Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
February 22, 2005 , Vol. 05-21

$22 Million Available for Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the availability of FY 2005 funds for cooperative agreements to develop integrated home and community-based services and supports for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families.

It is expected that approximately $22 million will be available to fund up to 22 cooperative agreements to encourage the development and expansion of effective and enduring systems of care. The annual award amount will be approximately million in total costs (direct and indirect) for year one; .5 million for year two; million for year three; million for year four; .5 million for year five and million for year six. The actual award amount may vary, depending on the availability of funds. The cooperative agreements will be administered by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services.

WHO CAN APPLY: Eligibility is limited to public entities including state governments or political subdivisions of state governments, Indian or tribal governments (as defined in Section 4[b] and Section 4[c] of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act), District of Columbia government; and government territories of Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands)..

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for No. SM-05-010 is available by calling SAMHSA's clearinghouse at 1-800-789-2647, or by downloading the application from www.grants.gov or from the SAMHSA web site at www.samhsa.gov. Click on "Grants". Applicants are encouraged to apply on line through a new service at www.grants.gov.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: May 17, 2005

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants with questions on program issues should contact Diane L. Sondheimer at (240) 276-1980 or e-mail to Diane.Sondheimer@samhsa.hhs.gov . For questions on grant management issues, contact Kimberly Pendleton at (240) 276-1421 or e-mail to kimberly.pendleton@sarnhsa.hhs.gov.

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The Center for Mental Health Services is a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services.