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Children's Mental Health Initiative deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is April 20, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

Agency
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis
Award range
Up to $3,000,000
Total funding
$43,353,763
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
CFDA / ALN
93.104
Cost share
Yes

Application Countdown

31
Days
14
Hours
52
Minutes

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
SM-26-013
Last updated
March 6, 2026
Expected awards
22

Deadline summary

The purpose of the Children’s Mental Health Initiative program is to provide comprehensive community mental health services to children, youth, and young adults, birth through age 21 with a serious emotional disturbance, which may include efforts to identify and serve children at risk, and their families.

Key dates

Posted
March 6, 2026
Deadline
April 20, 2026

Before you apply

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Validate fit against the listed eligibility groups before investing drafting time.
This program expects about 22 awards, which can help frame competitiveness.

Eligibility snapshot

25Eligibility is statutorily limited to State governments (the District of ColumbiaGuamthe Commonwealth of Puerto Ricothe Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islandsthe U.S. Virgin Islands

Eligibility is statutorily limited to State governments (the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau are also eligible to apply); Governmental units within political subdivisions of a state (e.g., county, city, town); and Any Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in section 4(b) and section 4(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act).