Description

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), announces the availability of one-year supplemental funding to enable grantees from the fiscal year (FY) 2014 Now is the Time: Minority Fellowship Program-Addiction Counselors (Short Title: NITT-MFP-AC) cohort to expand/enhance grant activities required under the FY 2014 Request for Applications (RFA), TI-14-010. Information on this program may be found in the original funding announcement, available on the SAMHSA website at https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/ti-14-010.

Eligibility

Eligibility for this funding opportunity is limited to the current FY 2014 NITT-MFP-AC grantees, specifically the Association for Addiction Professionals (NADAAC) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Eligibility is limited to these grantees because they have the established infrastructure, partnerships, and necessary knowledge and skills to rapidly implement the program, including expanding the pool of qualified MFP-AC eligible applicants. They are also able to facilitate the dissemination of information concerning the program’s goals and outcomes.

Award Information

Funding Mechanism: Grant

Anticipated Total Available Funding: $971,000

Anticipated Number of Awards: Up to two (2) awards

Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $485,500 for one (1) year

Length of Project: Up to one (1) year

Cost Sharing/Match Required?: No

Proposed budgets cannot exceed the allowable amount.

Funding estimates for this announcement are based on an annualized Continuing Resolution and do not reflect the final FY 2017 appropriation. Applicants should be aware that funding amounts are subject to the availability of funds.