29 Sep 2025

🏫School-Based Mental Health Grant Program Requirements Overview

School-Based Mental Health Grant Program

Summary

The Department of Education (Department) announces final priorities, requirements, and definitions under the School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.184H. We may use one or more of these priorities, requirements, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. These final priorities, requirements, and definitions are designed to target activities with the purpose of increasing the number of credentialed school-based mental health services providers, specifically school psychologists, in high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) available to provide mental health services to students. These priorities, requirements, and definitions replace the Notice of Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2022 (87 FR 60092). However, those priorities, requirements, and definitions remain in effect for previous grant competitions in which the notices inviting applications (NIAs) were published before the Department finalized the proposed priorities, requirements, and definitions in this notice.

Agencies

  • Education Department

Business Impact ?

$$$ - High

The regulatory text introduces new priorities, requirements, and definitions for the School-Based Mental Health Services program, detailing grant opportunities for schools to secure funding for mental health resources. This can lead to new funding sources and compliance obligations for educational institutions and related businesses.

View Related Items ?

< >