Legislative Services

Community Mental Health Grant, FY2025

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is currently accepting Applications for the Community Mental Health Grant (CMHG) program. The CMHG program is a behavioral health matching grant program authorized by the Texas Legislature in 2017 (HB 13,  85th Legislature) and administered by the HHSC Behavioral Health Services (BHS) department. A grant awarded under the CMHG program must be used for the sole purpose of supporting community programs that provide mental health care services and treatment to individuals with a mental illness. These programs should also coordinate mental health care services with other Transition Support Services. The eligible service area under this RFA is a single or any combination of Texas' 254 counties.

Applicants that might receive special consideration from HHSC include those that: 

1. Serve rural areas (as much as 50% of total awarded funds);
2. Provide services for children and adults that are justice-involved; 
3. Include strategies to mitigate the forensic waitlist; or 
4. Serve children that are involved with the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), including children at risk of relinquishment to DFPS, children involved with Child Protective Investigations (CPI) program and families that receive services through Family Based Support Services (FBSS) program.

Deadline for submitting questions or requests for clarification – Friday, January 26, 2024, 5:00 pm.

Estimated total number of awards: 50