Mental Health and Social Connections Grant
The Mental Health and Social Connections grant provides funding to strengthen mental health, improve individual and family resilience, enhance culturally safe supports, and reduce barriers for people to access essential services across Southern Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.
This funding focuses on individuals and families experiencing complex situations and barriers, including children, youth, seniors, newcomers, racialized communities, people experiencing poverty, people with disabilities, and others facing colonial or systemic inequities on Southern Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.
For more information about this grant, please refer to the Funding Call Guidelines. To help you apply, please refer to the Grant Template.
Questions?
For assistance with your online application, please refer to the following documents:
How to Register
How to Apply
For additional information, please reach out to Danella Parks, Director of Community Impact & Investment, at [email protected].
Timeline
- Funding Call Open: February 23, 2026
- Funding Call Closes: March 23, 2026 (noon)
- Decisions announced: April 2026
- Interim check-in: Fall 2026
- Final Reporting: April 2027
