Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

OVERVIEW:  The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health supports research, services and policy development on mental health in the state of Texas.

IP TAKE:  In its mission statement, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health concedes that “many poor outcomes stem from challenging environmental factors like housing stability, neighborhood infrastructure, and conditions at home, work and school.” Hogg’s work focuses specifically on mental health disparities in Texas, and recent grantmaking has focused on the effects of race, poverty and the COVID-19 crisis on mental health in underserved communities. Grants mainly support capacity building through “planning, implementation, collaboration, and evaluation.”

This funder’s specific areas of interest change yearly; the best way to keep up with Hogg is to visit its Funding Opportunities page, which features current RFPs, and to sign up for its newsletter. Hogg does not accept unsolicited applications for funding.

PROFILE: The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health was created in 1940 after the death of Will Hogg, a descendant of Texas governor James Hogg and an heir to the family’s oil fortune. The foundation is affiliated with the University of Texas and prioritizes grantmaking in the state. Its mission is to “transform how communities promote mental health in everyday life.” Grants support efforts toward “concrete improvements in mental health and well-being, and decreases in mental health disparities for marginalized populations in communities across Texas by building capacity through planning, collaboration and evaluation grants.”

Grants for Mental Health

This funder works broadly to support mental health in Texas with grants going to a range of service and care providers as well as initiatives for mental health policy, research, evaluation and education. At this time, Hogg does not fund programs for addiction or “intellectual and developmental disabilities such as autism and Alzheimer’s.” In 2020, the foundation named racism a mental health crisis and issued a Declaration of Racism as a Mental Health Crisis.

One recent grant supported the Victoria County Public Health Department’s Collaborative Approaches to Well-being in Rural Communities initiative. In the Houston area, the foundation has supported a collaborative initiative, African American Faith-Based Education and Awareness, run by the Windsor Village United Methodist Church and the Wheeler Avenue Central City Comprehensive Community Center. Many recent grants have supported mental health support programs and psychology education at colleges and universities in Texas. The University of North Texas received funding for its Improved Academic Achievements Through Mental Health program, and the University of Incarnate received funding for research on the social determinants of mental health in health training. Other recent grants have gone to the University of Texas at Austin, the Children’s Grief Center of El Paso, the Texas Network of Youth Services and San Antonio’s Health Collaborative.

In addition to its mental health grantmaking, the foundation runs the following annual scholarship and awards programs:

Important Grant Details

Hogg grants range from $2,5000 to about $1.2 million.

  • This funder rarely supports organizations outside of Texas.

  • Hogg tends to support large, well-established organizations and collaborative initiatives.

  • For additional information on past grants, see the foundation’s awarded grants page.

While the Hogg Foundation does not accept unsolicted proposals, it posts RFPs on its funding opportunities page. Grantseekers may keep up with new opportunities by subscribing to the foundation’s newsletter. General inquiries may be addressed to the foundation’s staff via Hogg’s contact page, and staff emails are available at the the team page. The email address for grant inquiries is hogg-grants@austin.utexas.edu

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