Children CSF CY2026 - CY2027

Applications opened as of July 1, 2025 and closed August, 22, 2025.

Application Announcement and Important Dates

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JCCMHFB has made approximately $6,500,000 available in the form of grants from the Children Service Fund (CSF) to be utilized for services during a two-year grant cycle CY2026 and CY2027. Applications are submitted through the grant management system Foundant. To apply between July 1, 2025 and August 22, 2025, click HERE.

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• RFP Applications open Tuesday, July 1, 2025

• Questions regarding the RFP shall be submitted via email by Friday, August 15, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. CST to Nick Davis, Executive Director, (ndavis@jccmhfb.org).

• RFP Applications close Friday, August 22, 2025 at 5:00PM CST

• Depending on the application volume agencies will be invited to present their application before the JCCMHF board members. Presentations are expected held across two evenings during the week of September 22-26, 2025.

  • [Edited 8.21.25] Presentations are scheduled for the evening of September 23 and 25, 2025.​

• RFP awards are anticipated to be held during the October 15, 2025 board meeting. RFP Awards details will NOT be publicly presented during the meeting. The Executive Director will contact each applicant independently in the two weeks following the board meeting. The award contract or denial letter will be provided to applicants by mid-November. If awarded, contract signatures will be required before the reimbursement of any services.

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Allocation Pool and Contract Period

• Allocation Pool: Approximately $3,250,000 yearly for a total of $6,500,000 available for the two-year funding cycle. 

• Contract period: January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027.​

• JCCMHFB retroactively reimburses agencies for services provided.

Notice: It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure application(s) arrive via upload to the grant software program, Foundant, before the due date and time. Any proposals received after the closing date shall not be considered unless the proposer provides and the board accepts reasons demonstrating good cause for the delay. Questions may be submitted via email to the JCCMHFB Executive Director, Nick Davis, via ndavis@jccmhfb.org and/or to the Program Manager, Ashley Schumacher via aschumacher@jccmhfb.org.

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Application Essentials and Preview

To ensure a smoother application process, have the following documents available.  Click HERE for a preview of the application. Note, that the July 1st [and official] application may have some differences, be sure to review the official application in its entirety. 

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• Agency Status (i.e. non-profit, governmental)

• Charter Number

• Proof of Good Standing with Missouri

• Most Recent Financial Audit

• Federally Filled Form 990

• Certification, Accreditation or License Documentation

• Background Check and E-Verify Information

• Confidentiality Policy & Policy Against Discrimination

• Professional Liability Insurance

• Work Authorization

• Program Details & Outcomes

• Requested Budget & Minimum Budget

• Board of Directors Resolution

• Agency Assurance

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About CSF Tax

In 2004, a 1/8th cent sales tax for children’s services [Children's Service Fund - CSF] in Jefferson County, Missouri was passed under Proposition “Healthy Kids.” Proposition Healthy Kids stated that “in order to provide services which protect the well-being and safety of children and youth and to strengthen families, Jefferson County shall be authorized to levy a sales tax of one- eighth of a cent in the county for the purpose of establishing a community children’s services fund.” Proposition “Healthy Kids' passed and in September of that same year, the Jefferson County Commission established the Jefferson County Community Mental Health Fund Board (JCCMHFB) for Jefferson County with the presiding County Commissioner of Jefferson County to serve as a member of that board and to act as the administrator of these funds.

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Per the Missouri Revised Statutes, 67.1775 residents who are 19 years of age and younger are considered children.​​

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The JCCMHFB was created to specifically state the following service areas can be funded:

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• ​Examples

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• Temporary Shelter Services– Services are provided for abused, neglected, runaway, homeless, or emotionally disturbed youth for up to 30 days.

• Transitional Living Services– Counseling and related services are provided as part of a transitional living program aimed at successfully supporting and reintegrating a young person from a homeless living arrangement into a safe living space with opportunities for developing independent life skills.

• Services to Teen Parents– Services and support are provided to teen parents for the development of positive parenting skills, obtaining adequate counseling and behavioral health services, and resources and referrals for additional support needs.

• Respite Care Services– Respite care services offer temporary emergency shelter and support services for children and youth of families to decrease the risk of abuse and neglect. Services are provided when families experience a crisis, or when families need a break from caregiving in order to maintain the child in the natural home setting.

• Crisis Intervention Services– Services are provided in response to a mental health crisis resulting in acute destabilization of the client’s functioning in the community and are focused on rapid restoration to baseline functioning. Crisis intervention services provide assessment and short-term treatment in an outpatient setting.

• Prevention Services– Services are provided to children and youth with the goals of social- emotional skill building, enhancing coping skills, strengthening relationships and community engagement, and related skills. Acquisition of the skills and information addressed by prevention services decreases children and youth’s likelihood of developing mental health and substance use issues, as well as providing information on suicide and violence prevention.

• Home and Community Based Intervention Services– Home and community-based services are designed to allow children and youth to participate in a vast array of behavioral health services in the home and community settings. CSF affirms its commitment to serving individuals in the least restrictive environment by providing services and supports to children and their families to enable them to remain at home and in the community.

• Individual, Group, and Family Counseling Services– Individual, group, and family counseling services include psychological evaluations, mental health screenings, and individual, group, and family therapy.

• Outpatient Substance Use Treatment Services– Outpatient substance use treatment services include assessments and evaluations, early interventions, educational groups, youth group counseling, individual counseling, group family therapy, family therapy, and aftercare services.

• Outpatient Psychiatric Services– Outpatient psychiatric treatment services include psychiatric evaluations to diagnose mental health issues and create treatment plans, as well as ongoing psychiatric treatment and medication management.

• Support services to high-risk youth.

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To qualify for funding, an organization must, at a minimum:

• Be a public, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit or governmental entity

• Be in good standing with the State of Missouri

• Conduct an annual independent financial audit

• File a Federal 990 annually

• Be certified, accredited, or licensed in the services for which it is requesting funding (or be in the process of doing so; verification must be provided)

• Require that background checks, including child abuse and neglect screenings, are conducted annually on all employees and volunteers, preferably by the Family Care Safety Registry

• Shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment or services because of race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, age, marital status, or disability

• Require employees and volunteers maintain confidentiality of protected client information.

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Missouri State Statutes for the Children's Service Fund

• Missouri Statute 67.1775 -  Authorizes local sales tax in all counties and St. Louis City to provide services for children — establishes fund. ​

• Missouri Statute 210.860 - Tax levy, amount, purposes — ballot — deposit of funds in special community children's services fund.

• Missouri Statute 210.861 - Board of directors, term, expenses, organization — powers — funds, expenditure, purpose, restrictions.