health · HHS-SAMHS-SAMHSA
Statewide Family Network
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · SM-26-028
Award Range
$0 – $150K
Total Program Funding
$1.9M
Expected Awards
12
Deadline
July 27, 2026
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
SAMHSA is funding 12 statewide family networks — organizations run BY families that support, train, and mentor other family members raising children/youth with serious emotional disturbances or mental health conditions. $150K max per award, $1.85M total. These are peer-support organizations where the "expertise" comes from lived experience as a caregiver of a child with mental health needs.
Who Should Apply
Family-run organizations that support caregivers of children/youth with serious emotional disturbances or mental illness. Must have statewide reach and be controlled by family members (not professionals). Domestic public or private nonprofits.
Who Should NOT Apply
Clinical providers, professional advocacy organizations not run by families, local-only support groups without statewide reach, or organizations focused on adult mental health (this is children/youth focused).
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Must be a family-controlled organization (run BY family members/caregivers)
- •Must have statewide reach (not just one city)
- •Must focus on children, youth, and young adults with serious emotional/mental health needs
- •Must provide support, training, and mentoring to family caregivers
- •Must be domestic nonprofit
💡 GrantQuick Tip
12 awards for 50 states means roughly 1 in 4 applicants will be funded — decent odds. The key: demonstrate you're genuinely family-RUN (not just family-serving). Your board, leadership, and peer mentors should be actual parents/caregivers of children with mental health conditions. Show your reach across the state (not just one metropolitan area) and your mentoring track record.
Competitiveness: Moderate — 12 awards for a specific niche (statewide family mental health orgs). Many states have one dominant family network that's the natural applicant.
What This Grant Funds
The purpose of this program is to enhance the capacity of statewide, mental health family-controlled organizations to support, train, and mentor family members/primary caregivers. The focus of this program is on family members/primary caregivers who are raising children, youth, and young adults with serious emotional disturbance or co-occurring disorders.
Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Maximum Award
- $150K
- Total Program Funding
- $1.9M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 12
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Agency Contact
Office of Financial Resources Division of Grants Management 240-276-1940
NOFOBudget.CMHS@samhsa.hhs.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov