Short Title:
Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI)
Initial Announcement
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Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
NOFO Number:
SM-23-013
Posted on Grants.gov:
Friday, January 20, 2023
Application Due Date:
Friday, March 21, 2025
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
93.104
Intergovernmental Review (E.O. 12372):
Applicants must comply with E.O. 12372 if their state(s) participates. Review process recommendations from the State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) are due no later than 60 days after application deadline.
Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS) / Single State Agency Coordination:
Applicants must send the PHSIS to appropriate State and local health agencies by application deadline. Comments from Single State Agency are due no later than 60 days after application deadline.
Description
The purpose of this program is to provide resources to improve the mental health outcomes for children and youth, birth through age 21, at risk for or with serious emotional disturbances (SED), and their families. This program supports the implementation, expansion, and integration of the System of Care (SOC) approach by creating sustainable infrastructure and services that are required as part of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Families Program (also known as the Children’s Mental Health Initiative or CMHI). With this program, SAMHSA aims to prepare children and youth with or at risk of SED for successful transition to adulthood and assumption of adult roles and responsibilities.
Eligibility
Eligibility is statutorily limited to states and territories, governmental units within political sub-divisions of states, and federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations.
Award Information
Funding Mechanism:
Grant
Anticipated Total Available Funding:
$39,942,390
Anticipated Number of Awards:
26
Anticipated Award Amount:
$1,000,000 – $3,000,000 per year
Length of Project:
4 years
Cost Sharing/Match Required?:
Yes
Proposed budgets cannot exceed $1,000,000 – $3,000,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project. Annual continuation awards will depend on the availability of funds, grantee progress in meeting project goals and objectives, timely submission of required data and reports, and compliance with all terms and conditions of award.