Block Grant B09SM090737

The FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs received a 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 in the amount of $526,976.00, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This funding supports the establishment and maintenance of comprehensive community-based mental health service systems across the Federated States of Micronesia, serving approximately 102,843 residents distributed across four island states: Chuuk, Pohnpei, Yap, and Kosrae.

The grant funds evidence-based outpatient counseling, crisis intervention, case management, peer support services, and workforce training directed toward adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Services are delivered exclusively through qualified community programs, including community mental health centers and psychosocial rehabilitation programs. In accordance with federal statutory requirements, up to 5 percent of the award may be allocated for administrative costs, and a minimum of 10 percent must be set aside for evidence-based programs targeting early serious mental illness. The award explicitly prohibits use of funds for inpatient services, capital improvements, cash payments to service recipients, or assistance to for-profit entities.