Opportunity Information: Apply for SM 23 013
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is offering a discretionary grant opportunity called "Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance." The program is designed to strengthen and broaden community-based mental health supports for children, adolescents, and young adults from birth through age 21 who have, or are at risk of developing, serious emotional disturbance (SED). A central aim is to improve real-world outcomes for both young people and their families by ensuring communities have the practical services and long-term infrastructure needed to deliver effective care consistently over time.
A key focus of the funding is to support the System of Care (SOC) approach, which emphasizes coordinated, community-driven services that are organized around the needs of the child and family rather than around agency boundaries. In practice, this means helping communities build or enhance cross-system partnerships so that mental health services work smoothly alongside related supports such as schools, child welfare, juvenile justice, primary care, and other youth-serving systems. The opportunity supports not just starting new services, but implementing, expanding, and integrating SOC practices so they become embedded into the way a community operates, rather than remaining short-term projects that fade when initial funding ends.
This grant is tied to the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Families Program, also known as the Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI). The intent is to help communities create sustainable service arrays and the underlying structures that make those services reliable and accessible. Sustainability is a major theme: applicants are expected to use the funds to develop enduring capacity, such as stable governance and coordination mechanisms, shared planning and accountability across partner agencies, workforce and provider readiness, and other foundational elements that help a local SOC keep functioning after the grant period.
SAMHSA also highlights transition outcomes as a core objective. Beyond immediate symptom reduction or crisis response, the program is meant to help youth and young adults move successfully into adulthood and take on adult roles and responsibilities. That goal typically implies stronger supports for older youth and young adults, including coordinated planning that follows them across life stages and systems. The emphasis on transition underscores the expectation that services should be developmentally appropriate, continuous, and designed to improve functioning in everyday settings like school, work, home, and the community.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number SM-23-013 and falls under the Health funding activity category. The assistance listing is CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) 93.104. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $3,000,000, and SAMHSA anticipates making about 26 awards. The posting indicates a creation date of January 20, 2023, with an original closing date of March 21, 2025, giving potential applicants a clear window to prepare and submit. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with applicants directed to consult the additional eligibility details in the full announcement for the specific entity types and requirements.
Overall, this funding opportunity is best understood as an investment in community-level mental health systems for children and youth. It supports communities in building a coordinated, sustainable System of Care that improves access, quality, and continuity of services for young people with or at risk of SED, while also strengthening the long-term infrastructure needed to carry those improvements forward and help youth successfully navigate the transition into adulthood.Apply for SM 23 013
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.104.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 20, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 21, 2025. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 26 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance."
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is offering this discretionary grant opportunity.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The program is designed to strengthen and broaden community-based mental health supports for children, adolescents, and young adults (birth through age 21) who have, or are at risk of developing, serious emotional disturbance (SED). A central aim is improving real-world outcomes for youth and families by ensuring communities have practical services and long-term infrastructure to deliver effective care consistently over time.
Who is the program intended to serve?
The intended population includes children, adolescents, and young adults from birth through age 21 who have, or are at risk of developing, serious emotional disturbance (SED), as well as their families.
What is meant by "serious emotional disturbance (SED)" in this opportunity?
Based on the information provided, SED refers to serious emotional disturbance in children and youth, and the program also includes those who are at risk of developing SED. The specific definition and criteria would typically be described in the full announcement, but those details are not included in the provided summary.
What approach does the grant emphasize?
The grant emphasizes the System of Care (SOC) approach, which focuses on coordinated, community-driven services organized around the needs of the child and family rather than agency boundaries.
What does a System of Care (SOC) approach look like in practice?
In practice, the SOC approach involves building or enhancing cross-system partnerships so mental health services work smoothly alongside related supports such as schools, child welfare, juvenile justice, primary care, and other youth-serving systems.
Is this funding only for starting new services?
No. The opportunity supports implementing, expanding, and integrating System of Care practices so they become embedded into how a community operates, rather than remaining short-term projects that end when funding ends.
How does the grant define success beyond clinical outcomes?
The opportunity highlights improving real-world outcomes for young people and families, including functioning in everyday settings like school, work, home, and the community. It also emphasizes long-term reliability and accessibility of effective care through sustainable community infrastructure.
What is the connection to the Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI)?
This grant is tied to the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Families Program, also known as the Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI).
What does "expansion and sustainability" mean in the context of this grant?
It refers to building out a sustainable array of services and the underlying structures that make those services reliable and accessible over time, including developing enduring capacity so a local System of Care can continue functioning after the grant period.
What kinds of sustainability activities are emphasized?
The summary emphasizes enduring capacity such as stable governance and coordination mechanisms, shared planning and accountability across partner agencies, workforce and provider readiness, and other foundational elements that support long-term System of Care operation beyond the grant period.
Why is cross-system coordination a focus of this opportunity?
Because the System of Care approach is designed to reduce fragmentation by aligning mental health services with other youth-serving systems (for example, schools, child welfare, juvenile justice, and primary care) so services are coordinated around the child and family.
How does the opportunity address youth transitioning into adulthood?
Transition outcomes are described as a core objective. The program aims to help youth and young adults move successfully into adulthood and take on adult roles and responsibilities, implying developmentally appropriate, continuous supports that follow them across life stages and systems.
What age range is covered, and does it include young adults?
The covered age range is birth through age 21, and the description explicitly includes young adults within that range.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SM-23-013.
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number for this grant?
The Assistance Listing number is 93.104.
What is the funding activity category?
The opportunity falls under the Health funding activity category.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling (maximum award amount) is $3,000,000.
How many awards does SAMHSA expect to make?
SAMHSA anticipates making about 26 awards.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posting indicates a creation date of January 20, 2023.
What is the application deadline?
The posting lists an original closing date of March 21, 2025.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described broadly as "Others." Applicants are directed to consult the additional eligibility details in the full announcement for the specific eligible entity types and requirements.
Does this grant focus on community-level systems or individual programs?
It is best understood as an investment in community-level mental health systems for children and youth, supporting coordinated and sustainable Systems of Care that improve access, quality, and continuity of services.
What kinds of partner systems are referenced as part of the System of Care?
The summary references coordination with schools, child welfare, juvenile justice, primary care, and other youth-serving systems.
What is the overall goal for communities that receive funding?
The overall goal is to help communities build or enhance a coordinated, sustainable System of Care that improves access, quality, and continuity of services for youth with or at risk of SED, strengthens long-term infrastructure, and supports successful transitions into adulthood.
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