Funding Opportunity
Families at the HEART:
Healing, Empowerment, and Access to Relational and Transformative Practices
Overview
Families at the HEART is a Perigee Fund initiative focused on strengthening and expanding community-developed intervention models that increase access to culturally rooted mental health support for families during pregnancy and the first three years of a child’s life.
This opportunity is not intended to fund direct service delivery. Instead, it supports organizations that have designed, adapted, and refined their own models based on community wisdom, implementation practice, and lived experience. Eligible organizations must be the originators or lead stewards of the model they are seeking to grow. If your organization is seeking funding for direct service model implementation, you are not eligible for this grant.
At its core, Families at the HEART is guided by the belief that healing begins with connection—through trusting relationships and culturally rooted care. Communities have long held the wisdom to care for their families, and this knowledge is both powerful and essential in advancing mental health equity. This initiative seeks to shift the landscape by investing in the practices and relationships that communities rely on to support healing, connection, and well-being.
We invite applications from organizations rooted in community, advancing therapeutic models, and holding a bold vision for systems change. We seek leaders committed to healing-centered, culturally rooted approaches—ready to grow their models and expand their reach. Together, we can ensure that more families have access to the care they deserve: care that honors who they are and supports their journey toward healing and thriving.
Request for Proposal Highlights
- This funding opportunity will provide a one-time upfront award of $425,000 to up to six organizations for a three-year grant period (January 2026–December 2028) to support leadership and capacity-building efforts.
- Families at the HEART will support step-change growth, helping models deepen their impact, respond to evolving needs, and expand in sustainable, healing-centered ways.
- Grantees will engage in a structured, cohort-based learning experience designed to foster shared learning, reflection, and growth.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this initiative, applicants must meet all of the criteria outlined in the RFP on page 8.
Request for Proposals
Expression of Interest
The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 15, 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Perigee Fund is sharing our responses to frequently asked questions that apply to a wide number of potential applicants. You may submit questions via our form.
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Key Dates
- August, 15, 2025, 5:00 p.m. PT | Expressions of Interest due
- Mid-September 2025 | Up to 12 finalists invited to interview and participate in the proposal process
- September 29 – October 24, 2025 | Virtual interviews conducted; finalists participate in virtual interviews while proposals are in development.
- October 31, 2025, 5:00 p.m. PT | Completed proposals due
- Mid-December 2025 | Applicants notified of award
- January 2026 – December 2028 | Grant period
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