Applications for our 2026-2027 seed grants are now closed.

Read more about our funded projects below. Check back in early 2027 for next year’s opportunities.

2026-2027 Funded Projects

Mechanism #1: Prevention-Based Interventions

Awardee: Riana Elyse Anderson, PhD, LCP (Columbia School of Social Work)

Project title: EMBRacing Family-Based Program to Reduce the Impact of Discrimination on Black Youth’s Mental Health

Amount awarded: $50,000

Mechanism #2: Policy Evaluation

Awardee: Mark Olfson, MD, MPH (CUIMC Psychiatry) and Yihe Nina Gao, PhD (NYSPI)

Project title: Insurance Transitions and Continuity of Care in Young Adults with SSD

Amount awarded: $50,000

Mechanism #3: Community-Engaged Research

Awardee: Manaswi Sangraula, PhD (Columbia Mailman, Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health)

Project title: Immigrant Youth Mental Health in NYC: A Multiple Methods Study to Map Community Resources and Identify Barriers and Facilitators to Service Access

Amount awarded: $50,000