Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
August 9, 2004, Vol. 04-83

Funding Opportunity: Safe and Bright Futures for Children Initiative

CFDA Number: 93.990.

DATES: Applications are due no later than September 9, 2004.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of fiscal year (FY)
2004 grant funds for the Safe and Bright Futures for Children Initiative--a program to diminish the damaging effects of domestic violence on children and adolescents and to stop the cycles of abuse and intentional injury. Approximately .2 million in funding is available on a competitive basis for a maximum of up to 30 grants for Phase One of the Safe and Bright Futures for Children Initiative. Phase One consists of 2 years strategic planning (as outlined in Application and Submission Information--Section IV). It is expected that the first year award will begin on or about September 30, 2004 and will be for a 12-month budget period. The second year award will require a non- competing continuation application and be made on or about September 30, 2005, depending on grantee performance and availability of funds and be for a 12-month budget period. Each grantee will be funded approximately $ 75,000 each year of the 2-year project period.
Applicants must demonstrate direct experience with domestic violence prevention or show ability to partner with relevant domestic violence prevention community agencies. Phase Two--Safe and Bright Futures for Children Implementation Grants--will be competitively awarded, under a separate announcement, to approximately 8 of the Phase One planning grantees in FY 2006. It is anticipated that approximately $500,000 a year for each of the three years, depending on availability of funds, will be awarded. Implementation plans, as developed in the planning years would be submitted as a competing application for objective competitive peer review; implementation (continuation) funding will be contingent on peer review approval, score, and award preferences criteria.

The link to the complete Federal Register notice is:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-17835.htm

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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.