SAMHSA: $325.2 Million Available in Grant Opportunities

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced several grant opportunities that might be of interest:

Up to $163.2 Million Available in Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration GrantsThe purpose of this program is to provide coordinated and integrated services by co-locating primary and specialty care medical services in community-based mental and behavioral health settings. Up to $140 Million Available in Strategic Prevention Framework Grants The program is designed to address two of the nation’s top substance abuse prevention priorities: 1) underage drinking among people aged 12 to 20; and 2) prescription drug misuse and abuse among people aged 12 to 25. Up to $18.6 Million Available To Enhance and Support the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Disaster Distress Helpline SAMHSA is accepting applications for a cooperative agreement of up to $18.6 million to manage, enhance, and strengthen the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline as well as the Disaster Distress Helpline (Helpline) over 3 years. Up to $1.4 Million Available in Statewide Family Network Program Grants The purpose of this program is to enhance state capacity and infrastructure to be more oriented to the needs of children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and their families. Nearly $2 Million Available in Statewide Consumer Network Grants The purpose of this program is to improve mental health service delivery to people with serious mental illnesses by enhancing statewide mental health consumer-run and controlled organizations. For further information:  http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USSAMHSA/bulletins/ef10db For assistance in completing a competitive grant:  Don Chalmers, don@sparrowhawkco.com or (800) 398-9048