FY 2004 Grant Opportunity
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Department of Health and Human Services
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Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)AUTHORITY: 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, and subject to the availability of funds |
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Funding Opportunity Title: State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement
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Announcement Type: Initial |
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Funding Opportunity Number: SM 04-005 |
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243 |
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Due Date for Applications: June 16, 2004 |
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Funding Instrument: Grant |
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[Note: Letters from State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) in response to E.O. 12372 are due August 15, 2004.] |
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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), announces the availability of FY 2004 funds for the State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement program. A synopsis of this funding opportunity, as well as many other Federal Government funding opportunities, is also available at the Internet site: www.grants.gov. |
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For complete instructions, potential applicants must obtain a copy of SAMHSA's Standard Infrastructure Grants Program Announcement (INF-04 PA [MOD]), and the PHS 5161-1 (Rev. 7/00) application form before preparing and submitting an application. The INF-04 PA [MOD] describes the general program design and provides instructions for applying for all SAMHSA Infrastructure Grants, including the State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement. Additional instructions and specific requirements to the State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement are described below. |
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I. Funding Opportunity DescriptionAUTHORITY: Sections 1971 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.300y) and 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended and subject to the availability of funds. The State Mental Health DIG program is one of SAMHSA’s Infrastructure Grants
programs. SAMHSA’s Infrastructure Grants provide funds to increase
the capacity of mental health and/or substance abuse systems to support
programs and services.
End of The overall goal of the State Mental Health DIG program is to improve the State and local mental health data infrastructure, with a special focus on implementing new Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) measures. The program also is a key element of a broader plan to increase State flexibility and improve accountability, generally referred to as Performance Partnership Block Grants (PPGs). Specific program goals include: adoption of common data and information technology standards at the local level and improvement in program management/decision support, planning, and service quality improvement through better information at both State and local levels. Allowable activities for these grants are limited to activities that will support State and local data infrastructure development. Funds may not be used to pay for computer hardware. Software expenditures will be considered on a case-by-case basis. |
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Background:
Since its inception, CMHS has engaged in the development of statistical
data standards and related data infrastructure to assist State mental
health agencies, local public providers, and private sector entities in
better management and program planning, as well as service quality improvement.
Without adequate data systems to record information in a comparable way,
there can be no reporting of useful information. Hence, evidence-based
management, planning with quantitative information, and good measures
of program effectiveness, are only possible if comparable data standards
are used to record data. There is great need for sound State and local
data infrastructure so that State mental health agencies can report performance
measures that lead to service quality improvement, better system management,
and quantitative planning. As an initial grant effort, the CMHS Mental
Health Data Infrastructure Grant, tested basic and developmental performance
measures to be implemented in the MHBG. Forty-nine States, the District
of Columbia, and 7 Territories participated in this 3-year grant program.
Selected performance measures from this grant initiative will be incorporated
into the PPGs in the future. |
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II. Award Information
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Standard Announcement |
III. Eligibility Information
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IV. Application and Submission Information:
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Checklist for Formatting Requirements and Screenout Criteria for SAMHSA Grant Applications |
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SAMHSA’s goal is to review all applications submitted for grant funding. However, this goal must be balanced against SAMHSA’s obligation to ensure equitable treatment of applications. For this reason, SAMHSA has established certain formatting requirements for its applications. If you do not adhere to these requirements, your application will be screened out and returned to you without review. |
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Use the PHS 5161-1 application. |
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Applications must be received by the application deadline. Applications received after this date must have a proof of mailing date from the carrier dated at least 1 week prior to the due date. Private metered postmarks are not acceptable as proof of timely mailing. Applications not received by the application deadline or not postmarked at least 1 week prior to the application deadline will not be reviewed. | ||
Information provided must be sufficient for review. | ||
Text must be legible.
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Paper must be white paper and 8.5 inches by 11.0 inches in size. | ||
To ensure equity among applications, the amount of space allowed for the Project Narrative cannot be exceeded.
