Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is currently accepting Applications for the Community Mental Health Grant (CMHG) program. The CMHG program is a behavioral health matching grant program authorized by the Texas Legislature and administered by the HHSC Behavioral Health Services (BHS) department. A grant awarded under the CMHG program must be used for the sole purpose of supporting community programs that provide mental health care services and treatment to individuals with a mental illness. These programs should also coordinate mental health care services with other Transition Support Services. The eligible service area under this RFA is a single or any combination of Texas’ 254 counties. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is currently accepting Applications for the Community Mental Health Grant (CMHG) program. The CMHG is a behavioral health matching Grant Project authorized by the Texas Legislature, which is administered by the HHSC Behavioral Health Services department. The CMHG program’s design and operational processes are directed by State statute as well as agency policies. The CMHG program must fulfill goals and strategies identified by the Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan, incorporated by reference and posted at: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/reports/2022/11/texas-statewide-behavioral-healthstrategic-plan-2022-2026. The goals of the CMHG program are to mitigate specific gaps in Texas’ behavioral health system at the community level. The nine (9) goals of the CMHG program and their corresponding systemic gap from Texas’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026 are listed below: A. Increase access to appropriate behavioral health services for underserved populations (Gap 1). B. Decrease adverse impacts of behavioral health conditions on public-school students (Gap 2). C. Enhance Continuity of Care and systemic coordination for justice-involved individuals (Gap 5). D. Enhance timely access to appropriate crisis behavioral health services (Gap 6). E. Support continued implementation of evidenced-based practices (Gap 7). F. Increase access to Peer Support Services (Gap 8). G. Enhance availability of mental health services specific to the needs of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) (Gap 9). H. Support expansion of Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services (Gap 11).
