Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Safe and Supportive Schools: School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) number 84.184H
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ED-GRANTS-092925-001
- Agency
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Department of Education
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Education
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Amy Banks amy.banks@ed.gov (202) 987-1780
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) is soliciting competitive grants through the School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Program to increase the number of credentialed school-based mental health services providers in high-need local educational agencies (LEAs). Eligible applicants include state educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies, and consortia of LEAs, with the primary objective of expanding mental health service delivery to students. The program seeks proposals that demonstrate strategies for recruiting and retaining school psychologists, with a focus on early intervention and intensive mental health services. Evaluation criteria will likely include the project's need, significance, design quality, resource adequacy, management plan, and overall service quality. The application deadline is October 29, 2025, at 11:59:59 pm ET, with a specific focus on addressing mental health professional shortages in educational settings.
The grant opportunity includes total funding of $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, with estimated individual awards ranging from $1,250,000 to $1,750,000 (averaging $1,500,000). The program anticipates supporting 25-35 total grants over a 48-month project period, with a particular emphasis on serving rural and high-need communities. Absolute and competitive preference priorities will be given to proposals that effectively increase the number of school psychologists, including strategies for respecializing existing professionals. Funds will be available starting September 29, 2025, with the project implementation expected to occur across various educational agencies nationwide.
Synopsis
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Added language affirming closing date of October 29, 2025. -
October 28, 2025
PLEASE NOTE:
On October 27, 2025, a Court in the case State of Washington, et al. v U.S. Department of Education, et al., 2:25-cv-1228-KKE (W.D. Wash.) issued a preliminary injunction ("Order") regarding the earlier non-continuation of several grants in the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant ("MHSP") and the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant ("SBMH") programs. Please note that the Court's Order does not impact the application submission deadline for the ongoing MHSP and SBMH grant competitions, and that deadline remains October 29, 2025 at 11:59:59 pm ET.
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234), and available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-
16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionary-grantams.
Purpose of Program: The SBMH program provides competitive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs)(as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(49)), local educational agencies (LEAs) (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(30)), and consortia of LEAs to increase the number of credentialed school-based mental health services providers delivering mental health services to students in high-need LEAs.
Assistance Listing Number: 84.184H.
Update #1 ·
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234), and available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-
16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionary-grantams.
Purpose of Program: The SBMH program provides competitive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs)(as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(49)), local educational agencies (LEAs) (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(30)), and consortia of LEAs to increase the number of credentialed school-based mental health services providers delivering mental health services to students in high-need LEAs.
Assistance Listing Number: 84.184H.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 2025-18895.pdf | ||
| 2025-16571.pdf |
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