OpenAtlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Virginia School-Based Mental Health Grant (Solicitation 720-5296)
Virginia school divisions may seek funding to expand comprehensive school-based mental health services, including contracts with qualified community-based and telemental health providers. Applications are due September 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
FundingNot publicly stated in accessible VDOE bulletin
DeadlineSeptember 17, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
Last verified2026-08-30
Required next actionVerify full eVA solicitation 720-5296; qualify high-fit Virginia school divisions while at least 48 hours remain.
Broad Eligibility
Virginia school divisions statewide; funds may support qualified community-based service providers, qualified telemental health providers, and other initiatives that strengthen student behavioral-health services.
Atlas Analysis
High-opportunity school mental-health grant with explicit telemental-health allowability and statewide division eligibility. N9+/QC relevance is strongest as a named technology/clinical partner within a qualifying school division project; Dr. Miltie direct-applicant eligibility is not established.
The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), has opened a statewide School-Based Mental Health Grant for Virginia school divisions.
Opportunity
The grant supports school divisions in expanding and strengthening comprehensive school-based mental health services and supports for students. VDOE states that funds may be used to contract with qualified community-based service providers, qualified telemental health providers, or other initiatives that increase a division’s capacity to address student behavioral health needs.
Deadline
September 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. The direct solicitation number is 720-5296. Selected grantees are anticipated to be notified in October 2026.
Eligible applicants
Virginia school divisions statewide.
Atlas assessment
This is a strong school-health and behavioral-health opportunity because it expressly permits contracted telemental health providers and provides a broad statewide applicant universe. A Dr. Miltie/N9+ role would need to be tied to the controlling solicitation’s allowable scope and a school division’s project design; Atlas has not treated Dr. Miltie as a direct eligible applicant.
Funding amount: The accessible VDOE public bulletin does not state the grant pool or applicant award ceiling. Atlas will not estimate an amount that has not been verified from the controlling solicitation.
From Funding to Implementation · School Health Solution
Turn school-health funding into a clinically capable care model.
Dr. Miltie N9+ can support clinician-directed remote exams in school settings, helping care teams move beyond video-only encounters when a funded program calls for stronger pediatric access.
Source verificationReferenced source · content.govdelivery.comAtlas last verified this record 2026-08-30. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
