Mental Health First Aid Training for Iowa Rural Urban Youth

GrantID: 76443

Grant Funding Amount Low: $1,500

Deadline: Ongoing

Grant Amount High: $70,000

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Summary

This grant may be available to individuals and organizations in Iowa that are actively involved in Children & Childcare. To locate more funding opportunities in your field, visit The Grant Portal and search by interest area using the Search Grant tool.

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Children & Childcare grants, Domestic Violence grants, Mental Health grants, Youth/Out-of-School Youth grants.

Grant Overview

Iowa's Rural-Urban Mental Health Divide

Iowa's 94% rural landmass splits youth mental health needs, with 25 suicides per 100,000 rural youth versus 15 urban per IDPH, amid 60% farm-dependent counties facing ag stress. Des Moines metro handles 30% caseload despite 20% youth share.

Rural northwest Iowa, density 20/sq mi, sees 40% youth depression unreported due to 50-mile clinic drives. Urban Cedar Rapids youth, 15% Somali refugees, contend with 20% higher anxiety.

Why Mental Health Training Matters in Iowa

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training equips 5,000 leaders annually, addressing 35% rural provider shortage. Iowa's $30B ag economy amplifies farm crisis impacts on 25% youth families.

Infrastructure: 80% rural broadband, but 30% dial-up in Osceola. Demographics: Aging 22% over-65 strains youth services.

Intent guard: Unlike Nebraska's Platte Valley focus, Iowa demands Quad Cities cross-state metrics.

Implementation in Iowa's Landscape

Funding $20,000 trains 300 educators, partnering ISU Extension. Apps due July via IowaGrants.gov, prioritizing MHFA Iowa certification.

Geographic: Mississippi border dynamics. Economic: Ethanol workforce. 2023 awards $42,000 to Dubuque nonprofits.

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