The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program.
Donor Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/10/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $678,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to establish or expand and maintain ACT programs for transition-aged youth and adults with a serious mental illness (SMI) or serious emotional disturbance (SED). Recipients are expected to implement an ACT program to fidelity and provide ACT services to the population of focus. With this program, SAMHSA aims to improve behavioral health outcomes for individuals by reducing rates of hospitalization, mortality, substance use, homelessness, and involvement with the criminal justice system.
Allowable Activities
Allowable activities are an allowable use of funds but are not required. Allowable activities may include:
- Respond to the needs of individuals and families served by the program who are at risk for or experiencing homelessness. This could include an assessment of homelessness risk, housing status, and eligibility for federal housing programs, and collaboration with homeless services organizations and housing providers, including referral partnerships with public housing agencies and coordination with local homeless Coordinated Entry systems.
- Train staff in evidence-based or evidence-informed topics relevant to the population(s) served to strengthen the program (e.g., criminal justice-involved individuals; transition-aged youth; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTP)).
- Assess the needs of subpopulations in the community and the need for associated adaptations to the ACT model. Examples of sub-populations could include older adults; individuals involved in the criminal justice system; racial, ethnic, sexual or gender minorities; individuals with co-occurring developmental disabilities; individuals living in geographically underserved areas; individuals experiencing homelessness.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Available Funding: $5,135,688
- Estimated Award Amount: Up to $678,000 per year per award
Project Period
Up to 5 years
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility is statutorily limited to states, political subdivisions of states (e.g., counties, cities), community-based behavioral health non-profit organizations, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations (as defined in Section 4 of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act), mental health systems, and health care facilities.
For more information visit Grants.gov.
