The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy, is accepting applications for the (FY) 2023 American Indian and Alaska Native Behavioral Health Center of Excellence program.
Donor Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/26/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $1,500,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of the AIAN CoE program is to establish a CoE to advance the behavioral health equity of American Indians and Alaska Natives. It is expected that the recipient will develop and disseminate culturally-informed, evidence-based behavioral health information and provide technical assistance and training on issues related to addressing behavioral health disparities in AIAN communities. AIANs have consistently experienced disparities in access to healthcare services, funding, and resources; quality and quantity of services; treatment outcomes; and health education and prevention services.
Allowable Activities
Allowable activities are a permissible use of funds but are not required. Allowable activities may include:
- Coordinate with other SAMHSA TTA providers and emerging initiatives to crosspromote materials on intersecting subject matter areas, including but not limited to: the Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center, 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), SMI Advisor: A Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness, SAMHSA-sponsored regional Substance Abuse Prevention, Addiction and Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers; State Opioid Response/Tribal Opioid Response Technical Assistance Center; Provider’s Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment; Addiction Peer Recovery Technical Assistance Center; Family Support Technical Assistance Center; Service Members, Veterans, Families TA Center; Center of Excellence on Behavioral Health Disparities on Aging; the LGBTQ+ Center of Excellence on Behavioral Health Disparities; and the National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED).
- Coordinate with AIAN Serving Institutions on TTA focused on providing greater awareness of behavioral health professions and entry into the behavioral health field.
- Develop, implement, and/or participate in activities aimed at upgrading standards of professional practice for providers of mental and SUD prevention/promotion, intervention, treatment, and recovery support services, including working with academic institutions that train and educate students for these professions.
- Develop strategies and materials to enhance recruitment and retention of mental and SUD treatment practitioners serving AIAN people and communities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Available Funding: $1,500,000
- Estimated Award Amount: Up to $1,500,000
Project Period
Up to 5 (five) years
Eligible Applicants
- Eligible applicants are States and Territories, including the District of Columbia, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations, health facilities, or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service, or other public or private non-profit entities. are States and Territories, including the District of Columbia, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations, health facilities, or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service, or other public or private non-profit entities.
- Tribal organization means the recognized body of any AI/AN tribe; any legally established organization of AI/ANs which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body, or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of AI/ANs in all phases of its activities. Consortia of tribes or tribal organizations are eligible to apply, but each participating entity must indicate its approval. A single tribe in the consortium must be the legal applicant, the recipient of the award, and the entity legally responsible for satisfying the award requirements.
- Urban Indian Organization (UIO) (as identified by the Indian Health Service Office of Urban Indian Health Programs through active Title V grants/contracts) means a nonprofit corporate body situated in an urban center governed by an urban Indian-controlled board of directors, and providing for the maximum participation of all interested Individuals and groups, which body is capable of legally cooperating with other public and private entities for the purpose of performing the activities described in 503(a) of 25 U .S.C. § 1603. UIOs are not tribes or tribal governments and do not have the same consultation rights or trust relationship with the federal government.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
