Safe & Supportive Schools: Mental Health Personnel Technical Assistance Center (MHP TA Center)

Overview

The purpose of the MHP TA Center is to provide technical assistance to current Department grantees awarded funds under the fiscal years 2022 and 2023 Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) and the SchoolBased Mental Health Services (SBMH) grant programs and to disseminate resources and information to support State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher education (IHEs), and other stakeholders, more broadly, in the preparation of school-based mental health services providers.

This competition has one absolute priority.
 

(1) Provide technical assistance to fiscal years 2022 and 2023 MHSP and SBMH grantees (grantees) through a tiered approach that includes universal support to all grantees, targeted support on select topics for subsets of grantees, and intensive support for individual grantees, as directed by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; 

(2) Support high-quality grantee data through 

   (a) Developing a system for collecting, reviewing, and analyzing specific performance data (e.g.,          common annual performance measures across the MHSP and SBMH grant programs); 

   (b) Assisting MHSP and SBMH grantees in submitting valid and reliable data in the annual and            final performance reports; and 

   (c) Conducting a review and analysis of the annual and final performance reports, aggregating            the data, and preparing a report for the Department describing successes, challenges,                    exemplars, and noteworthy trends; and 

(3) Disseminate best practices in credentialing, recruiting, training and developing, and retaining school-based mental health services providers, including best practices on establishing and sustaining partnerships with IHEs to create and provide innovative highquality training and credentialing options and maintain a robust pipeline of school-based mental health services providers.

The project must include at least one partnership with a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Tribal College and University (TCU), or other Minority Serving Institution (MSI).

• Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 2, 2023.
• Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 31, 2023. 
• Type of Award: Discretionary grant/ cooperative agreement. 
• Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $2,600,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. 
• Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 
• Project Period: Up to 48 months, provided that the grantee and the Department may agree to extend an additional 12 months for a total of 60 months.
• Pre-Application Webinar Information: The Department will hold a preapplication presentation via webinar for prospective applicants on May 23, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. To register, please visit the program website here.