Deadline: 11-Nov-22
Applications for the Puna Pūtea/Social Action Grants are now open. These pūtea or grants will be awarded to individuals and community, iwi and hapū groups and organisations who want to challenge mental distress prejudice and discrimination through projects they design.
Pÿtea or money is awarded to mental health advocacy projects that aim to challenge negative stereotypes, unfair judgments and discrimination towards those of us who live with mental distress or illness.
The public awareness program that aims to increase social inclusion and end discrimination towards people with experience of mental distress. They know at least one in five New Zealanders will experience mental illness or distress in their lifetime.
Focus Areas
- healthcare
- Housing
- workplaces
- family
- Faith based groups
- cultural groups
- Local communities, tribe.
What do they fund?
- The kind of projects they’re looking to fund are diverse. they want to hear your ideas about how to end mental discrimination distress and make your moemoeÿ or mental health advocacy visions come alive!
Funding Information
- There are two types of grants – grants for up to $40,000, and grants of between $10,000 and $20,000.
- Grants of up to $40,000 are open to all. Preference for these grants will be given to community and lived experience groups, committees, marae, and whānau, hapū and iwi rōpū/groups. Applicants for these grants must be open to co-designing their project with the Mental Health Foundation.
- Grants between $10,000 and $20,000 are open to all and are recommended for individuals and organizations.
- They have a total of $400,000 to award this year. Each grant comes with project support and guidance from the Mental Health Foundation.
Criteria
- To be successful in your application, you’ll need to:
- Clearly describe how your grants project will end unfair judgments and discrimination towards people who experience mental distress. What sorts of unfair judgments and discrimination will your project challenge, and how? How will your project uphold the rights of people with mental distress in your whÿnau, community, workplace or iwi?
- Clearly describe how your project will help to drive equal outcomes for your community, or for our priority groups – people with severe mental distress who may also be Mÿori and/or Pasifika.
- Show how your project aligns with their kaupapa Mÿori principles here. How will your project mate best practice or tÿkanga in a way that supports people with mental distress? How will your specific mÿtauranga or knowledge make your grants project fly? Choose one or more of the Noku te Ao: Like Minds kaupapa Mÿori principles and talk to them in your application.
- Show how you will reach people who haven’t experienced mental distress with the stories and views of people who have This practice, which is called the Power of Contact, is a proven way to help end mental distress discrimination and increase understanding towards another person’s experiences . To be effective, the project’s leader or leaders need to create a situation where people feel a sense of equality with one another; there is an opportunity for whanaungatanga/to get to know each other and actively co-operate; information that challenges negative stereotypes about people with mental distress is provided; and all participants have a mutual goal they can pursue together by taking tangible actions.
- Have clear goals and objectives, and a realistic and detailed budget. What outcomes do you want your grants project to achieve, and why? Is this possible within your budget and the grant amount you have applied for, and if not, how have you saved on costs? Attach quotes if possible.
- Demonstrate creativity and innovation. Have you noticed anyone doing something similar? If so, what could you do better? What does your grants project offer that others don’t?
- Use positive, hopeful and safe language around mental distress. See their media guidelines for tips on using language that is mana-enhancing, respectful and puts the person first
- Consider how your project might pivot to suit Aotearoa’s COVID-19 landscape. In this ever-changing environment, all applications must show how they would continue if affected by COVID-19.
For more information, visit https://www.nokuteao.org.nz/social-action-grants/