Children's Mental Health Bureau
System of Care Infrastructure Development Grants
The Children's Mental Health Bureau (CMHB) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is offering matching grants to community programs that can help to implement a system of care for children who need mental health services, particularly those children with serious emotional disturbances.
Applications must be received by February 10, 2005. Late applications will be returned unread.
The bureau will offer five grants each for exploration, planning, and implementation of Kids Management Authorities (KMA), which will be the primary building block of the state children's mental health care system. One of each category of grants will be awarded within each administrative region. For application materials, click on the grant category.
The bureau is currently accepting applications for exploration grants of up to $5,000. These may be used through June 30, 2006. The grants are intended to help communities establish core community groups to explore development of KMAs. Applicants must be able to provide a 25 percent match for the grant amount requested. The match may be cash or in-kind services.
Planning grants will be awarded in amounts up to $15,000 and may be used through June 30, 2006. These grants are intended to help communities continued development of Kids Management Authorities. Applicants must be able to provide a 25 percent match for the grant amount requested. The match may be cash or in-kind services.
About March 1, 2005, the bureau expects to issue requests for proposals for implementation grants . These grants are for communities that have achieved the objectives of the KMA planning grant. The grants will be for two years, subject to annual approval. About $100,000 to $150,000 will be available each year. Communities will be expected to provide a 25-percent cash or in-kind match the first year and a 35 percent match the second year.
A single community may apply for more than one of the grants, but it will be able to get only one grant at a time. The CMHB anticipates that these grant opportunities will be offered again in state fiscal year 2006, subject to funding availability.
The CMHB will offer an informational meeting via videoconferencing from 2 to 4 p.m. on February 1 for those interested in applying for exploration or planning grants. Meeting sites will be at the following locations:
- Billings: Montana State University-Billings, Hart Albin Building, 214 North Broadway.
- Bozeman: Montana State University, Engineering and Physical Sciences Building, Room 126, corner of South Seventh and Grant streets.
- Butte: Montana College of Technology, Engineering Lab Classroom Building, Room 231, 1300 West Park Street.
- Havre: Montana State University-Northern, Hagener Science Center, Room 202, 300 11 th Street West.
- Helena: Department of Public Health and Human Services, Auditorium, 111 North Sanders.
- Great Falls:Montana State University College of Technology-Great Falls, Room R-182, 2100 16 th Avenue South.
- Kalispell: Flathead Valley Community College, Learning Resource Center, Room 120, 777 Grandview Drive.
- Miles City: Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center, 2508 Wilson Street.
- Missoula: University of Montana, Gallagher Building, Room 104, corner of Arthur and Eddy streets.
More information is also available from Pete Surdock, chief of the CMHB, 406-444-1290, psurdock@mt.gov
Page last updated: 07/11/2006
