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Children's Mental Health Initiative

Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis

Assistance Listings: 93.104 -- Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED)

Last Updated: March 6, 2026

Description

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. 

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

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).

Grantor contact information

Description

Office of Financial Resources Division of Grants Management 240-276-1940

Email

NOFOBudget.CMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov

NOFOBudget.CMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Children’s Mental Health Initiative

Closing: April 20, 2026

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$43,353,763

Program Funding

22

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$3,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

SM-26-013

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

1

Posted date:

March 6, 2026

Archive date:

May 20, 2026

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