Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services (93.958)
Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services (Assistance Listing 93.958) is run by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $7.3 billion in 1,051 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $6.9 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $2.0 million. Half of the 1,051 awards fell between $404,361 and $5.4 million, and they ranged from $1,021 to $187 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$7.3 billion
- Grant awards1,051
- Typical award$2.0 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$684 million
- Size rank68 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceFormula grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $3.8 billion in fiscal 2021 to $684 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 68th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 67% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 58 states and territories.
What the program funds
To provide financial assistance to States and Territories to enable them to carry out the State's plan for providing comprehensive community mental health services to adults with a serious mental illness and to children with a serious emotional disturbance; monitor the progress in implementing a comprehensive community based mental health system; provide technical assistance to States and the Mental Health Planning Council that will assist the States in planning and implementing a comprehensive community based mental health system.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
States and?U.S. Territories and possessions.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funds may be used at the discretion of the state to achieve the described objectives except for certain requirements. State plans must meet prescribed criteria. Services under the plan will be provided only through appropriate, qualified community programs (which may include community mental health centers, child mental-health programs, psychosocial rehabilitation programs, mental health peer-support programs and mental-health primary consumer- directed programs). Services under the plan will be provided through community mental health centers only if the centers meet prescribed criteria. Up to 5 percent of grant funds may be used for administering the funds. Funds may not be used to provide inpatient services; to make cash payments to intended recipients of health services; to purchase or improve land, purchase, construct, or permanently improve (other than minor remodeling) any building or other facility, or purchase major medical equipment; to satisfy any requirement for the expenditure of nonfederal funds as a condition for the receipt of Federal funds; or to provide financial assistance to any entity other than a public or nonprofit private entity. States are required to provide systems of integrated services for children with SED. Each year the State shall expend not less than the amount expended in FY 1994.
Matching requirements
Statutory Formula: Title XIX, Part B, Subpart I and III,Public Law 106-310.Statutory Formula: Title XIX Chapter 6A Part B Subpart I and IIIMatching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Additional Information: Under 42 USC, 300x-4(b), States are required to maintain aggregate State expenditures for authorized activities at a level that is not less than the average level of such expenditures maintained by the State for the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for which the State is applying for the grant.
Deadlines
Sep 01, 2025 to Sep 01, 2025
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Block Grant - $50,000 to $95,047,871; Avg. $11,608,623
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services (93.958) awarded $7.3 billion across 1,051 grant awards, an average of $6.9 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 91% of the money, nonprofits 8.0% and tribes 0.5%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 693 | $6.6 billion | 91% |
| Nonprofits | 225 | $581 million | 8.0% |
| Other | 13 | $43.0 million | 0.6% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 115 | $39.0 million | 0.5% |
| Colleges and universities | 5 | $10.7 million | 0.1% |
By state
55 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 34 | $880 million |
| Texas | 32 | $612 million |
| Florida | 23 | $492 million |
| New York | 36 | $470 million |
| Illinois | 26 | $272 million |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | $241 million |
| Ohio | 27 | $240 million |
| Georgia | 23 | $228 million |
| New Jersey | 21 | $222 million |
| North Carolina | 14 | $205 million |
| Michigan | 18 | $187 million |
| Arizona | 25 | $184 million |
| Massachusetts | 27 | $177 million |
| Washington | 27 | $177 million |
| Colorado | 19 | $147 million |
| Tennessee | 15 | $146 million |
| Virginia | 16 | $144 million |
| Missouri | 17 | $136 million |
| Indiana | 18 | $135 million |
| Maryland | 16 | $126 million |
| Wisconsin | 15 | $115 million |
| Oklahoma | 42 | $114 million |
| Minnesota | 17 | $113 million |
| Oregon | 15 | $111 million |
| Kentucky | 17 | $109 million |
| South Carolina | 12 | $98.5 million |
| Nevada | 16 | $95.6 million |
| Alabama | 13 | $94.3 million |
| Connecticut | 19 | $90.5 million |
| Kansas | 24 | $79.9 million |
| Louisiana | 12 | $79.2 million |
| Arkansas | 13 | $70.5 million |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | $68.8 million |
| Iowa | 17 | $63.9 million |
| Utah | 13 | $58.0 million |
| Mississippi | 17 | $56.9 million |
| New Mexico | 23 | $53.0 million |
| West Virginia | 14 | $46.1 million |
| Montana | 26 | $42.0 million |
| Idaho | 12 | $39.6 million |
| Rhode Island | 15 | $37.4 million |
| Alaska | 42 | $31.0 million |
| Maine | 16 | $29.6 million |
| Hawaii | 12 | $28.8 million |
| Nebraska | 16 | $23.5 million |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $22.0 million |
| District of Columbia | 13 | $19.3 million |
| South Dakota | 17 | $16.6 million |
| Delaware | 12 | $15.0 million |
| Vermont | 12 | $11.6 million |
| North Dakota | 14 | $11.5 million |
| Wyoming | 13 | $9.8 million |
| Guam | 13 | $5.3 million |
| American Samoa | 11 | $1.2 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 10 | $1.2 million |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 6 | $608,338 |
| Palau | 8 | $552,543 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | $531,982 |