2025 RESOLVE NOLA Community Impact Grants

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ABOUT

Understanding evident gaps in accessible mental health care and the need for the equitable coordination of services for young individuals navigating the profound impact of community violence and collective trauma in New Orleans, United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA), in collaboration with the partners of the Resilient, Equitable Systems for Overcoming Loss and Violence Everywhere (RESOLVE) Grant, is pleased to announce the launch of the RESOLVE NOLA Community Impact Grant. This initiative is designed to address the critical shortage of comprehensive mental health resources and addiction services tailored to the unique needs of youth and their families in New Orleans.  

Under the guidance of UWSELA and the Resiliency in Communities after Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) Advisory Board Members, this grant program aims to allocate funds strategically, fostering expanded and more equitable fair access to trauma-informed community violence support for youth of color in New Orleans communities plagued by chronic poverty. The overarching goal is to establish a seamlessly coordinated system of trauma-informed, community-based services specifically tailored to mitigate the profound impacts of collective trauma and community violence on youth of color in communities facing chronic poverty.  
 

Applicants can request grants for up to $25,000, and successful applicants can expect to receive funds no later than June 20, 2025. 

This grant initiative is a vital step toward building resilience and fostering positive change within the youth communities of New Orleans.

GRANT CRITERIA

• Proposals must be submitted by organizations with a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. If your organization does not currently have nonprofit status, you may still apply for a RESOLVE NOLA Community Impact Grant by having a 501(c)(3) organization agree to act as your sponsor and fiscal agent for the project's duration.
• Collaboratives are welcome to apply; however, a 501(c)(3) organization of the collaborative must serve as the fiscal agent and submit the application on behalf of the collaborative.
• All participating organizations or sponsoring organizations must operate within Orleans Parish.
• Priority will be given to small (budget under $500,000) majority-led BIPOC organizations.
• Successful applicants must spend award dollars by September 29, 2025.
• The project must focus on activities that address behavioral health disparities and social determinants of health in the areas below:

  • Mental Health Conditions

  • Substance Abuse and Addiction

  • Excessive Alcohol Use

  • Physical and Emotional Trauma

• Grant submissions are to be submitted electronically by May 20, 2025, by 4:00 p.m. Applications with a submission time later than 4 p.m. will not be accepted.

• Late and incomplete applications will not be accepted.

TIMELINE

CONTACT

Please direct general questions about the framework or the process to EboneeA@UnitedWaySELA.org.