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SAMHSA forecasts Children's Mental Health Initiative (SM-27-003); tribes eligible

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Funding availableSep 3, 2026

Check: SAMHSA's forecasted Children's Mental Health Initiative (SM-27-003) lists Indian tribes and tribal organizations as eligible applicants, with an estimated posting date of 2026-12-15.

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What it does

Tribes and tribal organizations are eligible to apply, with no money reserved for them (a , meaning funds held for a specific group). The program funds comprehensive community mental health services for children, youth, and young adults from birth through age 21 who have a serious emotional disturbance (a significant mental health condition in young people), along with efforts to identify and serve at-risk children and their families. Tribal offices should plan for the competition in fiscal year 2027.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Tribes eligible. Tribes or Native organizations are among those who can apply or are covered, alongside others.

Who it covers: Tribal governments.

What to do next

  1. Watch for opportunity SM-27-003 after its estimated posting date of 2026-12-15.
  2. When the notice posts, confirm the application deadline and tribal eligibility requirements before planning a submission.

Sources

Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.

  • Grants.gov: forecasted opportunitiesforecastSep 3, 2026

    Children's Mental Health Initiative

    • Quoted from the source: “Any Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in section 4(b) and section 4(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act)”
    • Quoted from the source: “Estimated post date: 2026-12-15”
    • Quoted from the source: “The purpose of this program is to provide comprehensive community mental health services to children, youth, and young adults, birth through age 21 with a serious emotional disturbance”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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