Screening & Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (MMHSUD)

The Screening & Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (MMHSUD) program is a federal discretionary funding opportunity administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The opportunity is listed under Assistance Listing 93.836 and is designed to improve maternal mental health and substance use disorder outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women. HRSA intends to support programs that provide obstetric providers, primary care professionals, and other maternal health providers with timely access to teleconsultation, provider training, care coordination support, and referrals to behavioral health and substance use treatment resources. The funding opportunity reflects HRSA's broader maternal and child health mission of improving healthcare access and outcomes for vulnerable maternal populations across the United States and its territories. The MMHSUD program is structured as a cooperative agreement and is forecasted for fiscal year 2026. HRSA anticipates making approximately two awards under this funding cycle with an estimated total program funding amount of $1,290,000. Individual awards are expected to have a ceiling of $500,000. The forecast notice does not provide a formal award floor, but the estimated funding structure suggests competitive awards intended to support statewide or tribal-level maternal behavioral health support systems. The program supports activities that strengthen provider capacity through telehealth consultation systems, workforce training, referral systems, and integrated maternal behavioral health coordination services. Funding is intended to support practical implementation activities that improve access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Eligible applicants include state governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments. The notice further clarifies that eligible domestic entities include the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. The eligibility language references definitions contained in section 5304 of title 25 regarding tribal organizations and Indian Tribes. Because the opportunity is federally administered and broadly available to eligible domestic governmental and tribal entities nationwide, the geographic scope is national rather than state-restricted. The forecast announcement indicates that cost sharing or matching is required, although the forecast page does not specify the exact matching ratio or percentage requirement. Applicants will likely need to consult the full Notice of Funding Opportunity upon release to identify the precise matching obligations, allowable cost structures, indirect cost limitations, and detailed program requirements. The current forecast page also does not specify the project period length, evaluation criteria, or detailed application narrative requirements. However, applicants should anticipate standard HRSA federal application components such as project narratives, budgets, staffing plans, work plans, performance measures, and documentation demonstrating organizational capacity to administer statewide or tribal maternal behavioral health initiatives. The current opportunity is in forecast status. The forecast was originally posted on March 19, 2026 and most recently updated on May 5, 2026. HRSA estimates that the official application posting date will occur on May 29, 2026. Applications are expected to be due by June 22, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time through electronic submission systems. HRSA estimates that awards will be issued on August 31, 2026 with a projected project start date of September 30, 2026. Because the application period is relatively short, eligible applicants should begin preparing organizational registrations, partnerships, staffing plans, and maternal behavioral health service strategies in advance of the formal NOFO release. The funding announcement provides direct contact information for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau within HRSA. Questions may be directed to wellwomancare@hrsa.gov or by phone at 301-443-5692. At the forecast stage, no pre-application requirements such as letters of intent or concept papers are identified. Likewise, no webinar schedule, recurring funding cycle, or prior recipient information is included in the notice. Applicants interested in this opportunity should monitor Grants.gov and HRSA communications closely for the release of the complete funding announcement, which will likely include expanded program guidance, application instructions, evaluation criteria, and detailed budgetary requirements.

Demonstrate strong statewide or tribal maternal behavioral health coordination capacity, provider training infrastructure, and systems for teleconsultation and referral management supporting pregnant and postpartum women.