SAMHSA Accepting Applications for Nearly $21.8 Million in Funding for Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants

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Date: 1/11/2010
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SAMHSA Accepting Applications for Nearly $21.8 Million in Funding for Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is soliciting applications for approximately $21.8 million in funding over the next three years for Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement (State DIG). The program will implement and strengthen the annual collection of the Uniform Reporting System (URS) measures, which include the National Outcome Measures (NOMs), and fund State Mental Health authorities to improve state and local data infrastructure for reporting and planning. This project also supports the Center for Mental Health Service’s Mental Health Block Grant program.

It is expected that approximately up to 59 grants will be awarded for up to three years. State mental health authorities (including the District of Columbia) that are selected for the grants are eligible for up to $132,941 each year for three years. Mental health authorities for the U.S. Territories that are selected for the grants are eligible for up to $60,000 each year for up to three years in funding. The actual amounts may vary, depending on the availability of these funds and the performance of the grantees. The grants will be awarded by SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services.

WHO CAN APPLY : Eligible applicants are State Mental Health authorities in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories.

HOW TO APPLY : Applications for SM-10-009 are available by calling SAMHSA’s Clearinghouse at 1-877-SAMHSA7 or by downloading from http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2010/SM-10-009.aspx. Applicants are encouraged to apply online using http://www.grants.gov/.

APPLICATION DUE DATE : Applications must be received by March 4, 2010.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION : Applicants with questions on program issues should contact Olinda Gonzalez, Ph.D.at 240-276-1762 or e-mail olinda.gonzalez@samhsa.hhs.gov. For questions on grants management issues, contact Gwendolyn Simpson at 240-276-1408 or gwendolyn.simpson@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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