Mental Health America Of Dutchess County Inc.

Mental Health America of Dutchess County Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Poughkeepsie, New York, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants to deliver mental health services, suicide prevention, and homelessness support programs to vulnerable populations in the Dutchess County region. The organization does not hold federal contracts; all federal work flows through grant awards and sub-award positions under federal grant programs. Mental Health America operates as a prime grant recipient in 72% of its federal footprint (13 of 18 awards) and as a sub-recipient in 28% (5 sub-awards).

The organization's federal customer base centers on two dominant agencies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds 8 awards under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), which supports permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services for homeless individuals and families. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration has awarded 4 grants totaling approximately $2.38 million under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055), funding non-clinical suicide prevention services including outreach, mental health screening, suicide prevention counseling, case management, and linkage to VA and community resources for veterans and their families. The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides 3 awards. FEMA and the Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service round out the customer set with 2 and 1 awards respectively, accounting for 100% of the organization's recent footprint.

Recent prime awards include a $472.830 thousand Project Grant from HUD effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027 for CoC-funded homelessness prevention and housing in Poughkeepsie; a $595.317 thousand Project Grant from VA effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 representing year four of the Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program; and a $595.316 thousand year three Fox Suicide Prevention award from VA running October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. In its sub-recipient role, Mental Health America holds sub-awards from the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (NYS OASAS SOR 3 and SOR 4) and the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (COVID-19 emergency response and armed security for homeless shelters, both closed). Activity has remained modest and relatively flat — four awards in 2022, three in 2023, four in 2024 — with two awards completing within the next twenty-four months.