# Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health (93.982)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-982-mental-health-disaster-assistance-and-emergency-mental/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $203 million in 81 grants, about $2.5 million per award.

## Objectives

To provide supplemental emergency mental health counseling to individuals affected by major disasters, including the training of workers to provide such counseling.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $159 million | 21 |
| 2022 | $20.0 million | 22 |
| 2023 | -$10.8 million | 15 |
| 2024 | $14.5 million | 14 |
| 2025 | $20.3 million | 20 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Department of Health Care Services | California | $133 million |
| Administracion de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra La Adiccion | Puerto Rico | $24.6 million |
| Florida Department of Children and Families | Florida | $14.3 million |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $13.1 million |
| Oregon Health Authority-Public Health | Oregon | $9.7 million |
| Louisiana Department of Health | Louisiana | $5.9 million |
| IA Department of Human Services | Iowa | $5.3 million |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Michigan | $5.2 million |
| New Mexico Health Care Authority | New Mexico | $3.6 million |
| Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services | Tennessee | $3.5 million |
| Human Services Vermont Agency of | Vermont | $3.2 million |
| Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities | Georgia | $3.1 million |
| Hawaii Department of Health | Hawaii | $3.1 million |
| Missouri Department of Mental Health | Missouri | $2.2 million |
| New Jersey Department of Human Services | New Jersey | $2.0 million |
| State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services | Montana | $1.7 million |
| Health & Human Svc Commn TX | Texas | $1.7 million |
| RI Dept. of Behavioral Healthcare Devel | Rhode Island | $1.6 million |
| Maine Department of Health and Human Services | Maine | $1.5 million |
| Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services | Virginia | $1.0 million |