This legislation reauthorizes the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network , extending its operations through fiscal year 2030. It significantly increases the program's annual funding from $10 million to $15 million for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, ensuring continued support for mental health services in agricultural communities. The bill also enhances the network's capabilities by explicitly including crisis lines among the services provided. Furthermore, it empowers grant recipients to establish formal referral relationships with a comprehensive range of healthcare providers, such as certified community behavioral health clinics, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals. This aims to ensure individuals have access to a broader scope of mental health and substance use treatments and supports.
This legislation reauthorizes the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network , extending its operations through fiscal year 2030. It significantly increases the program's annual funding from $10 million to $15 million for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, ensuring continued support for mental health services in agricultural communities. The bill also enhances the network's capabilities by explicitly including crisis lines among the services provided. Furthermore, it empowers grant recipients to establish formal referral relationships with a comprehensive range of healthcare providers, such as certified community behavioral health clinics, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals. This aims to ensure individuals have access to a broader scope of mental health and substance use treatments and supports.