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SM-26-013: Children's Mental Health Initiative

Closed Closed April 20, 2026 Opportunity SM-26-013 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Children's Mental Health Initiative (SM-27-003). Status: Forecast, no dates yet. It is in our archive of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis notices from 2026.

• Award ceiling$3.0 million
• Total funding$43.4 million
• Expected awards22
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• 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).

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) awards averaged $2.5 million; this notice allows up to $3.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (82% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

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.

Category: Health.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, SM-27-003, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.