Division: Educational Services

Office: Student Support Services

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Purpose: 

The intent of the School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Program is to support eligible LEAs in the recruitment, placement, hiring, and retention of school-based mental health professionals. Through this grant program LEAs will train new and existing school-based mental health services providers, expand the pipeline and increase the diversity of high-quality, trained providers, while addressing the shortages of mental health professionals in schools. As used in this NGO, “school-based mental health services provider” means a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker. Additionally, the grant program is seeking to increase the number of diverse school-based mental health service providers who are recruited, placed, hired, and retained in LEAs.

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has established a five project period grant program. The School-Based Mental Health Grant Services (SBMHS) Continuation Grant Program is open to the 11 Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that were selected through a competitive process in project period 1

Maximum award size is dependent on student enrollment. Applicants may apply for $125,000 - $375,000 in project period 2. Based on the availability of combined federal and state funding, project period 1 will begin December 1, 2023 and will end on December 31, 2024.

Eligible Agencies: LEAs selected in Year 1

Approximate Number of Awards: 11

Grants Program Type:  Continuation

Total Amt. Available: $2,934,055                     

Application Due Date: 11/30/2023