Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
March 9, 2005, Vol. 05-30

$ 3.35 Million Available for National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the availability of FY 2005 funds for a cooperative agreement to serve as a national resource and training center to promote the planning and development of child and family centered systems of care for children and adolescents with, or at risk for, a serious emotional disturbance and their families.

It is expected that approximately .35 million will be available to fund one cooperative agreement for a national training and technical assistance center for child and adolescent mental health. Of this amount, approximately $250,000 is included to provide technical assistance for State capacity building to grantees initially funded in FY 2004 under the Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse State Infrastructure Grants program. The annual award amount will be approximately .35 million per year for up to five years. 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 domestic public and private nonprofit entities including State, local or tribal governments, public or private universities and colleges, community and faith-based organizations and tribal organizations.

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for No. SM 05-013 are 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: April 29, 2005

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants with questions on program issues should contact Michele Herman at (240) 276-1924 or e-mail to michele.herman@samhsa.hhs.gov . For questions on grant management issues, contact Kimberly Pendleton at (240) 276-1421 or e-mail to kimberly.pendleton@samhsa.hhs.gov .

SAMHSA, is a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health service delivery system.

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