Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Safe and Supportive Schools: Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.184X | ED GRANTS 092925 002

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The Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program (Assistance Listing 84.184X) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education, housed within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) and administered through the Office of Safe and Supportive Schools. The program is designed to help school systems respond to a specific, well-documented workforce problem: too few credentialed school-based mental health professionals available to meet student needs. In this particular notice, the emphasis is on expanding the pipeline of credentialed providers, with a clear focus on school psychologists, especially in districts that face the steepest shortages and the highest levels of student need.

At its core, the program provides competitive grant funding to support strategies that increase the number of credentialed school psychologists serving in high-need local educational agencies. While the short description does not list allowable activities in detail, the intent of MHSP demonstration grants generally centers on building sustainable pathways into school-based mental health roles. That typically means recruiting and preparing new professionals, strengthening partnerships that support training and placement, and removing practical barriers that keep candidates from completing required preparation and credentialing. The notice also signals that "credentialed" is defined in the Notice of Final Priorities, meaning applicants will need to align their staffing and training plans with the program's official definition of what qualifies as appropriately trained and certified/licensed personnel.

Eligibility is limited to State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs), as those terms are defined in federal education law (20 U.S.C. 7801(49) for SEAs and 20 U.S.C. 7801(30) for LEAs). LEA consortia are also eligible, which can be important for smaller or rural districts that may not have the scale to run a full pipeline program alone and may benefit from regional coordination. The program is explicitly aimed at high-need LEAs, so even when an SEA applies, the funded work is expected to target districts with the greatest shortages and need for services.

Key opportunity details include the federal opportunity number ED GRANTS 092925 002, an original application closing date of October 29, 2025, and an estimate of 18 awards. The listing does not provide an award ceiling amount in the excerpt you provided, so applicants would need to consult the official Federal Register notice for the funding range, project period, and any matching or cost-sharing expectations (if any). Because this is a Department of Education discretionary grant, the Department also points applicants to its "Common Instructions" for discretionary grant programs (published August 29, 2025, at 90 FR 42234). Those common instructions typically cover cross-cutting submission requirements, how to apply, where to submit, and standard federal expectations that apply to many competitions.

The description repeatedly stresses that the summary is not a substitute for the official notice, and that the controlling guidance is the version published in the Federal Register. That is where applicants will find the practical rules that often determine whether an application is deemed eligible and complete, such as pre-application requirements (if any), formatting and page limits, required attachments, submission procedures, program priorities, selection criteria, performance measures, and points of contact. In other words, this synopsis tells you what the program is trying to accomplish and who can apply, but the Federal Register notice is where you confirm exactly what you must propose, how it will be scored, and how to submit it correctly and on time.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Safe and Supportive Schools: Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.184X" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.184.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-09-29.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-10-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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