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Policy and practice must work in tandem to drive critical systems changes. The Think Bigger Do Good Policy Paper Series provides policy solutions to our nation’s most pressing behavioral health issues. Though public policy has broad and deep impacts for families and communities, public policy discussions often occur without those most affected at the table.
This grant program supports local, small- and mid-size organizations that are working directly with communities to address issues that relate to, inform, and advance the policy discussions outlined in this series. Each grant cycle focuses on a different paper, or set of papers.
To learn more about the opportunity and access Frequently Asked Questions, click here.
To register for an informational session about the Policy Meets Practice grant opportunity, click here.
2022 Think Bigger Do Good Policy Paper of Focus
The goal of this grant program is to reinforce strategies outlined in the Think Bigger Do Good Policy Paper, Enhancing the Capacity of the Mental Health and Addiction Workforce: A Framework. Recommendations are made on three levels – clinical, community, and individual.
For the purposes of this grant, we are seeking to support programs that expand the community behavioral health workforce by investing in peers and other nontraditional community workers. Community mental health workers can divert care from an overextended clinical workforce by delivering interventions that focus on prevention, recovery, mitigation, and/or harm reduction. Existing models that promote the benefits of situating mental, social, and spiritual support services within the community setting include community health workers/promotoras, peer support services, and other frontline public health workers.
These roles are described in further detail in the policy paper, Enhancing the Capacity of the Mental Health and Addiction Workforce: A Framework.
To watch a webinar based on the paper, click here.
in programs that connect important behavioral health policy issues to on-the-ground practice
capacity of local small- and mid-size organizations
behavioral health policy discussion using lessons from real-world application
In the second cycle of the Policy Meets Practice grant opportunity, four grants of $50,000 each will be awarded. The grant cycle will last one year.
Scattergood Foundation will select a specific Think Bigger Do Good policy paper or set of papers of focus.
Organizations submit applications for programming related to the policy issue of focus.
Scattergood Foundation staff review and narrow applications.
Grantmaking Group will review applications and make selections for grant awards.
Awardees will be announced.
Review team and grantees will convene semi-regularly to share about their programs and to discuss policy-related issues.
Policy Meets Practice Grant Application Opens
Informational session about the application process
*To register, click here.
Application period closes
Applicants notified of grant award status
Grant awards released
Grantees implement programs and participate in Community of Practice
Please watch an informational session for potential applicants to learn about the 2022 Policy Meets Practice grant opportunity.
The goal of this grant program is to reinforce strategies outlined in the Think Bigger Do Good Policy Paper, Enhancing the Capacity of the Mental Health and Addiction Workforce: A Framework. Recommendations are made on three levels – clinical, community, and individual.
For the purposes of this grant, we are seeking to support programs that expand the community behavioral health workforce by investing in peers and other nontraditional community workers. Community mental health workers can divert care from an overextended clinical workforce by delivering interventions that focus on prevention, recovery, mitigation, and/or harm reduction. Existing models that promote the benefits of situating mental, social, and spiritual support services within the community setting include community health workers/promotoras, peer support services, and other frontline public health workers.
These roles are described in further detail in the policy paper, Enhancing the Capacity of the Mental Health and Addiction Workforce: A Framework.
To watch a webinar based on the paper, click here.
in programs that connect important behavioral health policy issues to on-the-ground practice
capacity of local small- and mid-size organizations
behavioral health policy discussion using lessons from real-world application
In the second cycle of the Policy Meets Practice grant opportunity, four grants of $50,000 each will be awarded. The grant cycle will last one year.
Scattergood Foundation will select a specific Think Bigger Do Good policy paper or set of papers of focus.
Organizations submit applications for programming related to the policy issue of focus.
Scattergood Foundation staff review and narrow applications.
Grantmaking Group will review applications and make selections for grant awards.
Awardees will be announced.
Review team and grantees will convene semi-regularly to share about their programs and to discuss policy-related issues.
Policy Meets Practice Grant Application Opens
Informational session about the application process
*To register, click here.
Application period closes
Applicants notified of grant award status
Grant awards released
Grantees implement programs and participate in Community of Practice
Please watch an informational session for potential applicants to learn about the 2022 Policy Meets Practice grant opportunity.
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