North Carolina Infant / Young Child Mental Health Association

North Carolina Infant / Young Child Mental Health Association is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Raleigh, North Carolina, that serves as a sub-recipient on federal grants focused on infant and early childhood mental health services. The organization operates exclusively in a sub-recipient capacity with no prime contract or grant awards in the source data; all three federal grants flow through the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services as the prime grantee.

The organization's federal footprint centers on a single customer agency — the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families — which accounts for 100% of awards in the source data. Three sub-grant awards, each awarded in March 2022, May 2023, and December 2024, fund development of the Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement program, a professional credentialing and training initiative designed to improve availability of and access to mental health supports for young children with developmental delays, special healthcare needs, and risk factors, along with support for their families. The combined dollars obligated across all three sub-grants total $1.1 million. Activity has remained flat at one award per year over the three-year window, with the most recent sub-award dated December 15, 2024.

The organization's capability scope reflects direct service delivery and professional development rather than federal contracting expertise — the Endorsement program establishes credentials and clinical training for providers serving high-need young children, positioning North Carolina Infant / Young Child Mental Health Association as a subject-matter and implementation partner to HHS rather than a traditional federal service or product vendor.