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Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund Round 2

Reference Number 31760557
Organisation
Open Date Friday, 30 May 2025, 1:00 PM
Closing Date Friday, 27 June 2025, 12:00 PM
Region New Zealand

The Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund has been set up to provide $10 million over two years to support innovative time-limited projects and initiatives (time-limited initiatives) aimed at improving mental health and addiction outcomes in New Zealand. It offers a unique opportunity for organisations in supporting the Government’s priority focus on increasing access to men... The Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund has been set up to provide $10 million over two years to support innovative time-limited projects and initiatives (time-limited initiatives) aimed at improving mental health and addiction outcomes in New Zealand. It offers a unique opportunity for organisations in supporting the Government’s priority focus on increasing access to mental health and addiction support, growing the mental health and addiction workforce, and improving outcomes.
The Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund is open to any providers / organisations that may include (but is not limited to): non-government organisations (NGOs) and community mental health and addiction providers (including iwi-based and other Kaupapa Māori providers) so they are able to access Government funding for innovative approaches to improve mental health and addiction outcomes for New Zealanders.

To be eligible for funding through the Innovation Fund, Respondents will need to demonstrate in their proposal that their limited initiative can meet all criteria listed below.
1. Increases access to mental health and addiction support.
2. Protects public specialist mental health and addiction services by reducing demand.
3. Develops capacity in the mental health and addiction workforce.
4. Uses technology to drive productivity.
5. Delivers scalable solutions for unmet need.
6. Returns positive social return on investment (with evidence)
7. Achieves positive outcomes for target population groups that have evidence of poorer mental health outcomes than other groups.
8. Will be co-funded on a dollar-for-dollar matched funding basis (noting matched funding cannot be used for overheads or administration costs).
We are seeking to fund Respondents that have relevant experience, a proven track record of success, strong stakeholder engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration. We are also seeking Respondents that propose novel and innovative time-limited initiatives that have with measurable outcomes and are informed by evidence-based approaches, as well as meeting the Innovation Fund criteria.

We are seeking to fund Respondents that have relevant experience, a proven track record of success, strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration. We are also seeking initiatives that have with measurable outcomes and are informed by evidence-based approaches, as well as meeting the Innovation Fund criteria.

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Open Date

Tender opened

30 May 2025

79 days ago

Closing Date

Tender closed

27 Jun 2025

51 days ago

Title
Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund Round 2
Last Updated
31 Jul 2025
Closing Date
27 Jun 2025 12PM
Status
Closed
Tender Type
Public
Created
1 month ago