The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting grant applications to establish a national center of excellence for building capacity in nursing facilities to care for residents with behavioral health conditions.
Donor Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/20/2022
Grants Size: $4,962,223
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details
The COE-Nursing Facilities program is expected to support focused resource development and dissemination, training and technical assistance, and workforce development to staff in nursing facilities who serve individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), Substance Use Disorders (SUD), or Co-occurring Disorder (COD). SAMHSA expects that this program will help to: (1) strengthen and sustain effective behavioral health practices and achieve better outcomes for nursing home residents with SMI, SED, SUD, or COD; and (2) ensure the availability of evidence-based training and technical assistance addressing mental health disorder identification, treatment, and recovery support services. Training and technical assistance is needed to support facilities in improving care for this population.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Available Funding: $4,962,223
- Anticipated Award Amount: $4,962,223
- Length of Project: Up to three years
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are States, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations health facilities, or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or grant with the Indian Health Service, or other public or private nonprofit entities.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
