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National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative – (Category II)

Treatment and Service Adaptation Centers

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announces available funding for Treatment and Service Adaptation (TSA) Center grants through the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI).  The purpose of NCTSI is to improve treatment and services for all children and adolescents in the United States who have experienced traumatic events.   The initiative is designed to address child trauma issues by creating a national network of grantees—the National Child Traumatic Stress Network—that work collaboratively to develop and promote effective community practices for children and adolescents exposed to a wide array of traumatic events.

Within NCTSI, the TSA Centers will provide national expertise and will serve as lead organizations for identifying and adapting effective treatment and services for specific types of trauma, types of trauma interventions, and/or traumatized populations. 

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network is composed of three types of centers:

1.      The National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS) works with SAMHSA to develop and maintain the Network structure, provide technical assistance to grantees within the Network, oversee resource development and dissemination, and coordinate national education and training efforts;

2.      The Treatment and Services Adaptation (TSA) Centers provide national expertise on specific types of traumatic events, population groups, and service systems and support the specialized adaptation of effective treatment and service approaches for communities across the country; and

3.      The Community Treatment and Services (CTS) Centers implement and evaluate effective treatment and services in community settings and youth serving service systems and collaborate with other Network Centers on clinical issues, service approaches, policy, financing, and training issues.

Eligible Applicants:

This is a competitive grant award open to domestic public and private nonprofit entities.  For example, the following are eligible to apply: community-based organizations, out-patient clinics, faith-based organizations, public or private universities, psychiatric or general hospitals, tribes and tribal organizations, units of State or local governments.  The statutory authority for this program precludes grants to for-profit organizations. 

For the purposes of this grant program, the term “tribal organization” means the recognized governing body of any American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, or any legally established organization of American Indians and Alaska Natives—such as urban Indian health programs, inter-tribal councils, and regional Indian health board—which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the AI/AN community to be served by such an organization.  

Partnerships, collaboratives, and networks comprised of various types of eligible organizations are permitted; however, a single organization representing the collaborating entities must be the applicant, the recipient of any award, and the entity responsible for satisfying the grant requirements.  

Applicants for the TSA Center grants may also apply for the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS) and Community Treatment and Services (CTS) Center grant programs.  However, no single applicant may receive funding in more than one of these three grant programs.   

Existing Network grantees whose awards are ending in FY 2005 are eligible to apply for this competitive grant award.

It is expected that up to $4.8 million will be available to support approximately 8 awards in FY 2005.  The maximum allowable award is $600,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) per year for up to four years.  Proposed budgets cannot exceed the allowable amount in any year of the proposed project.  The actual amount available for awards may vary depending on unanticipated program requirements and the number and quality of applications received.  Annual continuations will depend on the availability of funds, grantee progress in meeting program goals and objectives, and timely submission of required data and reports. 

For questions on program issues, contact:

Malcolm Gordon, Ph.D.
Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, and Special Programs
Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 6-1005
Rockville, MD 20857
240-276-1856
malcolm.gordon@samhsa.hhs.gov

For questions on grants management issues, contact:

Kimberly Pendleton
SAMHSA/Division of Grants Management
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1097
Rockville, MD 20857
240-276-1421
E-mail: kimberly.pendleton@samhsa.hhs.gov

Documents needed to complete an application for this grant opportunity:

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PHS 5161-1 (revised July 2000): Includes the face page, budget forms, assurances, certification,  and checklist.

Applications that are not submitted on the required application form will be screened out and will not be reviewed.

For further information on the forms and the application process, see Useful Information for Applicants

Additional materials available on this website include:

• Technical Assistance and Training for SAMHSA Grant Applicants
• Grants Management at SAMHSA: Useful Information for Grantees

For a complete application kit, call the National Mental Health Information Center at: 

• 800-789-2647