School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program

The most recent budget provided funding, beginning in fiscal year 2019, to create a new mental health grant program (Wis. Stat. sec. 115.367). The Department of Public Instruction will award grants to school districts, and operators of independent charter schools, to be used for the purpose of providing mental health services to pupils, in collaboration with community health agencies. Strategies may include co-locating community mental health clinics in schools and providing screening and intervention services. School boards and independent charter schools may apply for a grant individually or as a consortium of school boards, charter schools, or both; also, Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs) can be considered a consortium of school boards. Per statute, private schools are not eligible to apply.

Mental Health Grant Information Resources

Key Dates
March	Mental Health Grant Webinar DPI Grant writing webinars slide deck Write that Mental Health Grant Like a Boss	February 8, 2019, 1:00 p.m. https://zoom.us/j/971645572 February 12, 2019, 10:00 a.m. https://zoom.us/j/480913871 February 19, 2019, 2:00 p.m. https://zoom.us/j/711399185 February 27, 2019, 9:00 a.m. https://zoom.us/j/589328794
May 1, 2019	Completed applications due by 11:59 PM on May 1, 2019 Late or incomplete applications will not be reviewed	Must be received at schoolmentalhealthservicesgrant@dpi.wi.gov
May-June 2019	Grant application reviews
June 2019	Districts notified of funding status District administrators will be the first notified. Not the grant coordinator!