Release Grant - NOFO - Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 App

Men's Mental Health & Wellbeing Grant - Notice of Funding Opportunity - Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Application
We thank you for your interest in Release Foundation's Men's Mental Health & Wellbeing Grant. Details regarding the scholarship are available below and at this link.

All applications are due by 11:59p ET on May 1, 2025. If you have any questions, please reach out to Erica Wang (erica@manual.care). We look forward to reviewing your application!

About Release Foundation: Release Foundation was founded in 2019 as a 501(C)3 nonprofit focused on increasing access to professional treatment for mental health. Release Foundation provides treatment scholarships and educational grants for mental health and substance use disorder awareness.

Grant Description: Release Foundation's Men's Mental Health & Wellbeing Grant is intended to serve as catalytic funding for institutions to build the case for developing programs targeted at the success of male students. For new partners, the Grant Program will fund a MANUAL pilot. For existing partners, the Grant Program will fund an expansion.
- For new partners, the Grant will fund a MANUAL pilot and gather data for institutions to fund the MANUAL program long-term.
- For existing partners, the Grant will fund an expansion pilot (e.g., men's development programming, institution-wide MANUAL rollout).
  - Note that men's development programming can be external to MANUAL (e.g., a speaker series on men's wellness).
The Problem: Through this partnership, MANUAL and Release Foundation seek to address the ongoing mental health crisis acute in young adults, particularly male-identifying youth. Men are 4 times more likely to die by suicide, 3 times more likely to die by overdose, yet underserved by current resources,

Award Criteria:
- Higher-education organization and or university
- Long-term ability to match funds internally OR evidence of matching funding to support the program
- Existing institutional interest in men's development programming
- Institutional capacity to support programming rollout
- Evidence that the Grant Program will target under-served and under-resourced populations
Application Logistics:
- Application Deadline: 11:59p ET, May 1, 2025
- Award Range: $10,000 - $40,000 (initial award, additional funding available)
  - $150,000 of total funding is available
- Suggested Programming Timeline: 12 months (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026)
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
example@example.com
Institution*
Funding Amount Requested*
Awards will range from $10,000 to $40,000
What programming will the funding be used to support?*
Beyond the programming outlined above, how else will the institution support men's development and mental health?*
Who will be the primary point of contact within the institution? What capacity will be made available to support programming?*
What institutional funding might be available to match scholarship funds, either this year or long-term?*
Which stakeholders will be involved in the decision to continue this programming long-term? What data or outcomes might they be looking for?*
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Men's Mental Health & Wellbeing Grant - Notice of Funding Opportunity - Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Application