Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Education 34 CFR Chapter II [Docket ID ED-2021-OESE-0122] AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Final priorities, requirements, and definitions. SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) announces final priorities, requirements, and definitions under the School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.184H. We may use one or more of these priorities, requirements, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2022 and later years. These final priorities, requirements, and definitions are designed to direct funds to increase the number of credentialed school-based mental health services providers (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7112(6) ) in local educational agencies (LEAs) with demonstrated need (as defined in this document), in order to meet student mental health needs. DATES: These priorities, requirements, and definitions are effective November 3, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Banks, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E357, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-6704. Email: OESE.School.Mental.Health@ed.gov . If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Summary Purpose of this Regulatory Action: As defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Mental health includes o…