Digital Mental Health Non-Dilutive Funding Watch

Newly Opened Grant Applications

• Fidelis Care Behavioral Health Grants: Fidelis Care has opened applications for 2026 Here for Your Health...

• Program launch: Fidelis Care opens applications for 2026 Here for Your Health Behavioral Health Grants
• Timing: Announced today via PR Newswire
• Opportunity: Non-dilutive insurer-backed funding for behavioral health – watch for DMH pilot pathways

DMH startups: Partner with Sheboygan nonprofits as subcontractors for innovative digital pilots in access to healthcare. United Way grants $10,000–$40,000 to existing or up-and-coming nonprofits; apps due April 30. Pure non-dilutive funding.

Federal non-dilutive alert: New Grants.gov FOA advances translational research to understand emergence and worsening of mood and psychotic disorders – prime for idea-stage DMH startups to partner with academic PIs for intervention evidence.

Nonprofit-only RFP from Selena Gomez's Rare Impact Fund offers $2.5M+ ($250K-$500K grants, 2 years) to US 501(c)3s building nonclinical youth mental...

Huge non-dilutive opp: $50B federal program over 5 years to all 50 states, with telehealth as prerequisite.

• Every state baked virtual care into...

California Mental Health Grants

• 🔥 221 Grants Up to $50,000: Grants of up to $50,000 to California nonprofit organizations and public agencies...

Key opportunity for idea-stage digital mental health startups: ASTP/ONC selected nine pilots across nine states/DC to test behavioral health data...

Rising non-dilutive opportunities via partnerships:

• California: Up to $50k grants to nonprofits/public agencies for mental health programs in...

Bootstrap rural clinics with non-dilutive grants using this sample structure:

• Equip with digital consultation devices for remote access
• Deliver...

• States prioritize telehealth, cybersecurity, workforce enablement, and connected care under RHTP.
• Focus on scalable, interoperable tech for...

Prime grant-stack target: States awarded $147-281M each from CMS's $50B over 5 years for rural BH access, workforce, technology investments.

Digital...

Federal Non-Dilutive Updates

• 🔥 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization: The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer...

• Capacity micro-grants due March 11 at 11:59 PM – supports nonprofit tech infrastructure
• Mini grants deadline March 18 at 11:59 PM
• Funds...

SBIR/STTR revitalized through 2031, with new Strategic Breakthrough Awards up to $30M for promising tech—ideal for idea-stage digital mental...

Place-based signal: DeKalb County Mental Health Board opens $325K Opioid Remediation Fund for local addiction treatment/prevention/recovery, plus...

• Major funding boost: US federal government announces $69.1 million in new behavioral health grant opportunities.
• Key priorities: Youth mental...

Indiana opens applications for $120M Growing Rural Opportunities for Wellbeing grants to boost rural health amid Medicaid cuts – prime for idea-stage...

• Oneida County receives $60K grant from New York State Office of Mental Health for first responders' wellness program
• Deploys CARES UP model with...

New Non-Dilutive Grants

• 🔥 Future of Health Grant 2026 Spring Cohort: Future of Health unveiled its 2026 Spring cohort offering up to CHF 90,000...