Federal Block Grant Award Summary

The Health Services Kentucky Cabinet For received a $4.17 million Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This two-year award enables Kentucky to develop and maintain comprehensive community-based mental health services targeting adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. The Cabinet will utilize these funds to support an array of community mental health interventions, including outpatient counseling, crisis intervention, case management, peer support services, housing assistance, and workforce training initiatives through qualified community mental health programs and service providers.

Under the program requirements, Kentucky must allocate funds to establish integrated service systems while maintaining at least the amount expended in fiscal year 1994 and dedicating 10 percent of the allocation to evidence-based programs targeting individuals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders. Up to 5 percent of the grant funds may be used for administrative purposes. The award funds direct service delivery through community mental health centers, psychosocial rehabilitation programs, and consumer-directed mental health programs, with the Cabinet serving as the designated state agency responsible for planning, implementation, and monitoring of Kentucky's comprehensive community mental health system.