline: 26 November 2018
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)’s Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund (MHP-IF) is currently inviting eligible organizations to submit Letters of Intent (LOIs) for Phase 1 of funding for projects which promote population mental health through the delivery, evaluation and promotion of innovative population health interventions.
The MHP-IF is a national program that funds the testing and delivery of promising population health interventions in the area of mental health promotion with an emphasis on increasing health equity. The Program’s aim is to improve mental health for individuals and communities where interventions are delivered and to reduce systemic barriers for population mental health in Canada. Knowledge gained from the evaluation of each community-based intervention is intended to enhance Canadian public health policy and practice.
Objectives
- To support the development, adaptation, implementation and evaluation of innovative and promising population health interventions that promote mental health through the reduction of risk factors, the promotion of protective factors and by addressing the underlying determinants of health across settings and populations in Canada.
- To support multi-level and multi-sectoral partnerships to effect upstream change within priority determinants of health in Canada.
- To scale up successfully tested population health interventions to benefit more people and foster sustainable policy and program development in the field of mental health promotion for diverse population and communities.
- To support the development and execution of knowledge development and exchange (KDE), including a PHIR agenda, specific to mental health outcomes and lessons learned through the evaluation of innovative mental health promotion interventions in Canada.
Funding Information
- Applicants may request an annual budget of up to $65K for the 2019/20 fiscal year and $250K for the 2020/21 fiscal year. Note: PHAC’s fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31.
- Funding is expected to begin in September 2019.
Strategic Grantmaking Model and Phased Approach to Funding
- As a strategic grantmaking initiative, the MHP-IF engages in many connected activities to improve population health and reduce health inequities in Canada.
- The four components of the MHP-IF model include:
- Grants and contributions (G&Cs)
- Partnership development
- Knowledge development and exchange
- Mobilization of resources, methods and tools
Eligibility Criteria
Projects funded through this opportunity are required to:
- Target the intervention for the primary audience of: children (0-5 years of age); school age children (6-12 years of age); youth (13-19 years of age); young adults (20-24 years of age); and/or primary caregivers of children and youth.
- Develop an intervention based on best practices, evidence and/or strong theoretical underpinnings that are most appropriate for the intended population, including the use of participatory processes and culturally safe practices and approaches.
- Address and modify multiple risk and protective factors and their underlying determinants of health to promote mental health
- Highlight health equity considerations and engage specific populations such as First Nations, Inuit, Métis, newcomers (including refugees), LGBTQ2+ or other groups experiencing socio-economic risk factors, as applicable.
- Work at multiple levels (individual, family, community and broader structural and system levels) to address the social determinants of health that promote mental health.
- Build and maintain partnerships across multiple sectors and jurisdictions (e.g., school districts and health authorities) for sustained impact.
- Use a PHIR approach, including the development and execution of a supporting research agenda based on routine evaluation of the intervention to understand impact and demonstrate alignment with MHP-IF program-level outcomes as outlined in the MHP-IF Logic Model.
- Promote knowledge gained from the funded projects to inform future policy and program development.
Funding Assets
Special consideration will be given to projects that:
- Target population groups susceptible to mental health inequities (e.g., low-income families, immigrants and refugees, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, LGBTQ2+, people living with disabilities and people with other socio-economic risk factors).
- Train practitioners, professionals, administrators, policy makers and/or decision makers working in areas that directly contribute to the mental health of children and youth in Canada (in addition to working with a primary audience).
- Demonstrate early readiness for scale up and sustainability.
How to Apply
LOIs must be completed using PHAC’s LOI Template. To obtain a copy of the LOI Template and complete application materials via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Canada
For more information, please visit Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund.