The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program (PMHCA).
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/12/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $700,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to promote behavioral health integration into pediatric primary care by supporting the planning and development of statewide, regional or tribal pediatric mental health care tele-consult access programs. These networks of pediatric mental health care teams will provide tele-consultation, training, technical assistance, and care coordination support for pediatric primary care providers (PCPs) to diagnose, treat, and refer children with behavioral health conditions.
Goals
The program’s long-term goal is to: increase routine diagnosis, treatment, and referral of child and adolescent behavioral health conditions in primary care including by reducing disparities in access to behavioral health care, especially in rural and other underserved areas.
The program objectives to be accomplished during the period of performance to support program goals are:
- Increase the number of providers using the program for real-time behavioral consultations and/or care coordination support services (including referrals).
- Increase the number of providers trained on child and adolescent behavioral disorders, including screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Increase the number of provider trainings that incorporate equity and respectful or culturally and linguistically responsive care.
- Increase the number of children and adolescents for whom a provider contacted the program for consultation and/or care coordination support services, especially those living in rural and other underserved areas.
Funding Information
There are two types of awards available through this funding opportunity:
- Competing Continuation Awards (Open to Currently Funded Entities in Final Project Year):
- Up to $700,000 per award subject to the availability of appropriated funds for up to 21 competing continuation awards
- New Awards (Open to New, Start-up Applicants):
- Up to $500,000 per award subject to the availability of appropriated funds for up to 15 new awards
Period of Performance
3 years
Eligible Applicants
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
Competing Continuation Programs: Entities that are currently funded under HRSA-18-122 and HRSA-19-096, are eligible to apply as competing continuation awards. 11 New Applicants: Eligible applicants include States; political subdivisions of states, territories, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations not currently funded under HRSA-21-122 and HRSA-22-121-. Note that Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations in states with existing awards are eligible to apply for new awards. Consortia of Tribes or Tribal organizations are encouraged to apply, where one Tribe or Tribal organization is applying on behalf of a larger consortium of Tribes or Tribal organizations.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
