• Granting Agency: Office of the Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
• Appropriation Amount: $50,000,000
• Announcement Date: TBD by the Office of the Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
• Closing Date: TBD by the Office of the Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use

SEC. 2707. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDING FOR LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.

Purpose: Address increased community behavioral health needs worsened by the COVID–19

Eligible Expenditures:
Promoting care coordination among local entities; training the mental and behavioral health workforce, relevant stakeholders, and community members; expanding evidence-based integrated models of care; addressing surge capacity for mental and behavioral health needs; providing mental and behavioral health services to individuals with mental health needs (including co-occurring substance use disorders) as delivered by behavioral and mental health professionals utilizing telehealth services; and supporting, enhancing, or expanding mental and behavioral health preventive and crisis intervention services.

Eligible Applicants:
State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, Tribal organizations, nonprofit community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations