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SAMHSA News Bulletin

Date: 4/2/2008
Media Contact: SAMHSA Press Office
Telephone: 240-276-2130

SAMHSA Accepting Applications for $10 Million in Grants to Expand and Strengthen Treatment Services for Persons Who Are Homeless

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting applications for fiscal year 2008 grants for the Development of Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment Systems for Persons Who are Homeless Program.  The purpose of this program is to expand and strengthen treatment services for persons who are homeless (including those who are chronically homeless) and who also have substance use disorders, mental disorders, or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.

SAMHSA expects that up to $10 million will be available for 25 grants of approximately $400,000 per grant for up to five years.  Approximately $4.5 million per year of the $10 million will be used to provide services in supportive housing.  The grants will be administered by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 

WHO CAN APPLY: Domestic public and private nonprofit entities are eligible to apply.  [See Section III-1 of this RFA for complete eligibility information.]

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for No. TI-08-013 are available by calling SAMHSA’s Information Line at 1-877-SAMHSA7 [TDD: 1 800-487-4889] or by downloading the application at http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/ti_08_013.aspx .  Applicants are encouraged to apply online using www.grants.gov.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: Thursday, May 29, 2008.  Applications must be received by the due date and time to be considered for review.  Please review carefully Section IV-3 of the application announcement for revised Fiscal Year 2008 submission requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants with questions about program issues should contact Joanne Gampel at (240) 276-2895 or joanne.gampel@samhsa.hhs.gov .
For questions on grants management issues contact Kathleen Sample at (240) 276-1407 or kathleen.sample@samhsa.hhs.gov

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the 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 services delivery system.


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