Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED)
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 93.104 (USAspending.gov).
- Health Care Authority 2 awards $20,550,131
- Center For Applied Research Solutions Cars $14,999,993
- Division Of Child And Family Services $12,629,014
- Department Of Human Services Colorado $12,000,000
- Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee Department Of $10,927,447
- Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. $10,911,629
- North Dakota Department Of Human Services $10,672,466
- Pa Department Of Human Services $10,555,987
- Children Youth & Families New Mexico Dep $9,863,367
Program Objective
To provide comprehensive community mental health services to children, youth, and young adults, birth through age 21 with a serious emotional disturbance (SED), which may include efforts to identify and serve children at risk, and their families. Implementation of CMHI is guided by the systems of care (SOC) approach. It is expected that the CMHI SOC must:
Be established in a community(ies) selected by a public entity.
- Consist of the community’s public agencies and nonprofit entities (i.e., cross system partners) needed to ensure that each of the required services is available to the child.
- Be established through agreements between the public entity, public agencies, and nonprofit entities (i.e., cross system partnerships).
- Coordinate the provision of all required services.
- Establish a single point of access (i.e., a single office or place) that serves as the location through which children are provided access to the system of care.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- State
- Federally Recognized Tribal Government
State, any political subdivision of a State, 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).
Beneficiaries
- Specific Restrictions (Determined at NOFO Level)
- Young Child (4–9)
- Pre-Teen (10–12)
- Teen (13–19)
Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease), Mentally Disabled, Infant (0-5), Child (6-15), Youth (16-21)
Children under age 22 with a diagnosed serious emotional disturbance, serious behavioral disorder, or serious mental disorder.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
Applications are awarded directly by SAMHSA to the applicant organization after a number of considerations, including but not limited to merit review, program analysis, and the Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council concurrence.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 120 to 180 days
Program details & compliance
Description
The program will ensure that services are provided collaboratively across child-serving systems; that each child or adolescent served through the program receives an individualized service plan developed with the participation of the family (and, where appropriate, the child); that each individualized plan designates a case manager to assist the child and family; and that funding is provided for mental health services required to meet the needs of youngsters in these systems.
Mission Categories
Primary: Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Other categories:
Mental Health
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Grant funds may be used for salaries, wages and fringe benefits of professional and support staff; travel directly related to carrying out service activities; supplies, communications, and rental of equipment and space; training specifically aimed at one of the following: the development of individualized service plans; the provision of therapeutic foster care, group home care; intensive home-based services, or intensive day treatment services; administration of the system; and appropriate continuing education of two days or less; contracts for performance of activities under the approved project; and other such items necessary to support project activities. Grant funds and required matching funds may not be used for: other required services; to purchase or improve real estate property; provide residential care and/or services in residential treatment centers serving more than 10 children in inpatient hospital settings; any training activities with the exception of those mentioned above; and non-mental health services including mental health medical services, educational services, vocational counseling and rehabilitation, and protection and advocacy.
Restrictions
Grant funds and required matching funds may not be used for: other required services; to purchase or improve real estate property; provide residential care and/or services in residential treatment centers serving more than 10 children in inpatient hospital settings; any training activities with the exception of those mentioned above; and non-mental health services including mental health medical services, educational services, vocational counseling and rehabilitation, and protection and advocacy.100% of funds are set aside for discretionary activities.
Required Documentation
In order for an entity to be eligible it must provide the following credentials or documentation along with an application for assistance: (1) Documentation that the State mental health agency of the applicant receives funds from the Center for Mental Health Services Community Mental Health Services Block Grant; (2) documentation that the applicant entity is qualified to deliver services under the State Medicaid Plan and has an agreement to do so, either directly or through a service provider organization; (3) documentation that the State has an approved plan for the development of a system of care for community-based services for children with a serious emotional disturbance approved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For the purpose of this program, an approved State Mental Health Plan for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance submitted in accordance with the requirements of Section 1912 of the Public Health Service Act, will be accepted as such a plan; and (4) matching requirements.
Matching Requirements
This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Additional Information: A requirement contained in certain legislation, regulations, or administrative policies that a recipient must maintain a specified level of financial effort in the health area for which Federal funds will be provided in order to receive Federal grant funds. This requirement is usually given in terms of a previous base-year dollar amount.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements