SAMHSA FY 2017 Discretionary Grant Forecast

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SAMHSA FY 2017 Discretionary Grant Forecast Center FOA Title Purpose # of Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant The purpose of this program is to facilitate a comprehensive public health approach to prevent suicide in institutions of higher education. The grant is designed to assist colleges and universities in building essential capacity and infrastructure to support expanded efforts to promote wellness and helpseeking of all students. Additionally, this grant will offer outreach to vulnerable students, including those experiencing substance abuse and mental health problems who are at greater risk for suicide and suicide attempts. 15 $102,000 $1,521,000 10/3/2016 is limited to institutions of higher education that have not previously been awarded a GLS Campus Suicide Prevention grant. Tribal Colleges and Universities are eligible and encouraged to apply. Cooperative Agreements for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances The purpose of this program is to improve behavioral health outcomes for children and youth (birth-21) with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and their families. This program will support the widescale operation, expansion, and integration of the system of care approach by creating sustainable infrastructure and services that are required as part of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Families Program (also known as the Children s Mental Health Initiative or CMHI). 5-15 Up to $3 million for states; up to $1 million for political subdivisions of states, territories, and Indian or tribal organizations $15,045,000 10/4/2016 for this program is statutorily limited to public entities.

Planning and Developing Infrastructure to Improve the Mental Health and Wellness of Children, Youth and Families in American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) Communities (Circles of Care VII) The purpose of this program is to provide tribal and urban Indian communities with tools and resources to plan and design a holistic, community-based, coordinated system of care approach to support mental health and wellness for children, youth, and families. These grants are intended to increase the capacity and effectiveness of mental health systems serving AI/AN communities. Circles of Care grantees will focus on the need to reduce the gap between the need for mental health services and the availability and coordination of mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders in AI/AN communities for children, youth, and young adults from birth through age 25 and their families. 11 $418,000 $4,600,000 10/4/2016 is limited to federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations. Eligible applicants are as follows: a. Federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations (as defined by USC 25, Chapter 14, Subchapter II, Section 450b). b. Tribal Colleges and Universities (as identified by the American Indian Education Consortium). c. Urban Indian Organizations (as identified by the Office of Indian Health Service Urban Indian Health Programs through active Title V grants/contracts). Prior Circles of Care grantees are ineligible to apply 2

Youth Violence Prevention The purpose of the SS/HS State Program is to create safe and supportive schools and communities by bringing the SS/HS model to scale at the state/tribe level by building partnerships among educational, behavioral health, and criminal/juvenile justice systems. By implementing this program, SAMHSA expects to achieve an increase in the number of children and youth who have access to behavioral health services; a decrease in the number of students who abuse substances; an increase in supports for early childhood development; improvements in school climate; and a reduction in the number of students who are exposed to violence. 8 $2,141,000 $17,800,000 2/14/2017 is limited to State Education Agencies (SEA) in partnership with the State Mental Health Authority (SMHA) in states, territories and the District of Columbia; and federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes or tribal organizations. Advancing Wellness and Resilience Education The purpose of the AWARE-SEA Cooperative Agreement program is to build and expand the capacity of State Educational Agencies to increase awareness of mental health issues among school-aged youth, provide training for school personnel and other adults who interact with school-aged youth to detect and respond to mental health issues in children and young adults, and connect children, youth and families who may have behavioral health issues with appropriate services. The intent of AWARE-SEA is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated program for advancing wellness and resilience in educational settings for school-aged youth. 2 $2,000,000 $5,033,000 2/23/2017 is limited to State Educational Agencies (SEAs) as defined by section 9101(41) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in partnership with the State Mental Health Agency. 3

Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health The purpose of Project LAUNCH is to promote the wellness of young children from birth to 8 years by addressing the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and behavioral aspects of their development. The goal of Project LAUNCH is for children to be thriving in safe, supportive environments and entering school ready to learn and able to succeed. 15 $550,000 $8,500,000 12/29/2016 Eligible applicants are federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) tribes or tribal organizations, as defined in the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act (USC25, Chapter 14, Subchapter II, Section 450b). Consortia of tribes or tribal organizations are eligible to apply, but each participating entity must indicate its approval, and U. S. Territories. Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration The purpose of this program is to establish projects for the provision of coordinated and integrated services through the co- location of primary and specialty care medical services in community-based behavioral health settings. The goal is to improve the physical health status of adults with serious mental illnesses (SMI) and those with co-occurring substance use disorders who have or are at risk for co-morbid primary care conditions and chronic diseases. The program s objective is to support the triple aim of improving the health of individuals with SMI; enhancing the consumer experience of care (including quality, access, and reliability); and reducing/controlling the per capita cost of care. 57 $400,000 $22,612,000 2/8/2017 for this program is statutorily limited to qualified community mental health programs, as defined under section 1913(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. 4

