HHS Announces $74.4 Million in New Funding Opportunities to Improve Behavioral Health

The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced nearly $74.4 million in new HRSA funding opportunities for grant programs that address behavioral health challenges in local communities by preventing substance use initiation, reducing the progression of substance use, and addressing other related concerns.

These awards facilitate ongoing efforts across HHS to advance the HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy, which is focused on prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery. These awards also support the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive mental health strategy as well as the National Drug Control Strategy, which delivers on President Biden’s Unity Agenda for a whole-of-government approach to beat the overdose epidemic and tackle the mental health crisis.

The grant funding opportunities being announced are:

• Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CMHI) – $30.4 million. 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 who have serious emotional disturbances, and their families.
• Tribal Behavioral Health - $13.1 million – The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance use/misuse, prevent overdose, reduce the impact of trauma, and promote mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native youth, up to and including age 24, by building a healthy network of systems, services, and partnerships that impact youth.
• Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success for States – $15.5 million – The purpose of this program is to help states, including U.S. Territories, Pacific Jurisdictions and the District of Columbia, reduce the onset and progression of substance misuse and its related problems by supporting the development and delivery of state and community substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services.
• Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success for Communities, Local Governments, Universities, Colleges, and Tribes/Tribal Organizations – $15.5 million – The purpose of this program is to help communities, local governments, universities, colleges and tribes/tribal organizations reduce the onset and progression of substance misuse and its related problems by supporting the development and delivery of community-based substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services. 

Applications for these funding opportunities are due throughout the months of February & March, 2024. Please explore the above links for the application of interest to view RFP deadlines and requirements.