# Children's Mental Health Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sm-26-013-children-s-mental-health-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360976

> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis offered grants of up to $3.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 22 awards worth $43.4 million in total. Applications closed on April 20, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SM-26-013 |
| Agency | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 20, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $3.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 22 |
| Total funding | $43.4 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.104 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligibility is statutorily limited to State governments (the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau are also eligible to apply); Governmental units within political subdivisions of a state (e.g., county, city, town); and Any Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in section 4(b) and section 4(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act).

## What the grant funds

The purpose of the Children’s Mental Health Initiative program is to provide comprehensive community mental health services to children, youth, and young adults, birth through age 21 with a serious emotional disturbance, which may include efforts to identify and serve children at risk, and their families.

## Questions people ask

### Is SM-26-013 still open?

No. It closed on April 20, 2026. A newer notice is forecast: SM-27-003, forecast, no dates yet.

### Who can apply for Children's Mental Health Initiative?

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 Children's Mental Health Initiative?

Closed April 20, 2026. 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 $3.0 million each. About $43.4 million in total across about 22 awards.

### Who has won Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Department of Human Services Colorado, Division of Child and Family Services, Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for. The program made 184 awards worth $458 million in that time.