Block Grant B09SM090744

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services received a Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services award of $3,330,823 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This two-year block grant enables Nevada to develop and maintain a comprehensive community-based mental health service network delivering critical behavioral health interventions to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.

Under this award, Nevada will provide or coordinate delivery of community mental health services including outpatient counseling, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention, case management, housing assistance, peer support, workforce training, and public education initiatives. The state will implement these services through qualified community programs such as community mental health centers, child mental health programs, psychosocial rehabilitation services, and mental health peer-support programs. SAMHSA requires that Nevada maintain compliance with federal statutory and regulatory requirements, allocate not less than 10 percent of grant funds to evidence-based programs targeting individuals with early serious mental illness, and ensure integrated service systems for children with serious emotional disturbances. The state may use up to 5 percent of grant funds for administrative purposes.