School Health Professional Grant Program (SHPG)

The School Health Professional Grant (SHPG) program is designed to provide funds to eligible education providers to enhance the presence of school health professionals in both elementary and secondary schools. School Health Professionals are defined as School Nurses, School Psychologists, School Social Workers and School Counselors.

This grant program intends to:

• Increase the presence of school health professionals in both elementary and secondary schools to provide substance abuse and behavioral health care to students who have substance abuse or other behavioral health needs
• Implement substance abuse prevention education and provide evidence based resources to school staff, students and families
• Reduce barriers for enrolled students, who are at risk for substance abuse, to access services provided by community-based organizations for treatment and counseling.

The State Board of Education adopted Rules for the Administration of the School Health Professional Grant Program (CCR 301-97) (pdf)

PLEASE NOTE: The SHPG has NO NEW funding opportunities at this time.

Funded Sites

• 2017-2020 Grantees
• 2016-19 Grantees
• 2015-16 Grantees

Budget Templates

• 2016-2019 Budget Template
• 2017-2020 Budget Template 
• Instructions for Budget Revisions and Annual Financial Reports

Monthly Conference Calls/Webinars

View all recorded calls and webinars

Resources for School Health Professionals

• Marijuana in Colorado
• Colorado’s Good to Know Campaign
• "Askable Adults"  - Tools to Help Adults be Informed
• Order Marijuana Resource Materials
• SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP - leaving CDE website)
• View School Health Professional Grant Toolkit (PDF 2017)

General Resources

• Colorado Crisis Services
• Youth Mental Health First Aid Colorado
• SBIRT
• Trauma-Informed Care (COACT Colorado)
• Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools
• Colorado’s Commitment to Become the Healthiest State (link to Colorado.gov/Health

For more information, please contact: