Center Grants

Federal funding

Grants are awards (funding) from federal agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health or Administration on Community Living, which are used for research, education, service and demonstration projects to serve our local community. The grants listed below are major funding sources for the Munroe-Meyer Institute but there are many projects and programs funded by other grants not listed here.

Read a brief summary below of our Institute Grants


Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET)

is designed to expand the workforce of behavioral health providers trained and skilled to work in integral primary care sites in underserved areas.

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training – Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (BHWET-CAY)

is designed to provide evidence-based didactic and experiential training in interdisciplinary team-based care for medically underserved and vulnerable populations.

Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND)

is a training-focused grant for health care practitioners to work effectively with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC)

serves a four-state area with a focus on integrated care, schools and mental health training programs.

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD)

focuses on programs and resources to assist individuals with disabilities so they may participate fully in their communities.

US Department of Education (DoE)– Mental Health Services Professional Demonstration Grant Program

is designed to expand the number of diverse school mental health providers in high-need local education agencies and to improve the capacity of educators to meet the mental health needs of students in high-need local education agencies in Nebraska.