Department of Education Announces ESSCP, Mental Health Integration Grants

Below are grant announcements released today by the U.S. Department of Education, for grants under both the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program (ESSCP) and Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems.

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U.S. ED’S OSDFS ANNOUNCES THE FY 2010 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELING GRANT COMPETITION (CFDA 84.215E)

The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools in the U.S. Department of Education announces the release of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling program grant application (CFDA 84.215E). The Notice Inviting Applications was published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2010. The FY 2010 grant application package may be downloaded from the following Department of Education's websites: http://e-Grants.ed.gov or http://www.ed.gov/programs/elseccounseling/applicant.html.

The application deadline date is February 26, 2010.

The purpose of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling program is to support efforts by LEAs (public school districts) to establish or expand counseling programs.

This Grant Competition eligibility is limited to local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law that do not have an active grant under this program (CFDA 84.215E), and consortia thereof.

The estimated available funds for this grant are $15,437,591and the estimated range of awards being $250,000-$400,000 with the estimated average size of awards being $350,000 and the estimated number of awards being 44.

For additional information visit the Federal Register announcement at:

http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2010-1/011210b.html.

For specific questions regarding the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling program, please contact the Competition Manager, Loretta McDaniel at loretta.mcdaniel@ed.gov.

U.S. ED’S OSDFS ANNOUNCES THE FY 2010 GRANTS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF SCHOOLS AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS COMPETITION (CFDA 84.215M)

U.S. ED’s OSDFS announces the release of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems Program grant application (CFDA 84.215M). The Notice Inviting Applications was published in the Federal Register on January 8, 2010. The FY 2010 grant application package may be downloaded from the following Department of Education's websites: http://e-Grants.ed.gov or http://www.ed.gov/programs/mentalhealth/applicant.html.

The application deadline date is February 22, 2010.

The purpose of the Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems program is to increase student access to high-quality mental health care by developing innovative approaches that link school systems with the local mental health system. Projects funded under this program support infrastructure development to develop and/or improve collaborative efforts between schools, mental health service systems and juvenile justice systems to provide, enhance, or improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services to students; enhance crisis intervention services; provide professional training; provide technical assistance to systems and families; ensure linguistically appropriate and culturally competent services; and evaluate the effectiveness of the program.

This Grant Competition eligibility is limited to State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law, and Indian Tribes.

The estimated available funds for this grant are $5,913,000 and the estimated range of awards being $150,000-$400,000 with the estimated average size of awards being $347, 800 and the estimated number of awards being 16-18.

For additional information visit the Federal Register announcement at:

http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2010-1/010810c.html.

For specific questions regarding the Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems program, please contact the Competition Manager, Sarah Allen at sarah.allen@ed.gov.