FW: The Mart ín-Baró Fund Grants for Small Projects are developing innovative and progressive ways to deal with the mental health consequences of violence and political repression

[Katalin Fabian]

- Subject: The Martín-Baró Fund  Grants for Small Projects are developing
> innovative and progressive ways to deal with the mental health consequences of
> violence and political repression
> 
> see http://www.martinbarofund.org
> 
> Funding Guidelines
> The Martín-Baró Fund has a strong preference for projects which
> are developing innovative and progressive ways to deal with the
> mental health consequences of violence and political repression.
> Applicants should understand that we do not view mental health
> and human rights as issues which can be addressed separately,
> but are seeking to fund activities which explore the links
> between them. 
> You can get a better idea of our interests by visiting some of
> the other pages on this website. We particularly urge you to
> read our Mission Statement, and to look at the descriptions of
> some of the projects we have funded in the past. Other factors
> which applicants should consider are:
> 
> We prefer to support grassroots, community-based projects which
> focus on the needs and concerns of the community as well as of
> the individual. 
> 
> We are especially interested in supporting groups located in
> regions harmed by U.S. policies and/or addressing problems
> created or aggravated by those policies.
> 
> Our grants are usually no more than US$7,000. We prefer to fund
> projects where our support will make a significant difference.
> 
> Almost all of the projects we fund are outside the United
> States. 
> 
> Unfortunately, we can accept proposals in English or in Spanish
> only. 
> 
> To Submit an Application for 2005 (Reminder: We are no longer
> accepting applications for the 2004 grant cycle.)
> 
> Existing Projects: If you received a grant from the Ignacio
> Martín-Baró Fund in 2002 or 2003, you will be contacted by your
> Program Officer or another member of the Program Committee.
> 
> New Projects: If you have never been funded by the Ignacio
> Martín-Baró Fund before, or not during the past year, please
> note the following procedures:
> 
> Send us a 1-2 page letter of interest after May 1 and before
> September 1, 2004. Your letter should briefly describe the
> mental health and/or human rights issues your proposed project
> seeks to address, and how it will do so. Please be sure to
> include complete contact information including, if possible, an
> email address. If we need additional information or
> clarification, one of our members will contact you after we
> receive your letter. You may submit your letter by regular mail
> to the address below, by e-mail, or by fax to (617) 469-3379. If
> possible, we will email you a confirmation that your letter has
> been received.
> 
> Ignacio Martín-Baró Fund
> Post Office Box 2122
> Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
> U.S.A. 
> 
> We will respond no later than December 31, 2004, letting you
> know whether we would like you to submit a complete proposal.
> Remember, only a very small number of new projects will be
> invited to submit proposals, and an even smaller number will
> receive funding. 
> 
> Our deadline for final proposals will be March 15, 2005. Please
> do not send a proposal unless you have been asked to do so. All
> applicants will be contacted by a member of our Program
> Committee. 
> 
> Download Application Form
> You may use these forms as guidelines for planning, but please
> do not send a proposal unless you have been asked to do so. If
> you are a new project interested in applying to the Fund next
> year, you must follow the procedures outlined above: the first
> step is to send us a 1-2 page letter before September 1, 2004.
> Please include your mailing address and, if possible, your email
> address as well.. We will contact you if we would like you to
> submit a proposal.
> 
> 
> 
> Location: Various
> Deadline: Letter of Inquiry by Sep1, 2004
> Website: http://www.martinbarofund.org
>