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The page limit for Appendices stated in the specific funding announcement cannot be exceeded. |
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To facilitate review of your application, follow these additional guidelines. Failure to adhere to the following guidelines will not, in itself, result in your application being screened out and returned without review. However, the information provided in your application must be sufficient for review. Following these guidelines will help ensure your application is complete, and will help reviewers to consider your application. | ||
The 10 application components required for SAMHSA applications must be included:
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Applications should
comply with the following requirements:
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Pages should be typed single-spaced with one column per page. | ||
Pages should not have printing on both sides. | ||
Please use black ink, and number pages consecutively from beginning to end so that information can be located easily during review of the application. The cover page should be page 1, the abstract page should be page 2, and the table of contents page should be page 3. Appendices should be labeled and separated from the Project Narrative and budget section, and the pages should be numbered to continue the sequence. | ||
Send the original application and two copies to the mailing address in the funding announcement. Please do not use staples, paper clips, and fasteners. Nothing should be attached, stapled, folded, or pasted. Do not use heavy or lightweight paper, or any material that cannot be copied using automatic copying machines. Odd-sized and oversized attachments such as posters will not be copied or sent to reviewers. Do not include videotapes, audiotapes, or CD-ROMs. | ||
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V. Application Review Information
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VI. Award Administration Information:Award administration information, including award notices, administrative and national policy requirements, and reporting requirements are available in the INF-04 PA [MOD] in Section VI. SAMHSA’s standard terms and conditions are available at www.samhsa.gov/grants |
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VII. Agency Contact for Additional Information:For questions concerning program issues, contact: Olinda González, Ph.D. For questions on grants management issues, contact: Gwendolyn Simpson |
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Appendix A: CMHS Uniform Reporting System (URS) Measures for the Mental Health Block Grant Program |
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Basic Measures (existing)Table 1. Profile of the State Population by Diagnosis Source: Center for Mental Health Services Table 2. Profile of Clients Served, All Programs, by Age, Gender and Race/Ethnicity Source: Administrative Data Systems (Core Measure) Table 3A. Profile of Clients Served in Community Mental Health Settings by Homeless Status Source: Administrative Data Systems Table 3B. Profile of Clients Served in State Psychiatric Hospitals and Other Inpatient Settings Source: State Hospital or Other Inpatient Administrative Data Systems Table 4. Profile of Adult Clients by Employment Status Source: Administrative Data Systems (Core Measure) Table 5. Profile of Clients by Type of Funding Support (Medicaid/Non-Medicaid) Source: Administrative Data Systems Table 6. Profile of Client Turnover Source: Administrative Data Systems Table 7. Profile of State Mental Health Agency Service Expenditures and Sources of Funding Source: National Association of Mental Health Program Directors’ Research Institute Table 8. Profile of Community Mental Health Block Grant Expenditures for Non-Direct Service Activities Source: State Mental Health Agency Fiscal Systems Table 9. Public Mental Health Service System Inventory Checklist Source: State Mental Health Agency Table 10. Profile of Agencies Receiving Block Grant Funds Directly from the State Mental Health Authority Source: State Mental Health Agency Table 11. Summary Profile of Client Evaluation of Care Source: State Mental Health agency Statewide Surveys |
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State PPG Core and OMB PART MeasureTable 12. State Mental Health agency Profile Source: Administrative Data Systems |
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Developmental Measures (measures under development)Table 13. Profile of Unmet and Inappropriately Treated Needs of the State Population Source: Center for Mental Health Service Table 14. Profile of Clients Served with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), All Programs by Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity Source: Administrative Data Systems Table 15. Profile of Clients’ Living Situation in Institutional and Non-Institutional Settings Source: Administrative Data Systems (Core Measure) Table 16. Profile of Clients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Clients with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) receiving Evidence-based Services (Supported Housing, Supported Employment, Assertive Community Treatment-Adults, and Therapeutic Foster Care-Children) Source: Administrative Data Systems (Core Measure) Table 17. Profile of Adult Clients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) receiving Evidence-Based Services of Family Psychoeducation, Integrated Treatment for Co-occurring Disorders, and Illness Management and Recovery Skills Source: Administrative Data Systems (Core Measure) Table 18. Profile of Adults with Schizophrenia receiving New Generation of Medications Source: Administrative Data Systems Table 19. Summary Profile of Client Outcomes for Children with Increased Level of School Attendance, Children who have had Contact with the Juvenile Justice System, and Adults who have had Contact with the Criminal Justice System Source: Administrative Data Systems (Core Measure) Table 20. Rate of Readmission to State Psychiatric Hospitals within 30 days and 180 days Source: State Hospital Administrative Data Systems (Core Measure) |
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