# Community Mental Health Centers Grant Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sm-21-014-community-mental-health-centers-grant-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332338

> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis offered grants of up to $2.5 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 825 awards worth $825 million in total. Applications closed on May 21, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SM-21-014 |
| Agency | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 21, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $2.5 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 825 |
| Total funding | $825 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.958 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Community Mental Health Centers, including state and local government-operated Community Mental Health Centers, as defined by Section 1913 (c) of the Public Health Services Act. Applicants must provide documentation of certification or licensure as a CMHC from their state and/or accreditation from a nationally recognized accreditation organization in Attachment 1. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will be screened-out and not reviewed.

## What the grant funds

Applicants are required to ensure their application is error-free by the due date and time. Applications will be returned to address errors but all applications must be error-free and submitted by the deadline to be considered. Please closely review Appendix A, especially 5.1 and 5.2, for more information. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 Community Mental Health Centers (Short Title: CMHC) grant program. The purpose of this program is to enable community mental health centers to support and restore the delivery of clinical services that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and effectively address the needs of individuals with serious emotional disturbance (SED), serious mental illness (SMI), and individuals with SMI or SED and substance use disorders, referred to as co-occurring disorder (COD). SAMHSA recognizes the needs of individuals with behavioral health conditions, including minority populations and economically disadvantaged communities, have not been met during the pandemic and that CMHC staff and other caregivers have been impacted.

## Questions people ask

### Is SM-21-014 still open?

No. It closed on May 21, 2021.

### Who can apply for Community Mental Health Centers Grant Program?

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Community Mental Health Centers Grant Program?

Closed May 21, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $2.5 million each. About $825 million in total across about 825 awards.

### Who has won Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were California Department of Health Care Services, Health & Human Svc Commn TX, Florida Department of Children and Families. The program made 1,051 awards worth $7.3 billion in that time.