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History of Funding

Approximately $99,567,000 was available in total funding for FY 23. Through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, the program received an additional $100 million per year through 2026, totaling $500 million in additional funding. Previous awards are available to view here: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/safe-supportive-schools/mental-health-service-professional-demonstration-grant-program/awards/

Additional Information

For FY 2024,  the program has three absolute priorities and three competitive preference priorities. Absolute Priority 1 and Absolute Priority 2 or Absolute Priority 3. Applicants must meet  The Secretary intends to create two funding slates for MHSP applications, one slate for applications that meet Absolute Priority 1 and Absolute Priority 2 and a second slate for applications that meet Absolute Priority 1 and 3.

Absolute Priority 1—Expand Capacity of High-need LEAs-

To meet this priority, the applicant must propose a school-based mental health partnership to place the IHE's graduate students in school-based mental health services fields into high-need schools served by the participating high-need LEAs for the purpose of completing required field work, credit hours, internships, or related training necessary to complete their degree or obtain a credential as a school-based mental health services provider.

Absolute Priority 2—Applications From New Potential Grantees. 

Under this priority, an applicant must demonstrate the following:

• The applicant does not, as of the deadline date for submission of applications, have an active grant, including through membership in a group application submitted under 34 CFR 75.127–75.129, under the program from which it seeks funds.

Absolute Priority 3—Applications from Grantees that Are Not New Potential Grantees. 

Under this priority, an applicant must demonstrate the following:

• The applicant has, as of the deadline date for submission of applications, an active grant, including through membership in a group application submitted under 34 CFR 75.127–75.129, under the program from which it seeks funds.

For the purposes of priorities 2 and 3, a grant is active until the end of the grant's project or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that extend the grantee's authority to obligate funds. 

Competitive Preference Priority 1- Increase the Number of Qualified School Based Mental Health Services Providers in High-Need LEAs Who Are from Diverse Backgrounds or from Communities Served by the High-Need LEAs. (Up to 5 points) 

Applicants must describe how their proposal to increase the number of school-based mental health services providers who are from diverse backgrounds or who are from the communities served by the high-need LEA will help increase access to mental health services for students within the high-need LEA and best meet the mental health needs of the diverse populations of students to be served.

Competitive Preference Priority 2– Promote Inclusive Practices. (Up to 5 points)

Projects that propose to provide evidence-based pedagogical practices in mental health services provider preparation programs or professional development programs that are inclusive with regard to race, ethnicity, culture, language, disability, and for students who identify as LGBTQI+, and that prepare school- based mental health services providers to create culturally and linguistically inclusive and identity-safe environments for students when providing services. 

Competitive Preference Priority 3- Partnerships with HBCUs, TCUs, or other MSIs. (0 or 5 points) 

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