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Youth Regional Treatment Centers Aftercare Program

Link

https://www.ihs.gov/yrtc/yrtcaftercareprogram/

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Sep 19, 2022

Sponsor

Indian Health Service (IHS)

Purpose

Awards funding to develop, implement, and sustain aftercare and case management services through the Indian Health Services (IHS) Youth Regional Treatment Centers (YRTC) for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth discharged from a YRTC program that return to their community, which may lack the necessary support system and services. Provides community-based, culturally relevant transitional services and supports to help AI/AN youth achieve and sustain safety and sobriety, with special emphasis on employability as a factor in achieving program goals. Seeks to build and strengthen partnerships with community-based services and programs to deliver aftercare focused on whole-person wellness and community engagement to support the successful reintegration of youth back into the community and prevent alcohol and substance use relapse after treatment. YRTC is an initiative of the IHS Alcohol and Substance Abuse Branch (ASAB).

Required activities include:

Design inpatient case management plans focused on achieving all treatment objectives and outcomes to be addressed in the inpatient and aftercare domain
Establish and sustain a full-time aftercare coordinator
Coordinate and communicate with aftercare clients their specific post-inpatient therapeutic service plans, and their appropriate use of such services within the scope of whole-person wellness goals
Arrange or provide in-person and/or remote counseling and coaching to clients to help develop measurable improvements in their personal efficacy in achieving goals
Reinforce the appropriate treatment engagement and services specific to each client
Cooperate with IHS to test technologies that may support the data and therapy communication that supports the program goal
Track the content and effort in communications between clients and the community resources to increase success of referrals and sustain active and clear partnerships with the community or other service entities
Work with IHS to collect and report data that accurately describes clients' progress throughout their aftercare for a minimum of 12 months, and to support cooperative annual program evaluations

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling: $600,000
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 2
Estimated total program funding: $1,200,000

Who Can Apply

Applications may be submitted by Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and IHS federal facilities that currently operate 1 of the 12 IHS Youth Regional Treatment Centers.

Geographic Coverage

Alaska, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington

What This Program Funds

New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing • Training Providers

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information about the online application process for tribes and tribal organizations and for IHS federal facilities are available in the funding announcement.

Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
JB Kinlacheeny
301-443-0104
jb.kinlacheeny@ihs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Sheila Miller
240-535-9308
sheila.miller@ihs.gov

For application systems matters:
Paul Gettys
301-443-2114
paul.gettys@ihs.gov

Rural Awards

Past awards communities received in fiscal year 2023 can be found on the program website.

Topics This Program Addresses

Community Planning and Coalition Building • Health and Wellness • Healthcare Workforce • Housing and Homelessness • Social Service Supports • Substance Use Disorder • Vocational Training, Education, and Employment