The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Program.
Donor Name: Department of Education
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/03/2022
Grant Size: $500,000 to 3,000,000
Grant Duration: 60 months
Details:
The SBMH program provides competitive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and consortia of LEAs to increase the number of credentialed school-based mental health services providers providing mental health services to students in LEAs with demonstrated need.
The Department aims to help address these mental health needs and provide support to students, families, and schools by using the increased funds available from the FY 2022 Appropriations Act and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to dramatically increase the number of credentialed school-based mental health services providers in LEAs with demonstrated need through awards in FYs 2022–2026 under the SBMH grant program. The priorities for the FY 2022 competition, described further in this notice, are intended to accomplish this goal by increasing recruitment and retention related incentives for school-based mental health services providers; promoting the respecialization and professional retraining of existing mental health services providers to qualify them for work in LEAs with demonstrated need; and increasing the diversity, and cultural and linguistic competency, of school-based mental health services providers, including competency in providing identity-safe services.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $143,900,000
- Estimated Range of Awards: $500,000 to 3,000,000
- Estimated Average Size of Awards: $1,750,000
- Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants: SEAs, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(49), or LEAs, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(30), including consortia of LEAs.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.