The Mental Health Program Grants are funded and administered by NSW Health, which is committed to partnering with the non-government sector to deliver community-based mental health services that support the health and wellbeing of the public.
Key information
- Status: Not open for application
- Grant amount: From $560,000
Program objective
The Mental Health Program Grants are funded through NSW Health, which is committed to partnering with the non-government sector to deliver community-based mental health services that support the health and wellbeing of the public, especially vulnerable or hard to reach populations.
This program is funded and administered by NSW Health.
Grant recipients
Recipients for this program were selected to meet the program objectives.
Eligible recipients were invited to participate and were required to meet the objectives.
What was approved
Approved for Mental Health Coordinating Council
The Mental Health Coordinating Council deliver nationally accredited training including the Certificate IV Mental Health Peer Work and Peer Navigation Unit. This grant aims to increase the number of peer workers in New South Wales who are qualified against nationally accredited training by providing access to free-free training.
$475,000 was approved by
Minister for Mental HealthDate approved
March 2025Location of the project
AllLocation of the recipient
SydneyAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Mental Health Program Ad Hoc Grants
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
Two yearsWhat was approved
Approved for Mental Health Co-ordinating Council Limited
The Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) Learning Development Unit (LDU) aims to add value to the mental health sector by delivering quality training. The MHCC is committed to improving outcomes for people with mental health conditions, through relevant training offers. To achieve this MHCC LDU provides the most up-to-date training in recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice approaches to the community mental health sector and beyond.
$753,375 was approved by
Minister for HealthDate approved
July 2023Location of the project
AllLocation of the recipient
SydneyAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Mental Health Program Ad Hoc Grants
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
3 yearsWhat was approved
Approved for One Door Mental health
One Door Mental Health provides supervised day leave for up to 14-16 forensic patients in the Kestrel Unit at Morisset Hospital who do not have family members or carers that are able to or willing to provide this supervision. The Program enables reintegration of forensic patients into the community by preparing them for independent, self-managed living in the community.
$566,310 was approved by
Minister for HealthDate approved
July 2023Location of the project
AllLocation of the recipient
SydneyAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Mental Health Program Ad Hoc Grants
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
3 yearsWhat was approved
Approved for University Of Wollongong
Project Air (PA) Strategy for Personality Disorders agreement was extended from July 2022 to June 2027. The current cycle of funding will support: - Continuation of Gold Card Clinic brief intervention models across NSW Local Health Districts and education and support from the Project Air team at Wollongong University - Development and pilot implementation of PA’s virtual model of care - Incorporation of additional activities for Project Air for School with co-funded by Perinatal, Child & Youth(PCY) and NSW Department of Education (DoE)
$6,564,038 was approved by
Minister for HealthDate approved
June 2022Location of the project
AllLocation of the recipient
Illawarra ShoalhavenAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Mental Health Program Ad Hoc Grants
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
2.5 years (Jan 2015 to June 2017) + 5 years extension (2017/18 to 2021/22); New contract for 5 years (2022/23-2026/27)What was approved
Approved for Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, Univeristy of NSW
Develop and support the Ministry of Health, Local Health Districts and Specialty Health Networks (Districts and Networks) to implement a recovery-oriented model of care for the provision of public mental health services to people with an intellectual disability that: (a) builds the capacity of mainstream community and inpatient mental health services to meet the mental health needs of people with intellectual disabilities; (b) increases specialist capacity of NSW Health mental health services to meet the needs of people with intellectual disability and complex experiences of mental illness; and (c) facilitates joint planning by disability services, mental health and other relevant services, including in relation to referral and treatment pathways and collaborative responses where intellectual disability and mental disorders coexist.
$3,675,000 was approved by
Minister for HealthDate approved
July 2020Location of the project
AllLocation of the recipient
SydneyAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Mental Health Program Ad Hoc Grants
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
Seven years with invoices submitted twice annuallySupport and contact
Ministry of Health Mental Health Branch