Infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment

The Secretary shall— award grants to eligible entities to develop, maintain, or enhance infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment programs, including— In this section: The term “eligible child” means a child from birth to not more than 12 years of age who— The term “eligible entity” means a human services agency or nonprofit institution that— An eligible entity seeking a grant under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. An eligible entity may use amounts awarded under a grant under subsection (a)(1) to carry out the following: The Secretary may not award a grant under this section to an eligible entity unless the eligible entity agrees, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the eligible entity in carrying out the activities described in subsection (d), to make available non-Federal contributions (in cash or in kind) toward such costs in an amount that is not less than 10 percent of the total amount of Federal funds provided in the grant. The Secretary may, directly or by awarding grants or contracts to public and private nonprofit entities, provide training and technical assistance to eligible entities to carry out activities described in subsection (d). To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.