Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals, Deadline April 25th. Grants of up to $400K is available in support of community infrastructures that integrate treatment and services for substance use,mental disorders, permanent housing, and other critical services for veterans and other individuals who experience homelessness or chronic homelessness.
GRANT INFORMATION
RFA Number:
Application Due Date:Friday, April 25, 2014
Description
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2014 Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals-Services in Supportive Housing (GBHI-SSH). The purpose of this program is to support the development and/or expansion of local implementation and community infrastructures that integrate treatment and services for substance use, co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, permanent housing, and other critical services for the following: veterans who experience homelessness or chronic homelessness, and other individuals (non-veterans) who experience chronic homelessness. SAMHSA seeks to increase the number of program-enrolled individuals placed in permanent housing that supports recovery through comprehensive treatment and recovery-oriented services for behavioral health.
The major goal of the GBHI-SSH program is to ensure treatment and services for veterans who experience homelessness and chronic homelessness, and individuals (non-veterans) and families who experience chronic homelessness (hereinafter collectively referred to as “population of focus”). To achieve this goal, SAMHSA funds will support three primary types of activities: 1) behavioral health treatment and other recovery-oriented services; 2) coordination of housing and services which support the implementation and/or enhance the long-term sustainability of integrated community systems that provide permanent housing and supportive services; and 3) efforts to engage and connect clients who experience substance use or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders to enrollment resources for health insurance, Medicaid, and other benefit programs (e.g., SSI/SSDI, TANF, SNAP, etc.).
On a single night in January 2013, there were an estimated 610,042 sheltered and unsheltered people who were homeless nationwide. Of those, approximately 109,132 were experiencing chronic homelessness and approximately 57,849 were identified as veterans experiencing homelessness.
Persons experiencing homelessness have higher rates of substance use and problems with mental health, physical health, legal, and employment issues than those with permanent housing. Although the relationship between housing status and clinical treatment outcomes is a complex one, some studies suggest that associations exist between stable housing, lower utilization of hospital services, and more positive treatment outcomes among certain populations. Permanent housing that is offered following, or concurrent with, recovery oriented and treatment focused integrated care models can result in improved clinical outcomes.
The GBHI-SSH program seeks to address behavioral health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities by encouraging the implementation of strategies to decrease the differences in access, service use, and outcomes among the racial and ethnic minority populations served. (See Appendix J in the RFA: Addressing Behavioral Health Disparities).
The GBHI-SSH program is one of SAMHSA’s services grant programs. SAMHSA intends that its services grants result in the delivery of services as soon as possible after award. Service delivery should begin by the 4th month of the project at the latest.
GBHI-SSH grants are authorized under Section 506 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2020 Mental Health and Mental Disorders Topic Area HP 2020-MHMD and Substance Abuse Topic Area HP 2020-SA.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. For example:
Local governments,
Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations,
Urban Indian organizations,
Public or private universities and colleges, and
Community- and faith-based organizations.
Award Information
Anticipated Total Available Funding: $9,981,470
Anticipated Number of Awards: Up to 25
Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $400,000 per year
Length of Project: Up to 3 years
Cost Sharing/Match Required?: No
Proposed budgets cannot exceed $400,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project. Annual continuation awards will depend on the availability of funds, grantee progress in meeting project goals and objectives, timely submission of required data and reports, and compliance with all terms and conditions of award.
Contact Information
Program Issues
Bradford Milton, M.S.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 5 -1058
Rockville, MD 20857
240-276-1745
bradford.milton@samhsa.hhs.gov
Grants Management and Budget Issues
Eileen Bermudez
Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1091
Rockville, Maryland 20857
240-276-1412
eileen.bermudez@samhsa.hhs.gov
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