Bsca center for mental health block grants

The Health Services Kentucky Cabinet For received a $841,411 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027. This two-year award enables Kentucky to deliver comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances across the state. The grant funds critical behavioral health interventions including outpatient counseling, crisis intervention, case management, peer support services, and workforce training, with services delivered through qualified community mental health centers, psychosocial rehabilitation programs, and mental health peer-support programs.

As the designated state agency recipient, the Cabinet has discretion in allocating funds to achieve program objectives while adhering to statutory requirements, including the mandatory set-aside of 10 percent for evidence-based programs targeting individuals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders. Up to 5 percent of grant funds may be used for administrative costs. The award supports Kentucky's development and maintenance of an integrated community-based mental health service system that serves vulnerable populations, with funds available for obligation and expenditure through the fiscal year following the award.