SAMHSA Accepting Applications for FY 2009 Offender Reentry Program Grants

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Date: 3/30/2009
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Telephone: 240-276-2130

SAMHSA Accepting Applications for FY 2009 Offender Reentry Program Grants

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2009 for Offender Reentry Program grants. The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance substance abuse treatment and related recovery and reentry services to sentenced juvenile and adult offenders returning to the community from incarceration for criminal/juvenile offenses.

Applicants are expected to form stakeholder partnerships that will plan, develop and provide a transition from incarceration to community-based substance abuse treatment and related reentry services for the targeted populations. Because reentry transition must begin in the correctional or juvenile facility before release, limited funding may be used for certain activities in institutional correctional settings in addition to the expected community-based services.

SAMHSA expects that $24.6 million in funding will be available to award up to 21 grants of approximately $400,000 per grant for up to 3 years. The actual award amount may vary, depending on the availability of funds and the progress achieved by the awardees. The grants will be awarded by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

WHO CAN APPLY: Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities.

[See Section III-1 of this RFA for complete eligibility information.]

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for No. TI-09-005 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/2009/ti_09_005.aspx

Applicants are encouraged to apply online using http://www.grants.gov/.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: May 21, 2009. 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 submission requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants with questions about program issues should contact Kenneth W. Robertson (240) 276-1621 or Kenneth.robertson@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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