SAMHSA is Accepting Applications for Nearly $17.8 Million in Grants to Expand Family Drug Court-Related Services to Children in Families Affected by Methamphetamine

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Date: 3/11/2010
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Telephone: 240-276-2130

SAMHSA is Accepting Applications for Nearly $17.8 Million in Grants to Expand Family Drug Court-Related Services to Children in Families Affected by Methamphetamine

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year 2010 grants to expand services to children affected by methamphetamine in families served by family treatment drug courts. The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance services to children (0-17 years) and families of those suffering from methamphetamine use and abuse, which have resulted in a referral/involvement in a Family Treatment Drug Court (FTDC). The program will focus primarily on the children (0-17 years) of parents who use or abuse methamphetamine. Grantees are encouraged to include other caregivers or foster parents involved in the care of the children in the enhancement aspect of the family services.

It is expected that approximately $4.4 million per year will be available to fund up to 12 grants. Awardees are eligible for up to $370,000 per year for up to four years. The total program is expected to provide a total of nearly $17.8 million over its four year course. The actual amounts may vary, depending on the availability of these funds and the performance of the grantees. The grants will be administered by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

WHO CAN APPLY: Eligible applicants are existing individual Family Treatment Drug Courts that currently have a minimum of 20 methamphetamine abusing/using clients or their tribal/State or local governmental proxy. [See Section III-1 of this RFA for complete eligibility information.]

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for No. TI-10-009 are available by calling SAMHSA’s Health Information Network at 1-877-SAMHSA7 or by downloading the application http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2010/TI-10-009.aspx . Applicants are encouraged to apply online using http://www.grants.gov/ .

APPLICATION DUE DATE: April 29, 2010. Applications must be received by the due date and time to be considered for review. Please carefully review Section IV-3 of the application announcement for submission requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants with questions about program issues should contact Sharon Amatetti at 240-276-1694 or sharon.amatetti@samhsa.hhs.gov . For questions on grants management contact Helen Zhou at 240-276-2428 or helen.zhou@samhsa.hhs.gov .

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.

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