Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Team Partnerships
Cooperative agreements fund states, local governments, territories, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to establish or expand behavioral health mobile crisis teams and related partnerships for crisis response.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ Statutorily limited to states, political subdivisions of states, territories, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations; public universities are not eligible to apply directly. · Cooperative agreement mechanism.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of this program is to establish new, or enhance existing, mobile crisis teams that serve children, youth, and adults experiencing mental health or substance use crises. Its focus is the expansion of behavioral health crisis response capacity and the development of structured partnerships that reduce reliance on law enforcement and emergency departments for behavioral health crises.
Eligibility
Eligibility is statutorily limited to states, political subdivisions of States, territories, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Carmen Baldwin Grantor <NOFOBudget.CMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF) conventions SEE AN HHS EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.