Trauma-Informed Services in Schools

Short Title: TISS
Initial Announcement Back to the Grants Dashboard

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

NOFO Number: SM-26-006

Posted on Grants.gov: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Application Due Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.532

Intergovernmental Review (E.O. 12372): Applicants must comply with E.O. 12372 if their state(s) participates. Review process recommendations from the State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) are due no later than 60 days after application deadline.

Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS) / Single State Agency Coordination: Applicants must send the PHSIS to appropriate State and local health agencies by application deadline. Comments from Single State Agency are due no later than 60 days after application deadline.

Description

The purpose of this program is to increase student access to evidence-based support services and mental health care by developing innovative initiatives, activities, and programs to link local school systems with local trauma support and mental health services.

Eligibility

Eligibility is statutorily limited to State Education Agencies (SEAs), including SEAs in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. outlying areas including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; Local Educational Agencies; Indian Tribes or their Tribal Educational Agencies; a school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education; Regional Corporation; or a Native Hawaiian Educational Organization.

Award Information

Funding Mechanism: Grant

Anticipated Total Available Funding: $5,985,928

Anticipated Number of Awards: 6 (at least one award will be made to a tribe or tribal organizations pending adequate application volume.)

Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $970,000 per year

Length of Project: Up to 4 years

Cost Sharing/Match Required?: No

Proposed budgets cannot exceed $970,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project. Annual continuation awards are contingent on the availability of funds, progress in meeting project goals and objectives, timely submission of required data and reports, compliance with all terms and conditions of award, and alignment with SAMHSA, HHS, and Trump Administration priorities.