Duval mental health service professional demonstration grant program

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Duval County School Board $3.637 million on January 1, 2026, under the School Safety National Activities program (CFDA 84.184), specifically the Duval Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program. The award funds mental health services professional demonstration activities designed to address the shortage of credentialed school-based mental health services providers, including school psychologists, in the high-need local educational agency. Performance runs through December 31, 2026, and takes place in Jacksonville, Florida 32207. Duval County School Board is a K-12 local educational agency and the largest urban school district in northeast Florida. The School Safety National Activities program authorizes demonstration grants to increase the number of credentialed mental health services providers delivering services to students in high-need LEAs, alongside Project SERV and school-based mental health services grants that provide counseling and referral services following violent or traumatic incidents.