Fondation CNP Assurances has been committed to public health since its creation and continues to work in favour of young people. It is announcing the launch of a new call for projects dedicated to their mental and physical health.
With indicators on the physical and mental healthcare of young people deteriorating, Fondation CNP Assurances is supporting innovative initiatives with a strong social impact. These initiatives must be implemented by public or private structures of general interest eligible for patronage.
A new call for projects to strengthen prevention and access to physical and mental healthcare for young people
In line with its strategic focus “For the health of young people”, the new call for proposals aims to identify concrete, on-the-ground prevention or action-research activities targeting people under the age of 20 and addressing their overall healthcare.
As such, the projects may concern both mental health (early identification, appropriate care, prevention, etc.) and physical health (access to care, health education, tackling obesity and sedentary lifestyles, cardiovascular diseases, the fight against addiction, etc.)
The Foundation will pay particular attention to projects aimed at young people in vulnerable situations including those with disabilities, those facing economic or socio-cultural difficulties, students from priority urban neighbourhoods, pupils in priority education networks, young people living in remote rural areas, and young people supported by the youth welfare office (Aide Sociale à l’Enfance).
A two-step selection process
At the end of this new call for projects, Fondation CNP Assurances will select three to four winners, which will receive an annual grant of between €80k and €120k, with the possibility of support over two years.
The selection process will take place in two phases:
- The notes of intent must be filed between 20 January and 13 February 2026. Fondation CNP Assurances will examine them between 16 February and 30 March 2026. It will select the most relevant applications in terms of the theme and ambition of the project.
- Shortlisted project owners will then be invited to complete an application between 31 March and 27 April 2026.
Applications will be reviewed in particular by advisory committees bringing together young people to represent potential beneficiaries of the projects, as well as employees/parents and Foundation experts:
- Dr Virginie Halley des Fontaines, public health doctor, member of the French Public Health Council (Haut Conseil de la Santé Publique);
- Geneviève Justin, principal of the Gourdou Leseurre vocational high school;
- Camille Marc, Director of the Entreprendre&+ endowment fund;
- Professor Ludovic Gicquel, Head of the University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of Vienne;
- Dr Jean-Sébastien Marx, Head of the Adult Regulation Unit at Paris SAMU and the Île-de-France Zonal SAMU
Project selection will be finalised by 30 June 2025.
The submission of applications is open from today and can be accessed by clicking here
Five partner associations already
A call for projects launched in 2025 by the Foundation enabled the selection of the initiatives offive associations in favour of young people’s health:
- Ecolhuma, with the “Bien-être à l’école” (well-being at school) project, to develop students’ psychosocial skills starting from nursery school;
- Falret Foundation, with “Les Funambules Falret”, a prevention programme for people aged 0 to 30 growing up with a close relative suffering from mental health problems.
- Learning Planet Institute, with the “LISA » action-research project aimed at offering practical and immediate measures to help educational teams better identify, understand and support students facing health challenges;
- Nightline France, with the roll-out of the “Fresque de la Santé mentale®”project and initiatives on campuses and at other venues where young people socialise, to raise their awareness, equip them and engage them in mental health issues
- Sourire à la vie, with the opening of an unprecedented social, care and sport centre to support children and young people with cancer over the long term.
Agathe Sanson, Group Head of Stakeholder Dialogue, Communication and Sponsorship at CNP Assurances, Vice-Chair of the CNP Assurances Foundation:
“The health of young people, both mental and physical, is a major issue for our society. Faced with the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, anxiety disorders and addiction, Fondation CNP Assurances intends to support innovative, nationwide projects capable of meeting the real needs of young people, particularly the most vulnerable. As with our previous calls for proposals, the young people most directly affected will be fully involved in the selection process.”