Being Initiative Funding 2026: Up to $1.5 Million CAD for Youth Mental Health Solutions in 12 Countries
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Grants & Funding
Posted
March 4, 2026
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grandchallenges.ca
Grand Challenges Canada's Being Initiative has opened a request for proposals offering up to $1.5 million CAD to organisations developing innovative solutions for youth mental health across 12 countries, with a focus on prevention, wellbeing promotion, and strengthening the environments where young people grow up.
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- The Being Initiative will invest between $300,000 and $1,500,000 CAD in selected projects. Please refer to our ‘Our investment approach’ page for more details on how we define Transition to Scale.
- Application portal:You must submit your application via GCC’s online application portal, Fluxx: https://gcc.fluxx.io. We will not accept applications submitted via any other channel. Please visit our ‘How to Apply’ page for guidance.
- Application portal:You must submit your application via GCC’s online application portal, Fluxx: https://gcc.fluxx.io. We will not accept applications submitted via any other channel. Please visit our ‘How to Apply’ page for guidance.
- For more information about the Being initiative, please visit www.beinginitiative.org
- For questions related to the content of this request for proposals, Please visit the Apply for Funding page on our website for:
- Innovator Resources
- For anything not addressed through the request for proposals, reach out to OpenCompetitions@grandchallenges.ca
- For technical issues related to the Fluxx portal, which are not addressed in the Fluxx Reference Guide, reach out to fluxxsupport@grandchallenges.ca
- For technical issues related to the Fluxx portal, which are not addressed in the Fluxx Reference Guide, reach out to fluxxsupport@grandchallenges.ca
- Format: Online via Zoom
- For more information about the Being Initiative, visit:www.beinginitiative.org
- Request for proposals – English
- Demande de propositions – Français
- Stage one application questions – English
- Questions relatives à la première étape de la demande – Français