Bsca center for mental health block grants

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration $1.308 million under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) on September 30, 2025, for the period ending September 29, 2027.

The award funds comprehensive community mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance across Maryland. Services are delivered through community mental health centers, child mental health programs, psychosocial rehabilitation programs, mental health peer-support programs, and mental health primary consumer-directed programs. Up to 5 percent of grant funds may be used for administration.

Performance occurs in Catonsville, Maryland. The award obligates $1.308 million. Block Grant funds under this program are available for obligation and expenditure during the fiscal year allotted through the end of the subsequent fiscal year. Statutory restrictions prohibit use of funds for inpatient services, cash payments to intended recipients, land or facility purchase or construction, major medical equipment, or financial assistance to for-profit entities. Maryland must maintain minimum expenditure levels for children's services and dedicate at least 10 percent of allocation to programs with strong evidence of effectiveness targeting individuals with early serious mental illness including psychotic disorders.