The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Behavioral Health Partnerships for Early Diversion of Adults and Youth program.
Donor Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/09/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $330,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to establish or expand programs that divert adults and/or youth with a mental illness or a co-occurring disorder (COD) from the criminal or juvenile justice system to community-based mental health and substance use disorder services (SUD) and other supports prior to arrest and booking. SAMHSA will give special consideration to applicants proposing to use funding to support early diversion services for veterans. This program aligns with Executive Order 14074, Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, which among other things promotes policies to support alternatives to arrest and incarceration, including policies that support effective alternative responses to substance use disorders and mental health needs. With this program, SAMHSA aims to reduce the number of youth and adults with mental illness or COD that are involved in the criminal justice system.
The goals of the program are to:
- Build collaborative partnerships among relevant agencies;
- Build community capacity; and
- Divert adults or youth from juvenile justice or criminal justice systems to community-based mental health and SUD services and other support services in a culturally competent manner.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Available Funding: $8,094,000
- Estimated Award Amount: Up to $330,000
Project Period
Up to 5 years
Allowable Activities
Allowable activities are an allowable use of funds but are not required. Allowable activities may include:
- Develop policies and procedures that incorporate the National Standards for Culturally Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
- Provide activities that address behavioral health disparities and social determinants of health.
- Implement efforts aligned to the award that may expand diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
- Use data to understand who is served and disproportionately served (e.g., overserved or underserved).
- Develop and implement new and/or existing outreach and referral pathways that engage/target all demographic groups representative of your community.
- Provide services to adults and youth with mental illness and COD upon release.
Eligibility Criteria
States and territories; political subdivisions of states; Indian tribes or tribal organizations (as defined in Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education and Assistance Act; a health facility or program operated in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service; and public or non-profit entities.
Eligibility for this NOFO may include the following:
Government Organizations
- State governments and territories
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Native American tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
- State-Recognized Tribes
Other Tribal Entities
- Tribal organizations
- Consortia of tribes or tribal organizations
- Urban Indian Organizations
Education Organizations
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Education agencies/authorities serving children and youth residing in federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes
Non-profit Organizations
- Non-profits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Non-profits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, including entities with 501(c)(4) status (civic leagues, social welfare organizations, and local associations of employees) and 501(c)(5) status (labor organizations)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
