Mental Health and School Climate Grants

Over the years, Research Associates has partnered with school districts, universities, and nonprofit organizations to win over $106 million in mental health and school climate grants. Our partners have used this funding to expand student mental health services, incorporate anti-bullying and school violence prevention strategies, and improve their school safety and emergency preparedness plans.

Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence

The Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence grant program is designed to improve school safety and security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence. STOP School Violence grants are funded through the US Department of Justice and span three years. Two categories of organizations are eligible to apply: Category 1 (States) and Category 2 (Localities, Federally Recognized Tribal Governments, Nonprofits, and School Districts).

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School-Based Mental Health (SBMH)

The purpose of the School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) program is to provide grants to state educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and consortia of LEAs to increase the number of credentialed mental health service providers delivering school-based mental health services to students in LEAs with demonstrated need. SBMH grants are funded by the US Department of Education and have a program period of four years.

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Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP)

Through the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) program, the US Department of Education provides grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health service providers for employment in high-need schools and LEAs. Partnerships must include (1) one or more high-need LEAs or an SEA on behalf of one or more high-need LEAs and (2) one or more eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs). MHSP grant programs take place over four years.

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Education Innovation and Research (EIR)

The Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant program is a five-year grant program designed to generate and validate solutions to persistent educational challenges and to support the expansion of effective solutions to substantially larger numbers of students. Each EIR competition features unique priorities, with recent areas of focus including school climate, literacy, STEM, and high-impact tutoring. The US Department of Education awards EIR grantees funds to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students; and to rigorously evaluate such innovations. Eligible applicants include: LEAs; SEAs; The Bureau of Indian Education; a consortium of SEAs or LEAs; a nonprofit organization; and an SEA, an LEA, a consortium of SEAs or LEAs, or the Bureau of Indian Education in partnership with a nonprofit organization, a business, an educational service agency, or an institution of higher education.

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Project Prevent

The Project Prevent program provides grants to LEAs impacted by community violence with the goal of expanding their capacity to implement community- and school-based strategies to help prevent community violence and mitigate the impacts of exposure to community violence. This five-year grant program is funded by the US Department of Education.

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School Climate Transformation Grant–Local Education Agency (SCTG–LEA)

Through the School Climate Transformation Grant–Local Education Agency (SCTG–LEA) program, LEAs receive grant funding to develop, enhance, or expand systems of support for, and technical assistance to, schools implementing a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), leading to improved school climates. SCTG–LEA grants are funded by the US Department of Education and have a program period of up to five years.

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From Our Partners

Working with RA was an excellent experience. Their team is so knowledgeable and skilled! Our team both loved and appreciated the amount of time RA spent with us as we conceptualized and planned our grant. They were active listeners and created a body of work authentic to our organization and this project.

Director, Virginia

Your team is so great to take our notes and ideas and turn them into a comprehensive plan - it's always amazing!

School District Grant Director, Tennessee

The best part was starting from scratch with our team and having a great proposal at the end of the process. I am always amazed how they take a few sentences, thoughts, and ideas to come up with a wonderful plan to help students and teachers.

Project Director, Georgia

The RA team shows a sincere interest in the program and builds a relationship with our team. I like the comprehensive approach to the process and that you have expertise in research, writing, project management, and editing.

Project Director, Florida

Thank you all for a super-smooth and super-successful process! What a thorough and stellar job! Beautiful!

Grant Officer, South Carolina