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Access Delaware

FUNDING STATUS: OPEN

ACCESS DELAWARE provides direct funding to partner groups, nonprofits and community-based organizations in Delaware that are actively pursuing mental health and crisis helpline awareness activities, events and educational or outreach initiatives for high-risk or minority populations, as well as crisis response training for community-based organizations servicing these same populations. This funding opportunity will be administered by DSAMH for a four-month implementation period from June 2025 through September 2025. There are two tracks available under this funding opportunity – review the solicitation for additional information on eligibility and requirements:

  • ACCESS 988 (up to $4,999.99): open to partner groups, nonprofits and community-based organizations.
    • Build internal capacity to engage individuals and communities at risk or experiencing mental health crises.
    • Receive funding to promote established or additional mental health resources for high-risk or minority populations.
  • ACCESS Mental Health (up to $4,999.99): open to community-based organizations providing mental health resource information and awareness training.
    • Receive funding and technical support to increase community engagement and resource capital surrounding mental health education and crisis response.
    • Build internal capacity for community engagement and resource information dissemination.
      Due to the specific requirements for gaining MHFA certification, there are two tiers for application consideration for ACCESS Mental Health:
      • Tier One: Pre-requisite – Awarded vendors have eligible individuals looking to become certified instructors for MHFA, QPR or ASIST.
      • Tier Two: Training the Community – Awarded vendors have existing certified instructors for MHFA, QPR or ASIST looking to provide community training.

*Organizations must have demonstrated business operations for a minimum of one (1) year.

Applicants may apply for both tracks. Funding may not be used for direct treatment services, funding new staff or duplicating/overlapping initiatives currently funded by other means.

Interested in learning more? Check out the ACCESS Delaware Solicitation Webinar held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

Grant writing-related resources are available on DSAMH’s ATRC Website, which can be accessed here via the Resource Library. Be sure to insert “Grant Writing” in the Keyword Search, which will populate links to 10 modules (PPTs and associated recordings/videos) and a Grant Writing Workbook designed to guide you through each step of developing a proposal.