Synopsis

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.
Response Date	Apr 20, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Posting Date	Mar 06, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
Archive Date	May 20, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling	3,000,000
Award Floor	N/a
Cost Sharing	Yes

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Info on Eligibility:

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).

Additional Information

Agency Name	Rachel Bailey Content Administrator
Link to Additional Information:	Children’s Mental Health Initiative
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: GrantSolutions Help Desk Phone: 3013673764

CFDA Program(s)

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