Modification to PMHCA Funding Opportunity – HRSA-23-081

June 9, 2023

Modification to PMHCA Funding Opportunity – HRSA-23-081

Please note that the notice of funding opportunity for the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) Program has been modified. Modifications have been made to eligibility criteria and to award amounts. The new application due date is June 22, 2023.

There are three types of awards available through this funding opportunity:

  1. Competing continuation awards
    • Eligible “competing continuation” applicants are entities that received an award in FY 2018 and 2019 and whose project period is ending. View the list of all currently funded PMHCA projects.
    • Up to $700,000 per award
  1. New applicants with previous HRSA PMHCA implementation experience
    • Eligible applicants include states, political subdivisions of states, territories, and Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations not currently funded in FY 2021 or 2022.
    • Up to $700,000 per award
  1. New applicants with no prior HRSA PMHCA implementation experience
    • New applicants with no prior HRSA PMHCA experience: Eligible applicants include States, political subdivisions of states, territories, and Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations not currently funded in FY 2021 or 2022.
    • NOTE: Tribes and tribal organizations that are located within the geographic boundaries of states with existing awards are eligible to apply for new awards.)
    • Up to $500,000 per award

To view and access this modified opportunity package, please see:

The Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) NOFO (HRSA-23-081)

  • Click on “Package”
  • Click on “Preview”
  • Click on “Download Instructions”

For questions related to the PMHCA Program, please contact Madhavi Reddior Jordanna Snyder.

For help with your application, watch our April 20, 2023 PMHCA Pre-Application TA Webinar #1.  This webinar is for both new and competing continuation applicants.

New applicants can watch our April 26, 2023 PMHCA Pre-Application TA Webinar #2.