Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting grant applications for the Project AWARE program to develop sustainable support frameworks for school-aged youth. Funded projects must address mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders while promoting social and emotional well-being within local or tribal educational agency settings. This discretionary health grant program is statutorily limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities, and the agency intends to reserve at least three awards for tribes or tribal organizations pending sufficient application volume. Applications are due by July 27, 2026, for the program, which has an estimated total funding pool of $55,768,191, an individual award ceiling of $1,500,000, and no cost-sharing or matching requirements.