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For Grantseekers

2025 Letter of Intent (LOI) Schedule

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation uses a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to provide funding opportunities to current and potential grantees in our health priority areas. When an open funding opportunity is available, a call for Letters of Intent (LOI) is announced through various communication outlets. We are pleased to share the 2025 Letter of Intent (LOI) schedule.

March 4: Think.Change Initiative and Behavioral Health Consortium
August: Healthy Kids Initiative
October: Healthy Eating Initiative
December: Diabetes Initiative

Current Funding Opportunities

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation provides funding opportunities to both current and potential grantees based on a funding opportunity schedule. When a competitive funding opportunity is available, calls for letters of intent (LOI) and related instructions will be posted on our website. Visit our website often or sign up to be notified by email of future funding opportunities.

You can stay informed about funding opportunity announcements through the following channels:

Social media: Facebook, X or Twitter, LinkedIn @PdNFoundation
Health Foundation Newsletter: Subscribe here

Disease Prevention & Management

2025 Behavioral Health Consortia call for Letter of Intent (LOI)

Release Date: March 4, 2025

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation seeks letters of intent (LOI) from eligible organizations to further the Health Foundation’s goals under the Behavioral Health Consortia area.

Specifically, the Health Foundation seeks LOIs for programs that address gaps in mental health and substance use systems, with an emphasis on enhancing coordination among regional behavioral health consortia stakeholders as informed by data. The Health Foundation will not consider proposed programs already supported by other resources including government funding or health coverage reimbursement.

The Health Foundation uses the LOI process to welcome various proposals from diverse applicants. After review, the Health Foundation will invite selected applicants to submit a full proposal.

Behavioral Health System Defined

For this LOI process, the Health Foundation defines a behavioral health system as inclusive of treatment, navigation, support, and health promotion services for mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), addiction and related substance use, and other associated disorders.

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Disease Prevention & Management

2025 Think.Change Initiative call for Letter of Intent (LOI)

Release Date: March 4, 2025

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation seeks letters of intent (LOI) from eligible organizations to further the Health Foundation’s goals under the Think.Change initiative to reduce stigma and negative bias associated with mental health and substance use conditions. The LOI must include one of the following interest areas:

• Implementation of evidence-based training to reduce mental health and substance use-related stigma and bias among people (i.e., teachers, landlords, service industry workers) who have frequent contact with individuals with a mental health condition and are less likely to receive on-the-job training.

• Implementation of evidence-based education for individuals and families with lived experience. Programs may address emotional well-being, mental illness and substance use conditions, symptoms, management, and treatment options.

• Implementation of evidence-based navigator training for individuals willing to serve as peer support, system navigators, or volunteer presenters, including people with lived experience.

The Health Foundation uses the LOI process to welcome various proposals from diverse applicants. After review, the Health Foundation will invite selected applicants to submit a full proposal.

Mental health and emotional well-being are described as an overall positive state of one’s emotions, life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose, and ability to pursue self-defined goals. The term is inclusive of behavioral health and recovery from conditions related to mental illness, substance use, and addiction.

Mental Illness Stigma Defined

Corrigan and Gelb (2006, 2014) define mental illness stigma in two forms:

Public stigma - defined as the prejudice and discrimination suffered by people with mental illness when the general population endorses stereotypes, and Self-stigma - defined as the injury to self-esteem when a person with mental illness internalizes stigma.

Positive social environments also play an integral role in mental and emotional well-being and in preventing adverse health outcomes (Hatzenbuehler, 2011). The World Health Organization (2005) explains that stigma about mental disorders and discrimination against individuals with mental illness and their families prevent people from seeking mental health treatment. Research supports the idea that individuals with more mental illness information are less stigmatized than misinformed individuals (Penn, Couture, 2012).

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Resources for Applicants

The Health Foundation’s Board of Directors adopted a set of grantmaking principles and restrictions, which include:

  • No unsolicited grant applications
  • No brick and mortar (unless part of a board-approved special project)
  • No direct payment for care

The following links and documents have been provided to help you understand the kinds of programs and initiatives the Health Foundation awards funding to and what information is typically required in a grant proposal. However, as each funding opportunity is different, we recommend you thoroughly review each request for letters of intent (LOI) for specific instructions.

Grantmaking Guidelines
Proposed Budget Template
Priority Areas and Initiatives
Previously Awarded Grants
Annual Reports
FAQs
Newsletter Sign-Up
Healthy Paso del Norte
Additional Health Data
El Paso 2022 Community Health Assessment