Assistance Listing 93.958
Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Mostly repeat grantees: only 2% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before.
Based on 411 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $1,800,156.
- First-time winners
- 2%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 21%
- 0% higher ed · 77% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $1.8M
- $437K – $11M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 116
- $1.0B committed to them
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Government | OK | 15 | $85,706,727 |
| Guam Behavioral Health & Wellness Center | Government | GU | 13 | $5,745,055 |
| Health Care Services, California Department of | Government | CA | 12 | $860,901,844 |
| Health & Human SVC Commn TX | Government | TX | 12 | $550,516,246 |
| Florida Department of Children and Families | Government | FL | 12 | $458,505,089 |
| PA Department of Human Services | Government | PA | 12 | $238,673,053 |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | Government | IL | 12 | $222,492,217 |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | Government | NC | 12 | $204,178,587 |
| Ohio Department Mental Health | Government | OH | 12 | $201,372,037 |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Government | MI | 12 | $188,998,663 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 446 | $3.4B | $3.4M | $1.5M – $5.3M |
| 2022 | 61 | $783M | $9.5M | $3.0M – $17M |
| 2023 | 178 | $1.0B | $959K | $218K – $4.8M |
| 2024 | 117 | $997M | $1.8M | $424K – $11M |
| 2025 | 116 | $1.0B | $1.8M | $437K – $11M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-06 | 2021-05-21 | 45 d | SM-21-014 · Community Mental Health Centers Grant Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 93.958?
Mostly repeat grantees: only 2% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before. Based on 411 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $1,800,156.
How much does Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $1.8M; the middle half ran from $437K to $11M. 116 new awards were made, with $1.0B committed to them.
When does 93.958 usually post?
Posting history is irregular; watch this page for the next round.
Who runs this program?
Department of Health and Human Services (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). Assistance Listing 93.958 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 50% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.