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Rural Mental Health – Funding & Opportunities

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Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances Inactive
Grants 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. Rural and tribal populations are priorities, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Feb 14, 2024
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program Inactive
Funding to promote behavioral health integration in pediatric primary care by supporting the development of new, or the improvement of existing, statewide or regional pediatric mental healthcare telehealth access programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alkermes Inspiration Grants Inactive
Grant to nonprofit organizations working to address the needs of people living with addiction, serious mental illness, or cancer. Proposals serving historically under-resourced or underrepresented communities are given priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2023
Sponsor: Alkermes, Inc.
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Inactive
Grants to support states and communities to implement suicide prevention and intervention programs for adults, with an emphasis on older adults, adults in rural areas, and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 15, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Cooperative Agreements to Implement Zero Suicide in Health Systems Inactive
Grants to implement the Zero Suicide Model, a comprehensive, multi-setting approach to suicide prevention in health systems.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: May 8, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Disorders Program Inactive
Grants to improve and expand access to developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate services and supports for transition-aged youth and young adults (ages 16-25), who either have, or are at risk for developing, serious mental health conditions.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 8, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Planning and Developing Infrastructure to Promote the Mental Health of Children, Youth, and Families in American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) Communities Inactive
Funding to provide tribes and tribal organizations with the tools and resources to plan and design a family-driven, community-based, culturally and linguistically competent system of care to address the mental health and wellness needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children, youth, and families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 5, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Treatment for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness, Serious Emotional Disturbance or Co-Occurring Disorders Experiencing Homelessness Inactive
Grants to eligible entities to provide comprehensive, coordinated and evidenced-based services for individuals, youth, and families with a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or co-occurring disorder, who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: May 5, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Mental Health Awareness Training Grants Inactive
Grants to prepare and train school personnel, emergency first responders, law enforcement, and community-based agency staff on how to appropriately and safely recognize and respond to individuals with mental disorders.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: May 1, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative - Category III Community Treatment and Services Centers (CTS) Inactive
Grants to increase access to treatment and services for all children and adolescents, and their families who have experienced traumatic events.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 27, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Last Updated: 12/12/2023