The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Centers for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), and Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) are accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Minority Fellowship Program.
Donor Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 06/10/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to recruit, train, and support master’s and doctoral-level students in behavioral health care professions to address services disparities for racial and ethnic minority populations by:
- increasing the knowledge of mental and/or substance use disorder behavioral health professionals on prevention, treatment, and recovery support for individuals who are from racial and ethnic minority populations and have a mental or substance use disorder;
- increasing the number of culturally competent mental and substance use disorder professionals who teach, administer services, conduct research, and provide direct mental and/or substance use disorder services to racial and ethnic minority populations; and
- improving the quality of mental and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services delivered to racial and ethnic minority populations.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Available Funding: $15,396,969
- Estimated Award Amount: Up to $1,924,621 per year per award
Length of Project Period
Up to 5 years
Allowable Activities
Allowable activities are not required. Applicants may propose to use funds for the following activities:
- Create a behavioral health workforce pathways program that provides outreach and education and raises awareness of behavioral health employment and career opportunities and training pathways for high school, community college, vocational/technical trade school students who desire to provide services to individuals from racial and ethnic minority communities.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility is limited to nationally representative mental health and/or substance use disorder treatment professional organizations within eight professional fields: psychiatry, nursing, social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, substance use disorder and addictions counseling, and addiction medicine.
For the purpose of this NOFO, SAMHSA defines nationally representative mental health and/or substance use disorder treatment professional organizations as non-academic, groups (also known as professional guilds, professional bodies, or professional associations). They exist to advance a particular profession, support the interests of people working in that profession, and serve the public good.
The nationally representative mental health and/or substance use disorder treatment professional organizations shall:
- Facilitate innovation, communication, and connection;
- Support post-baccalaureate training (i.e., master’s and doctoral degrees);
- Have the infrastructure and expertise to identify candidate Fellows and carry out program activities;
- Have geographically disbursed infrastructure and professional membership to operationalize the MFP nationwide; and
- Have close ties to colleges and universities with degree programs in that field
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