NSSP The purpose of this program is to support states in implementing the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP) goals and objectives focused on preventing suicide and suicide attempts among working-age adults 25-64 years old in order to reduce the overall suicide rate and number of suicides in the U.S. nationally. 4 $470,000 $1,885,000 2/10/2017 is limited to the Mental Health Authority in states, territories, and the District of Columbia. CSAP CSAP Minority AIDS Initiative Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program The DFC Support Program has two goals: 1. Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private nonprofit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth*. 2. Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse. $200,000 $4,800,000 1/20/2017 Eligible applicants are community- level domestic public and private nonprofit entities, federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes (AI/AN) and tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations. $125,000 $ 12/14/2016 Eligible applicants are community- based coalitions addressing youth substance use that have never received a DFC grant; or have previously received a DFC grant, but experienced a lapse in funding; or have concluded the first fiveyear funding cycle and are applying for a second fiveyear funding cycle. Applicants must meet all Statutory Requirements. 5

CSAP Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Mentoring Program The primary purpose of the DFC Mentoring grant is to assist newly forming coalitions in becoming eligible to apply for DFC Program funding on their own. It is the intent of the DFC Mentoring Program that, at the end of the grant, each mentee coalition will meet all of the statutory eligibility requirements of the DFC Program and will be fully prepared to compete for the DFC grant on their own. Grantees will be expected to achieve this goal by implementing the following objectives: (1) Strengthen mentee coalition's organizational structure; (2) Increase mentee coalition's leadership and community readiness to address youth substance use problems in the mentee community; and (3) Assist the mentee coalition in working through a strategic planning process that will result in a comprehensive action plan. Through the DFC Mentoring Program, the mentor coalition will develop mentoring activities that will support and encourage the development of the mentee coalition(s) that are focused on the prevention of youth substance use. $75,000 $ 1/6/2017 Grant eligibility is limited to nonprofit entities that are current DFC grantees which will be funded DFC grantees during the period of the DFC Mentoring Program grant award. In addition, an applicant coalition must meet the following criteria: 1. Have been in existence for at least five years (not to be interpreted as having been a DFC grantee for five years); 2. Have an active DFC grant at the time of application; and 3. Be in good standing (cannot be on high-risk). Cooperative Agreement for the Provider s Clinical Support System - Medication Assisted Treatment Supplement The purpose program is to expand on the Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) of 2000 and continue SAMHSA s currently funded PCSS-MAT initiative. This supplement will provide additional support to the current PCSS-MAT grantee by enhancing/expanding MAT training and educational resources to health professionals on evidence based practices for preventing, identifying and treating opioid use disorders. 1 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 1/3/2017 is limited to the current SAMHSA FY 2016 PCSS-MAT grantee. 6

Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women The purpose of this program is to expand comprehensive treatment, prevention and recovery support services for women and their children in residential substance use treatment facilities, including services for non-residential family members of both the women and children. 18 $524,000 $9,500,000 1/26/2017 Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. Cooperative Agreements for Adolescent and Transitional Aged Youth Treatment Implementation The purpose of this program is to provide funding to states/territories/tribes (hereafter known as states) to improve treatment for adolescents and/or transitional aged youth with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or cooccurring substance use and mental disorders (hereafter known as the population of focus ) by assuring youth state-wide access to evidence-based assessments, treatment models, and recovery services supported by the strengthening of the existing infrastructure system. Up to 12 Up to $800,000 $9,600,000 12/12/2016 Eligible applicants are the entity within the state/territory/federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribe or tribal organization responsible for leading treatment and recovery support services for adolescents and/or transitional aged youth with substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. 7

Cooperative Agreements for Adolescent and Transitional Aged Youth Treatment Planning Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult Treatment Drug Courts and Adult Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts The purpose of this program is to develop and improve state/territorial/tribal capacity to increase access to and quality of treatment for youth with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and their families/primary caregivers by building a solid foundation for sustaining an effective, integrated, comprehensive treatment and recovery support services system. The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance substance use disorder treatment services in existing adult problem solving courts, and adult Tribal Healing to Wellness courts, which use the treatment drug court model in order to provide alcohol and drug treatment (including recovery support services, screening, assessment, case management, and program coordination) to defendants/offenders. 8 12 $250,000 $3,000,000 12/12/2016 Eligible applicants are the entity within the state/territory/federally recognized American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) tribe or tribal organization responsible for leading treatment and recovery support services for adolescents and/or Transition Aged Youth with SUD or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. 56 Up to $325,000 $18,230,000 10/7/2016 Eligible applicants are tribal, state, and local governments with direct involvement with the drug court/tribal healing to wellness court, such as the Tribal Court Administrator, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the Single State Agency for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the designated State Drug Court Coordinator, or local governmental unit such as county or city agency, federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations, and individual adult treatment drug courts.

Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Family Treatment Drug Courts The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance existing Family Treatment Drug Courts (FTDC) treatment services, which have adapted the adult treatment drug court model in order to provide substance use disorder (SUD) treatment (including recovery and other support services supporting treatment, screening, assessment, case management, and program coordination) to individuals with a SUD and/or co-occurring SUD and mental disorders who have had a dependency petition filed against them or are at risk of such filing. Services must address the needs of the family as a whole and include direct service provision to children (18 and under) of individuals served by this program. Up to 15 Up to $425,000 $6,375,000 1/3/2017 Eligible applicants include state and local governments, such as the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Single State Agency for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the designated State Drug Court Coordinator, or local governmental unit such as county or city agency with direct involvement with the family treatment drug court, Tribal Court Administrator, federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations, and individual family treatment drug courts. Family treatment drug courts that received an award under TI-15-002 (FY 2015 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Drug Courts) are not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. 9

Addiction Technology Transfer Center The purpose of the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network program is to develop and strengthen the workforce that provides addiction treatment and recovery support services to those in need. This is done by accelerating the adoption and implementation of evidence-based and promising addiction treatment and recoveryoriented practices and services; heightening the awareness, knowledge, and skills of the workforce that addresses the needs of people with substance use or other behavioral health disorders; and fostering regional and national alliances among culturally diverse practitioners, researchers, policy makers, funders, and the recovery community. 11 - one ATTC National Coordina ting Center and ten ATTC Regional Centers $775,294 for Coordinating Center; and $775,294 per regional center $8,928,240 12/12/2016 Domestic public and private nonprofit entities. Recovery Community Services Program- Statewide Network The intent of the Recovery Community Services Program- Statewide Network (RCSP-SN) grant program is to further strengthen the engagement of Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) and their statewide network of recovery stakeholders as key partners in the delivery of state and local treatment and recovery support services, as well as allied health systems through collaboration, advocacy, public health messaging, and training conducted for (or with) key recovery stakeholder organizations. RCSP-SN grantees will collaborate with traditional SUD treatment providers to underscore the relevance and appropriateness of peer recovery support services (PRSSs) as fundamental fixtures on the Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) landscape. 15 $150,000 $1,500,000 1/13/2017 SAMHSA is limiting eligibility for this program to RCOs that are domestic private nonprofit entities in states, territories, or tribes. RCOs are independent, non-profit organizations led and governed by representatives of local communities of recovery. To ensure that recovery communities are fully represented, only organizations controlled and managed by members of the addiction recovery community are eligible to apply. 10

Minority AIDS Initiative The purpose of this program is to expand substance use disorder treatment, behavioral health and HIV services for at risk racial/ethnic minority populations including African American, Hispanic/Latino and other ethnic and racial minority populations, who have or at risk for substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co- occurring substance use and mental disorders and are living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS. 57 $500,000 $28,603,000 2/21/2017 Eligible applicants are domestic nonprofit community-based organizations. Minority Fellowship Program- Addiction Counselors The purpose of this program is to reduce health disparities and improve behavioral health care outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse populations by increasing the number of culturally competent master s level addiction counselors available to underserved minority populations with a specific focus on transition age youth (ages 16-25) in public and private non-profit sectors. 2 $397,825 $795,650 2/13/2017 is limited to professional organizations representing addictions counselors with Master s level training because they are comprised of professionals who work or will work in the addictions/substance abuse counseling field. 11

Addiction Technology Transfer Center International The purpose of the announcement for this International HIV Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (HIV-ATTC) is to establish country programs in Vietnam, Ukraine and South Africa that increase the capacity, skills and abilities of Vietnamese, Ukrainian and African HIV/AIDS programs, governmental agencies and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programs to address problematic substance use, including the treatment of opioid dependence, and mental disorders as part of national HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs. 3 $250,000- $350,000/year $850,000 2/21/2017 International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), currently funded U.S based SAMHSA Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs) or universities with international technical assistance experience and workforce development capabilities with a demonstrated history of working with PEPFAR implementing partners. Grants to Benefit Homeless Individuals The purpose of this program is to support the development and/or expansion of local implementation and community infrastructures that integrate treatment and services for substance use and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, who experience homelessness or chronic. 11 $400,000 $4,643,543 2/13/2017 Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. / Historically Black Colleges Universities The purpose of this program is to continue to promote behavioral health, expand campus service capacity, and facilitate workforce development on Historically Black College and University campuses. 1 $743,000 $743,000 1/25/2017 Eligible applicants are nationally recognized HBCUs or a consortium of HBCUs with a lead college/university as the applicant. 12