Partnerships for Success Grants

The goal of this grant program is to provide funding that enhances and supports grassroots work to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use/misuse in BIPOC communities in Kentucky.

Overview

This funding opportunity allows potential grantees to creatively address localized behavioral health-related issues. We recognize that BIPOC communities face a historic lack of access to consistent resources. Funding is intended to support solutions that address issues identified as most relevant to BIPOC communities by those who live and work locally.

Proposed projects should:

  • Center BIPOC communities as the primary focus of a proposed or existing project or program, including leadership and decision-making power.

  • Make BIPOC communities the primary beneficiaries of outcomes generated by the project or program.

  • Address a substance use challenge or underlying inequity identified by the community.

  • Plan, develop, implement and/or sustain a prevention initiative.

Grant size will vary based on the scope of the project. Eligible organizations may apply for grants up to $50,000. Applications are due by January 3, 2025.

Background

Partnerships for Success provides funding to enhance and support Kentucky grassroots organizations that are either Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led or BIPOC-serving. Applicants should focus on reducing alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use/misuse and related consequences by implementing evidence-based prevention programs, practices, and policies that are trauma and resilience informed, culturally responsive, equitable and inclusive. This project is supported by the Kentucky Partnerships for Success 2023 Grant via the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant H79SP083680. Grants are expected to provide up to $50,000 in funding for 12 months. Grant period will end December 31, 2025.

FAQs

  • Applicants must:

    • Be a BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving organization.

    • Provide services in at least one county in Kentucky.

    • Agencies that currently receive Partnerships for Success grant funding are not eligible to apply.

  • Depending on the project, awarded grantees may be expected to:

    • Participate in quarterly grantee meetings to share their work and learning with other grantees and Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.

    • Participate in evaluation and professional development activities for the grant and part of the overall initiative.

  • The most competitive applications will:

    • Focus on BIPOC communities.

    • Authentically center BIPOC Kentuckians and communities in the project, including through leadership and decision-making power.

    • Work to improve behavioral health outcomes by reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors in their communities.

    • Have goals for the grant period that are clear, feasible and aligned with the goal of the Partnerships For Success (PFS) grant.

    • Demonstrate that the organization can achieve the goals outlined in the proposal with the budget, timeline, and staff capacity indicated.

    • Focus on a substance use (alcohol, marijuana, and/or tobacco) issue or challenge identified by BIPOC Kentuckians who live and work as part of their community

Submissions

To submit a proposal, download the application and send the completed version to Grants Coordinator, Heather Bruner, at hbruner@healthy-ky.org. You can also email her any questions you may have about the program. Applications are due by January 3, 2025.