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School Based Mental Health Funding

After the long-awaited budget resolutions for the 23/24 year, the PA General Assembly, as outlined in the Fiscal Code Bill, has allocated funds for school-based mental health and safety programs grants. We have posted this information below. RCPA recommends our provider members who have interest in providing these services or expanding current service offerings in the school contact their respective school districts to assist the planning process and hopefully contracted process. The grant funding allocation will go directly to the districts who will submit applications to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD).

The School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) of the PCCD announces the availability of federal COVID relief – ARPA – school mental health grants funding to support the behavioral health needs of students within this Commonwealth. This noncompetitive funding announcement is specifically for school districts, intermediate units, area career and technical schools, charter schools, regional charter schools, and cyber charter schools to support mental health initiatives. A total of $90 million is being announced to support this initiative. Allocation amounts per eligible school entity are included in Appendix A of the solicitation.
The following grant opportunities are now open in PCCD’s Egrants System:

Funding Announcement Title: 2023–24 School Mental Health Grants
Plan Year: 2023
Release Date: 1/10/2024
Due Date: 2/29/2024
Concept Papers Required: No
Competitive/Noncompetitive: Non-Competitive
Amount Announced: $90,000,000

 

Funding Announcement Title: 2023–24 Competitive School Safety Grants
Plan Year: 2023
Release Date: 1/10/2024
Due Date: 2/29/2024
Concept Papers Required: No
Competitive/Noncompetitive: Competitive
Amount Announced: $32,179,000

 

Funding Announcement Title: 2023–24 School District Meritorious
Plan Year: 2023
Release Date: 1/10/2024
Due Date: 2/29/2024
Concept Papers Required: No
Competitive/Noncompetitive: Non-Competitive
Amount Announced: $18,655,000

You can view detailed documentation regarding these funding announcements by clicking on the funding announcement title on the screen.

If you have any questions, please contact RCPA Policy Director Jim Sharp.