Federal Block Grant Award Summary

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services awarded $2,860,990 to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This two-year block grant supports the delivery of comprehensive community-based mental health services throughout Mississippi, with funding available for obligation and expenditure during the fiscal year of allotment through the end of the subsequent fiscal year.

The award enables Mississippi DMH to provide critical behavioral health interventions including outpatient counseling, crisis intervention, case management, peer support services, and workforce training to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. In accordance with program requirements, the state may designate up to 5 percent of grant funds for administrative purposes, must reserve 10 percent for evidence-based programs targeting individuals with early serious mental illness, and is required to maintain integrated service systems for children with serious emotional disturbance. Services are delivered through qualified community mental health centers, psychosocial rehabilitation programs, and mental health peer-support programs. The grant excludes coverage for inpatient services, cash payments to service recipients, capital improvements, and assistance to non-public or non-nonprofit entities.