Block grants for community mental health services
Active Block Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- B09SM090739
- Recipient
-
Mississippi Department Of Mental Health UEI EFKWJHW1FK23
- Awarding agency
-
SAMHSA Division of Grants Management
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $19,900,853
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 93.958 Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services
- Completion date 54% complete
- Funding agency
- SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
- Place of performance
- Jackson, MS 39201, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Mississippi Department of Mental Health $19.9 million on October 1, 2025, under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The award funds comprehensive community mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance across Mississippi through September 30, 2027, with performance in Jackson, Mississippi.
The recipient passes funding through to multiple sub-recipients delivering adult and children's mental health services. Adult services include purchase of services for individuals age 18 and over with serious mental illness who have no ability to pay; intensive community support services targeting adults at risk of or transitioning from higher levels of care; supported employment programs for adults with serious mental illness; and intensive community outreach and rehabilitation services (ICORT) combining therapy, nursing, and peer support to maintain individuals in community settings and reduce hospitalizations. Children's services include purchase of services for youth ages birth to 21 with serious emotional or behavioral disorders; intensive community support services coordinating care during transitions from inpatient treatment; mental health services for youth detained in juvenile detention centers to facilitate reentry; and early childhood interventions serving parents of children birth to five experiencing or at risk of emotional or behavioral symptoms.
Sub-recipients include Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health, Inc.; Region 4 Mental Health; Weems Community Mental Health Center (Region Ten); Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources (Region 12); Hinds County Mental Health Commission; Communicare (North Mississippi Commission); Community Counseling Services (Region Seven); Life HEL (Region 6); Northeast Mental Health-Mental Retardation Commission; and Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence, Inc. Sub-awards to these recipients were obligated beginning July 16, 2026, with most awards finalized by July 28, 2026.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $34,341 | |
| Amendment | $5,641,771 | |
| Amendment | $5,641,771 | |
| Amendment | $2,860,990 | |
| Amendment | $2,860,990 | |
| Original award | $2,860,990 |
Subawards
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Quick answers
Who received award B09SM090739?
B09SM090739 was awarded to Mississippi Department Of Mental Health by SAMHSA Division of Grants Management (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) on October 1, 2025.
How much is award B09SM090739 worth?
$19,900,853 has been obligated on B09SM090739.
Which agency awarded B09SM090739?
SAMHSA Division of Grants Management (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) awarded B09SM090739, with funding from SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).
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