Emerging Needs

Emerging Needs is sponsored by St. Louis Mental Health Board (MHB). The MHB Emerging Needs fund provides one-time funding for projects or initiatives that address high priority issues and unmet needs that occur outside of regular application cycles.

### Permanent Supportive Housing Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is defined as “a cost-effective combination of permanent, affordable housing with services that help people live more stable, productive lives. ” For more information about PSH in St. Louis, download the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s “Report to the St.

Louis Partnership for Mental Health and Housing Transformation Grant”. PSH works well for people who face the most complex challenges – individuals and families who are not only homeless, but who also have very low incomes and serious, persistent issues that may include substance use, mental illness and HIV/AIDS. In conjunction with the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s report, St.

Louis set the goal of providing 1,227 units of PSH, of which 882 were to be specifically set aside for populations with serious mental illness who are homeless or who may be at risk of homelessness. Since FY11, St.

Louis Mental Health Board has supported this goal through the offering of funds, usually in the form of 10-year forgivable loans, to support the development of PSH through either renovating existing infrastructure or through construction of new sites that provide behavioral health services in conjunction with PSH. _Consideration for PSH funding is a two-step process. At present there are no hard deadlines.

Letters of Intent and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. _ **Emerging Needs Letter of Interest** The MHB Emerging Needs fund is designed to provide one-time funding for projects or initiatives that address high priority issues and unmet Needs that occur outside of our regular application cycles. Please be advised that this is **not** emergency funding meant to address time-sensitive or urgent requests.

The Emerging Needs application review process may take up to 3 months. Emerging Needs applications will be received and reviewed on a rolling basis without a deadline. When the Emerging Needs fund is fully allocated, the application will close until additional funding is available.

Submit a Letter of Interest in the MHB Grant Portal to determine your organization’s eligibility to receive funding and provide basic information about your project idea. MHB staff will review your submission for eligibility. Ineligible projects will be notified by email that their project will not move forward for funding consideration.

If your project is eligible for funding, you will receive an email with clarifying questions regarding your project idea or you will be contacted by MHB staff to schedule a meeting to discuss your idea. After meeting with MHB staff, you may receive a request for additional information or a notice of award or decline.

More specifically, it is an opportunity to ask questions and receive technical assistance year-round about a variety of topics such as: * Program logic models (with evaluation plans) * Assessment tools and data collection * Program enhancements/ideas * Community resources – access/connections * Community trends/opportunities * Program implementation barriers/challenges * Application writing/evaluation * Other (you tell us how we can help you) However, Funder Fridays are**not**… * An opportunity to seek funding or request increased funding To register for a session click HERE