Grant Opportunities

Division of Health Sciences / Center for Nursing Grants

***All Campus Mental Health Grant applications must be accessed and submitted through the Health Sciences Grants Portal.***

Campus Mental Health Grants- Community and Technical Colleges

  • Under this competitive grant process funds will be awarded to community and technical colleges. Project activities will be directed at improving student mental health on college campuses through implementation of evidence based programming and best practices addressing one or more of the areas below as recommended by the American Council on Education.
  1. Assess existing mental health services and identify gaps.
  2. Enhance the accessibility of clinical services.
  3. Integrate mental health promotion and prevention throughout the campus system.
  4. Establish a campus-wide culture that strives to identify, prevent, and treat mental illness through proactive messaging, communication, and norm setting.

Campus Mental Health Grants- 4-Year Colleges and Universities and Campus Organizations

  • Under this competitive grant process funds will be awarded to public 4-year colleges and universities and campus or community based organizations that directly serve college students. Project activities will be directed at improving student mental health on college campuses through implementation of evidence based programming and best practices addressing one or more of the areas below as recommended by the American Council on Education.
  1. Assess existing mental health services and identify gaps.
  2. Enhance the accessibility of clinical services.
  3. Integrate mental health promotion and prevention throughout the campus system.
  4. Establish a campus-wide culture that strives to identify, prevent, and treat mental illness through proactive messaging, communication, and norm setting.

Campus Mental Health Policy Special Project Grant

  • This special project grant opportunity is intended to provide funding to support West Virginia colleges and universities in the review, update, and creation of policies for counseling centers and other campus protocols for student mental health.
  • 1 award of up to $25,000 open to public 2- and 4-year colleges and universities
  • View details on RFP

Suicide Prevention Special Project Grant

  • This special project grant opportunity is intended to provide funding to support a statewide or regional West Virginia higher education suicide prevention conference or ongoing educational series for college faculty and staff following best practices for suicide prevention in higher education.
  • 1 award of $12,500 open to public 2- and 4-year colleges and universities
  • View details on RFP

**The deadline for all Campus Mental Health Grant Applications is June 30, 2023.**                        

Division of Student Affairs Grants

Diversity for Equity Grants

Purpose

Under this competitive grant process, funds will be awarded to colleges and universities that meet the eligibility requirements. Projects must focus on issues related to “diversity for equity.” Diversity is conceptualized broadly and focuses on the notion of diversity for equity in educational outcomes. It encompasses the people, cultures, and climates of all institutions. We recognize the breadth of diversity in West Virginia and acknowledge that educational attainment varies across different forms of diversity. In order to celebrate and honor diversity, West Virginia must focus on delineating and closing the achievement gap.

Diversity for Equity Grant RFP packet

Diversity for Equity Grant Applications must be submitted via email to autumn.perry@wvhepc.edu by 5:00 p.m. on June 30, 2023