Search Grant Opportunities

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Safe & Supportive Schools: Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.184X

ID: ED-GRANTS-112822-001 • Type: Posted
Opportunity Assistant

Hello! Please let me know your questions about this opportunity. I will answer based on the available opportunity documents.

Sign in to upload a capability statement or catalogue for your company

Some suggestions:
Please summarize the work to be completed under this opportunity
Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
I'd like to anonymously submit a question to the procurement officer(s)

Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021.

Purpose of Program: The MHSP Program provides competitive grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based

mental health services providers (as defined in section 4102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA)) (services providers) for employment in schools and local educational agencies (LEAs). The goal of this program is to increase the number and diversity of high-quality, trained providers available to address the shortages of mental health service professionals in schools served by high-need LEAs (as defined in this notice). The partnerships must include (1) one or more high-need LEAs or a State educational agency (SEA) on behalf of one or more high-need LEAs and (2) one or more

eligible institutions of higher education (eligible IHE) (as defined in this notice).

Partnerships must provide opportunities to place postsecondary education graduate students in school-based mental health fields into high-need schools (as defined in this notice) served by the participating high-need LEAs to complete required field work, credit hours, internships, or related training, as applicable, for the degree or credential program of each student. In addition to the placement of graduate students, grantees may also develop mental health career

pathways as early as secondary school, through career and technical education opportunities, or through paraprofessional support degree programs at local community or technical colleges.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.184X.

Background
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.184X. The MHSP Program provides competitive grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in schools and local educational agencies (LEAs). The goal of this program is to increase the number and diversity of high-quality, trained providers available to address the shortages of mental health service professionals in schools served by high-need LEAs.

Grant Details
The purpose of the MHSP Program is to provide competitive grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in schools and local educational agencies. The program aims to increase the number and diversity of high-quality, trained providers available to address the shortages of mental health service professionals in schools served by high-need LEAs.

Partnerships must include one or more high-need LEAs or a State educational agency (SEA) on behalf of one or more high-need LEAs, and one or more eligible institutions of higher education (eligible IHE). Partnerships must provide opportunities to place postsecondary education graduate students in school-based mental health fields into high-need schools served by the participating high-need LEAs to complete required field work, credit hours, internships, or related training for the degree or credential program of each student. Grantees may also develop mental health career pathways as early as secondary school, through career and technical education opportunities, or through paraprofessional support degree programs at local community or technical colleges.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants for this program are high-need LEAs, SEAs on behalf of one or more high-need LEAs, and IHEs. High-need LEA applicants and SEA applicants on behalf of one or more high-need LEAs must propose to work in partnership with an eligible IHE. Eligible IHE applicants must propose to work in partnership with one or more high-need LEAs or an SEA.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for this grant is up to 60 months.

Grant Value
$99,567,000 is estimated to be available for obligation through March 31, 2023. The estimated range of awards is $400,000 to $1,200,000 with an average size of $800,000 for each 12-month period. An estimated number of 125 awards are expected.
Show All

Overview

Agency
Department of Education (ED)
Category of Funding
Education
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
84.184 - School Safely National Activities
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 11/28/22 the Department of Education posted grant opportunity ED-GRANTS-112822-001 for Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Safe & Supportive Schools: Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.184X with funding of $99.6 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 84.184 School Safely National Activities. It is expected that 125 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
Nov. 28, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
Jan. 27, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications Available: November 28, 2022. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 27, 2023. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 28, 2023. Pre-Application Webinar Information: The Department will hold a pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants on December 14, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. and January 11, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To register, please visit the program website at: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/safe-supportive-schools/mental-health-service-professional-demonstration-grant-program/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tawanda Avery, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E244, Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 987-1782, Email: Mental.Health@ed.gov.
Last Updated
Nov. 28, 2022, 10:04 a.m. EST
Version
1
Archive Date
Feb. 26, 2023

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
1. Eligible Applicants: High-need LEAs, SEAs on behalf of one or more high-need LEAs, and IHEs. High-need LEA applicants and SEA applicants on behalf of one or more high-need LEAs must propose to work in partnership with an eligible IHE. Eligible IHE applicants must propose to work in partnership with one or more high-need LEAs or a SEA.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$99,567,000
Estimated Number of Grants
125

Contacts

Contact
Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Contact Email
mental.health@ed.gov   Profile
Email Description
Program Mailbox
Contact Phone
(202) 245-6288
Additional Information
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Safe & Supportive Schools: Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.184X; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards Document
Additional Information Site
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-28/pdf/2022-25824.pdf

Documents

Posted documents for ED-GRANTS-112822-001

Grant Awards

Grants awarded through ED-GRANTS-112822-001

Incumbent or Similar Grants

Similar Active Opportunities

Open grant opportunities similar to ED-GRANTS-112822-001