Updated Grants Target Mental Health in Needy Schools
Published Date: 9/29/2025
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Summary
The Department of Education is updating the rules for the School-Based Mental Health Grant Program to help more school psychologists work in schools that really need them. These changes kick in for grant competitions starting in fiscal year 2025 and aim to boost mental health support for students. If you’re part of a high-need school district, this means more chances to get funding and improve student mental health services.
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More grant chances for high-need districts
If you are part of a high-need local educational agency (LEA), the Department of Education updated the School-Based Mental Health Grant Program rules so those LEAs may have more chances to get funding in grant competitions starting in fiscal year 2025 and later.
More school psychologists for students
The Department finalized priorities designed to increase the number of credentialed school-based mental health providers, specifically school psychologists, in high-need LEAs so students in those districts may have more access to mental health services starting with competitions in fiscal year 2025 and later.
Opportunities for school psychologists
The finalized priorities target activities to increase the number of credentialed school-based mental health providers (specifically school psychologists) in high-need LEAs, which may create more opportunities for those providers to work in eligible schools in grant competitions beginning in fiscal year 2025 and later.
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