Funding Opportunity: Mayors Wellness Campaign Mental Health Initiative
In partnership with the New Jersey League of Municipalities, and funded by Walmart, the Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC) is issuing a request for proposals focused on addressing community mental health needs. Programs can address mental health, substance use, intimate partner violence and/or stigma.
Funding Available
Eligible municipalities can apply for funding amounts of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000. There will be up to 10 awards totaling $77,500.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants must be:
- A New Jersey municipal government agency
- Part of the Mayors Wellness Campaign (if you are unsure if your municipality is part of the MWC or to sign up, reach out to kbisaha@njhcqi.org)
- Only one application per municipality will be accepted
- If the municipality received a 2025-2026 MWC Mental Health Initiative Grant, they must be in good standing on current grant requirements to apply.
*All grant recipients will be eligible for 1 free registration in a Mental Health First Aid Training course provided by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute.
Schedule
Technical Assistance Webinar Recording Release: September 21, 2026
Responses Due: October 14, 2026 5:00 p.m. Late submissions will not be reviewed.
Contract Period: January 1, 2027-December 31, 2027
Schedule of Interventions Due: March 2027
Interim Reports Due: June 2027
Final Reports Due: January 2028
Watch the Webinar Recording
Download the Application
Download the Budget Form
