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Community Mental Health Grant Program | Texas Health and Human Services Texas Health and Human Services Community Mental Health Grant Program The Community Mental Health Grant program focuses on community collaboration, reducing duplication of mental health services, and strengthening continuity of care for people receiving services.
The Community Mental Health Grant (CMHG) program funds support for: Services to fill gaps in mental health prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery, mental health education, screening and assessment, care coordination and integrated services. Strategies that help people access, transition between or remain engaged in mental health services.
Community partnerships to prioritize community needs, leverage resources and coordinate and case manage service delivery. CMHG projects support a range of clinical mental health and nonclinical supportive services for people with unmet mental health needs. The design of each CMHG project varies.
Although grantees have flexibility in developing projects, the projects include one or more of the following strategies: Provide services to fill gaps in mental health prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery, mental health education, screening and assessment, care coordination, integrated services, dedicated support, family mental health, services for targeted populations and peer services.
Assist people who transition between or remain in mental health treatment services including care coordination and navigation services, transportation, employment and education support and supportive housing.
Encourage community partnerships and collaborations to assume responsibility for key activities including identification of unmet needs, development of community-based strategies and implementation of activities outlined in community-based strategies.
Some projects use strategies, including enhancement of the mental health workforce (e.g., training, educational stipends), increasing initial access to services, and performing needs assessments and evaluations. Grantees and Program Performance HHSC utilizes data-driven program performance measurement and reporting processes to administer each matching grant program.
Grantees submit quarterly performance data for each grant-funded project.
HHSC staff collect and analyze this data to create and disseminate reports such as annual report cards that list current grantees: Fiscal Year 2024 Report Card (PDF) Fiscal Year 2023 Report Card (PDF) Fiscal Year 2022 Report Card (PDF) Fiscal Year 2021 Report Card (PDF) Fiscal Year 2020 Report Card (PDF) Organizations eligible for CMHG funding include local mental health authorities, local behavioral health authorities, nonprofits, educational institutions, and governmental entities selected based on set criteria.
Awards to CMHG programs depend on matching funds, which can include cash or in-kind contributions from any person but must not include money from state or federal funds. The match must equal: 100% of the grant amount if the CMHG program is in a county with a population of 250,000 or more. 50% of the grant amount if the CMHG program is in a county with a population of less than 250,000 but equal to or more than 100,000.
25% of the grant amount if the CMHG program is in a county with a population of less than 100,000. If the CMHG program is in more than one county, the percentage is the grant amount needed for the largest county. Legislative Statute and Enabling Legislation Chapter 547 Subchapter F, Texas Government Code Established – House Bill (H.
B.) 13 , 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 Redesignated – H. B.
4170 , 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 Amended – H. B. 3088 , 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 Amended – Senate Bill 1677 (PDF) , 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 Contact the program for questions or more information on the CMHG program.
Find more information on mental health resources . Find your local mental health or behavioral health authority . For information on the program application, visit the Grants Request for Applications (RFA) .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Community organizations in Texas. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Unspecified Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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