Bsca center for mental health block grants

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) received a $4.05 million 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 an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2027. This two-year block grant enables OMH to deliver comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances across New York State. The funding supports the full continuum of community mental health interventions, including outpatient counseling, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention, case management, housing assistance, peer support services, workforce training, and public education campaigns.

OMH administers these funds through a network of qualified community mental health providers, including community mental health centers and psychosocial rehabilitation programs. The block grant structure provides OMH with discretion in allocating resources to achieve program objectives while maintaining compliance with statutory requirements, including mandatory set-asides for evidence-based programs targeting early serious mental illness and integrated services systems for children with serious emotional disturbances. Up to 5 percent of the awarded funds may be utilized for grant administration, with all remaining resources directed toward direct service delivery to vulnerable populations throughout the state.