FY 2003 Grant Opportunity |
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Cooperative
Agreements for the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program
for Children and their Families
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Request for Applications (RFA) No. SM03-009 |
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Receipt dates:August 5, 2003, for FY 2003October 15, 2003, for FY 2004 |
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SAMHSA-CMHS is accepting applications for fiscal year 2003 and fiscal year 2004 for cooperative agreements to develop systems of care that deliver effective comprehensive community mental health services for a target population of children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and their families. Funds will be be awarded to develop community service systems for the target population, and to fund a broad array of services delivered through the service systems. In addition, awardees will participate in a national multi-site evaluation, conducted through a separate contract, and will be encouraged to develop the capacity for continuous evaluation of their systems of care. | |||
Who Can Apply: Eligibility for this program is statutorily limited to public entities such as State governments; Indian tribes or tribal organizations (as defined in Section 4[b] and Section 4[c] of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act); governmental units within political subdivisions of a State such as a county, city, or town; The District of Columbia government and the government of the territories of Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands). Additional eligibility requirements are listed in the full announcement. Estimated Funds for FY 2003: Approximately
$5 million Est. Funds for FY 2004: Approximately $5 million Estimated Number of Awards: About 5 awards in FY 2003 and about 5 awards in FY 2004 Project Period:
End of Cost sharing is required. Additional cost sharing information is provided in the full announcement. |
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Additional Information:For questions on the Children's Community Mental Health Program, contact:
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For questions on cooperative agreement management issues, contact:
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SAMHSA applications consist of three parts: | |||
1. "Part I: Programmatic Guidance"
of the Request for Applications (RFA) provides details about the specific
program. Click here to download Part I of this RFA in Microsoft Word. Click here to download Part I of this RFA in Adobe Acrobat. |
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2. "GFA Part II, General Policies and Procedures" gives standard provisions for SAMHSA applications. The latest edition of Part II is always available by mail or for electronic downloading from this website. |
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3. SAMHSA applications require forms PHS 5161 and SF-424. These forms are available online from the Program Support Center of the
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. |
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4. Locate your Single-State Mental Health Agency | |||
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For further information on these forms and the application process, see Information on the Grant Application Process. |
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For a complete application kit, including Parts I and II, call SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center:
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