Federal Block Grant Award Summary

The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services received a $575,704 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), with an award date of October 1, 2025, and completion deadline of September 30, 2027. This two-year block grant funds comprehensive community-based mental health services targeting adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances throughout North Dakota.

The grant supports a range of evidence-based community mental health interventions, including outpatient counseling, crisis intervention, case management, peer support services, and workforce training. The funding enables North Dakota to maintain integrated service systems and implement programs demonstrating strong evidence of effectiveness, with up to 5 percent of grant funds allocated for administrative costs. As the designated state agency, NDHHS typically sub-awards portions of this funding to local governments, community mental health centers, nonprofit organizations, and community-based providers to ensure comprehensive, localized service delivery across the state. Services are delivered exclusively through qualified public and nonprofit entities and must align with the state's approved mental health services plan.