Federal Block Grant Award Summary

The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services received a $1,471,866 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This two-year block grant provides financial assistance to support comprehensive community-based mental health services delivery across Nebraska, with performance of services located in Lincoln, NE.

Under this award, Nebraska DHHS administers community mental health services targeting adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Funded services encompass outpatient counseling, crisis intervention, case management, peer support, housing assistance, and related behavioral health interventions delivered through qualified community mental health centers and nonprofit organizations. As the designated state agency, DHHS maintains discretion in deploying these funds to achieve program objectives in accordance with the state's comprehensive mental health plan, subject to statutory requirements including the restriction that up to 5 percent of grant funds may be allocated to administrative costs and a mandatory 10 percent set-aside for evidence-based programs targeting early serious mental illness.