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Advisory |
Date: | January 13, 2005 |
| Media Contact: | SAMHSA Press | |
| Phone: | 240-276-2130 |
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$20.6 Million Available for
Substance Abuse, HIV and Hepatitis Prevention Programs for Minority Populations
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The
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today
announced the availability of FY 2005 funds for cooperative agreements
to help prevent the onset of substance abuse, and the transmission of
HIV and hepatitis, among minority populations in communities with a high
prevalence of substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis. It
is expected that approximately $20.6 million will be available to fund
approximately 59-82 cooperative agreements to support the implementation
of minority substance abuse, HIV and hepatitis strategic prevention
framework projects that build a solid foundation for delivering and
sustaining effective substance abuse prevention and related services. The average annual award amount will range from
$250,000-$350,000 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 Substance Abuse Prevention. WHO
CAN APPLY: Eligible applicants are community-level domestic public
and private nonprofit entities such as non-profit community-based
organizations, faith-based organizations, colleges and universities,
health care delivery organizations, local governments, tribal
governments, tribal organizations and tribal urban Indian entities.
Eligibility is limited to applicants from geographic areas with high
AIDS case rates – geographic areas within states with an annual AIDS
case rate of at least 10 cases per 100,000 people, or metropolitan
statistical areas with an annual AIDS case rate of at least 20 cases per
100,000 people among minority populations. HOW
TO APPLY: Applications for No. SM 05-001 are available by calling
SAMHSA’s clearinghouse at 1-800-729-6686, or by downloading the
application from www.grants.gov or
from the RFA
announcement on this web site.
APPLICATION DUE DATE: March 17, 2005 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants with questions on program issues should contact Claudia Richards, MSW, at (240) 276-2409 or e-mail to rhti@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 |
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SAMHSA, a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead federal agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment and mental health services in the United States. |
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