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Children's Mental Health Initiative

Forecast Forecast, no dates yet Opportunity SM-27-003

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis plans to offer grants to state and local governments and tribes. It expects to make $43.0 million in total. It is a forecast, and no dates have been set yet.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 3, 2026. Checked October 31, 2026.

Key dates

Forecast postedSeptember 3, 2026
Expected postingDecember 15, 2026
Expected award dateSeptember 30, 2027

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to state and local governments and tribes.

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).

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The purpose of this 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.

How to apply

  1. Read the full notice and attachments on Grants.gov. The notice is the official source for deadlines and requirements.
  2. Make sure your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID; registration can take several weeks.
  3. Register on Grants.gov and submit through Workspace before the deadline and time given in the notice. Our application guide walks through each step.

Questions go to Kate Perotta, childrensMentalHealthItiative@samhsa.hhs.gov, 240-276-1903.

Open the official notice

Questions people ask

Who can apply for Children's Mental Health Initiative?

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis accepts applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Children's Mental Health Initiative?

Forecast, no dates yet. Confirm the date and time in the official notice on Grants.gov.

How much funding is available?

About $43.0 million in total.

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