The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services (DMH/DD/SAS) is seeking applications for it SUD Treatment & Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Age Youth Housing Support and LGBTQ+ Populations Program.
Donor Name: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
State: North Carolina
Counties: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/02/2022
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Grant Duration: 7 months
Details:
The primary purposes of this grant are as follows:
- to encourage the development of a recovery housing program that will support TAY with addressing their SUD treatment and non-treatment needs. The successful applicant agencies will be required to establish and maintain a recovery housing program that supports TAY in addressing their SUD treatment needs (e.g., accessing appropriate SUD treatment services, other appropriate health/medical services, and enrolling in health insurance coverage) and non-treatment needs (e.g., long term housing, employment, and education).
- expand and enhance the already existing adolescent network of residential treatment providers across the state. The current adolescent CASP residential providers are located in Buncombe, Guilford, Moore and Pitt counties. DMH/DD/SAS will prioritize geographic location of the awardee. It is recognized that adolescents seeking substance use disorder treatment often present with other co-occurring mental health and/or gambling/gaming disorders. To support the needs of adolescents seeking SUD services across the state, DMH/DD/SAS is seeking to support the expansion and enhancement of residential treatment services, with an emphasis on adolescents with co-occurring needs. The successful applicants will commit to developing an adolescent residential program capable of meeting the needs of adolescents with co-occurring disorders, ensuring access to psychiatric assessments for medication determinations and access to FDA approved medications for the treatment of SUD (e.g., Buprenorphine). An applicant may have the capabilities to prescribe medications internally or may choose to partner with other agencies capable of providing these services to adolescents. Adolescents with co-occurring disorders can also exhibit challenging behaviors such as aggression and elopement. The successful application must be capable of managing these behaviors using protocols and skills that are appropriate for adolescents.
- develop a more robust, informed and qualified system to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ individuals with SUD. One organization with expertise and experience in training and technical assistance specific to serving the
LGBTQ+ populations to assist selected agencies in changing and improving their cultural readiness and clinical practices to better serve these populations will be selected. Up to three provider agencies who express interest in developing and implementing agency-wide strategies to decrease disparities, stigma and discrimination and who are also staffed to provide evidence-based SUD treatment services will be selected through this RFA process as well.
Funding Size
- Supporting Transitional Age Youth (TAY) with SUD in Need of Recovery Housing – The maximum award for this project is $500,000 per applicant for up to two (2) agencies for the period of September 1, 2022 – March 14, 2023.
- Developing SUD Treatment & Recovery Services for LGBTQ+ Populations – The maximum award for training and technical assistance is $250,000 for a single (1) applicant for the period of September 1, 2022 – March 14, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Supporting Transitional Age Youth (TAY) with SUD in Need of Recovery Housing
- In line with the DHHS goal to expand access to services that promote whole-person care for TAY with a primary SUD diagnosis and in need of recovery supported housing, applicants must show evidence of collaboration and partnership with other relevant agencies/service providers.
- An applicant agency must provide a service to TAY or plan on expanding their services to TAY upon award of the grant.
- Applicant agencies must be non-profit or not-for-profit entities or tribal government entities.
- For applicant agencies that receive funding or reimbursement for services from Medicaid or a state agency (including DMH/DD/SAS), the applicant must not currently be subject to any investigative or corrective actions.
- Applicants must demonstrate that they are able to provide the service specifications and standards set forth in this RFA. Award recipients must meet all applicable DMHDDSAS regulations and policies, and conditions and requirements for the SABG grant.
- Applicants that are currently providing recovery supported housing services to TAY will be expected to expand capacity and/or enhance current services with these funds. These applicant agencies will be expected to provide a detailed overview of their current recovery supported housing services for TAY, including applicable outcomes, and a comprehensive account for how these implementation funds will be used to enhance services and why these funds are necessary.
- Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Adolescents
- In line with the goal to develop strong infrastructure that allows for expanded access to substance use services, applicant agencies can be current residential treatment providers seeking to add to their services, or agencies that currently provide other levels of care but who are seeking to add a residential component to their service array.
- An applicant agency must have experience of providing behavioral health services (mental health and/or substance use disorder) to adolescents.
- Applicant agencies must be non-profit or not-for-profit entities or tribal government entities.
- For applicant agencies that receive funding or reimbursement for services from Medicaid or a state agency (including DMH/DD/SAS), the applicant must not currently be subject to any investigative or corrective actions.
- Applicants must demonstrate that they are able to provide the service specifications and standards set forth in this RFA. Award recipients must meet all applicable DMH/DD/SAS regulations and policies, and conditions and requirements for the SABG grant.
- With the exception of tribal government entities, applicant agencies should be licensed as a SUD treatment provider in the state of North Carolina or be able to obtain the appropriate SUD treatment license if awarded this RFA.
- Applicants that are currently providing residential SUD services to adolescents will be expected to expand capacity with these funds.
- Developing SUD Treatment & Recovery Services for LGBTQ+ Populations
- Organizations applying for these funds to provide training and technical assistance must demonstrate experience and expertise in such specific to disparities, bias, agency and environmental readiness, clinical models, best practices, etc. for LGBTQ+ populations.
- Provider applicant agencies must have experience of providing behavioral health services (mental health and/or substance use disorder) to adolescents and adults.
- For applicant agencies that receive funding or reimbursement for services from Medicaid or a state agency (including DMH/DD/SAS), the applicant must not currently be subject to any investigative or corrective actions.
- Applicants must demonstrate that they are able to provide the service specifications and standards set forth in this RFA. Award recipients must meet all applicable DMH/DD/SAS regulations and policies, and conditions and requirements for the SABG grant.
- Applicant agencies must be non-profit or not-for-profit entities or tribal government entities.
For more information, visit North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
