Federal grant programs / Department of Homeland Security

Crisis Counseling (97.032)

Also known as (CCP)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$10.6 million
• Grant awards48
• Typical award$278,358
• Awarded in FY 2025$13.2 million
• Size rank1476 of 1824
• Type of assistanceProject grants

Key findings

• It is the 1476th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 17 largest recipients received 197% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 16 states and territories.

What the program funds

The Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) supports the Recovery core capability and mission area as defined in the National Preparedness Goal. Its objective is to assist individuals and communities in recovering from the challenging effects of natural and human-caused disasters through the provision of community-based outreach and psycho-educational services. The CCP goals are to: reach large numbers of people affected by disasters through face-to-face outreach to shelters, homes, and other locations; • provide emotional support, education, basic crisis counseling, and connection to familial and community support systems; train and educate CCP staff and other community partners about disaster reactions, appropriate interventions, and CCP services; develop partnerships with local disaster and other organizations; work with local stakeholders to promote community resilience and recovery; assess the emotional needs of survivors and make referrals to traditional behavioral health services when necessary; identify tangible needs and link survivors to community resources and disaster relief services; collect and evaluate aggregate, anonymized data to ensure quality services and justify program efforts; and leave behind a permanent legacy of improved coping skills, educational and resource materials, and enhanced community linkages.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

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

Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories, States, and the District of Columbia are eligible for grants.

What the money can and cannot pay for

The Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) provides supplemental funding to states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Federally recognized Tribes for technical assistance and training as well as short-term crisis counseling services to individuals impacted by a presidentially-declared major disaster that includes Individual Assistance. CCP services involve the counseling goals of assisting disaster survivors in understanding their current situations and reactions, mitigating additional stress, assisting survivors in reviewing their options, promoting the use or development of coping strategies, providing emotional support and encouraging linkages with other individuals and agencies who may help survivors recover to their pre-disaster level of functioning. The CCP is comprised of the Immediate Services Program (ISP) and the Regular Services Program (RSP). The Immediate Services Program grant provides 60 days of services from the declaration date and enables the State or local agency to respond to the immediate behavioral health needs of people affected by the disaster. The Regular Services Program grant provides up to nine months of crisis counseling, outreach, consultation and education services to people affected by a disaster. Funding for the ISP and RSP programs is considered separate and distinct as these are two different grants.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

The deadline for application for the Immediate Services Program is 14 days after the date of disaster declaration. The deadline for application for the Regular Services Program is 60 days after the designation for Individual Assistance in the disaster declaration.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2019: 21 grants, 4,453,094 survivors servedFiscal Year2020: Following a major Presidential disaster declaration that includes Individual Assistance, a state, territory, or tribe may apply for a CCP in order to augment mental health services within the affected areas. The CCP provides short-term, limited psycho-educational services and information on coping for those affected by the disaster; all interactions with crisis counselors are anonymous and treated as one-time interactions.Fiscal Year2023: Following a presidential major disaster or emergency declaration designated for Individual Assistance, a state, tribe, territory, or state mental health agency may apply for a Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) award.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

By state

4 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Florida, California, Texas and North Carolina.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.