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Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (Children's Mental Health Initiative)

Link

https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-23-013

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Feb 14, 2024

Sponsor

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Purpose

Grants funding to provide resources focused on improving mental health outcomes in children and youth, from birth to age 21, at risk for or with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and their families by supporting the implementation, expansion, and integration of a System of Care (SOC) approach to create sustainable infrastructure and services that are required as part of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Families Program, also known as the Children's Mental Health Initiative (CMHI). CMHI seeks to prepare children and youth at risk for or with SED for successful transition to adulthood and assumption of adult roles and responsibilities.

Required program activities include:

Conduct a needs assessment to address gaps in service delivery for the children, youth, and young adults to be served in the proposed service area within 4 months of award
Provide evidence-based and culturally appropriate mental health services to children, youth, and young adults with or at risk of SED/SMI, including those from diverse populations of Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; LGBTQ+ persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality, and youth co-served across systems such as juvenile justice, child welfare systems, runaway youth, and youth experiencing homelessness
Identify and provide referral pathways to recovery support services
Incorporate trauma- and grief informed care elements throughout all components of the SOC project
Implement services and supports to promote and sustain family and youth engagement and involvement in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the SOC at the state and local levels
Develop a sustainability plan that would include, but not be limited to, changes in policy and financing strategies to maintain and possibly expand behavioral health services and supports for youth when federal funding ends
Provide training to service providers in all aspects of SOC development and implementation
Develop new and/or maintain existing collaborative partnerships across agencies serving children, providers, and programs to strengthen the delivery of services to children/youth at risk or with SED/SMI
Develop or enhance an existing governance structure/board that is responsible for decision-making at the participant and policy level with the ability to provide oversight and accountability for the system of care
Develop and implement suicide prevention and intervention approaches to identify children/youth at risk for suicide and intervene as needed to address 11 the needs of a child/youth who was identified at risk for suicide
Demonstrate partnerships with community based organizations (CBOs) serving underserved populations so they can be included in the SOC
Increase outreach and engagement strategies effective in diverse underserved populations to enroll more youth of color and sexual and gender minority youth in these programs

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling:

$3,000,000 per year for states and territories
$1,000,000 per year for other eligible applicants

Project period: 4 years
Estimated number of awards: 23
Estimated total program funding: $30,444,272

At least 3 awards will be made to tribes or tribal organizations

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants are include:

State and territory governments
Governmental units within political subdivisions of a state
Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations

Additional provision of service requirements include:

A provider organization for direct client mental health services appropriate to the award must be involved in the proposed project. The provider may be the applicant or another organization committed to the project. More than one provider organization may be involved.
Each mental health/SUD treatment provider organization must have at least 2 years experience providing relevant services.
Each mental health/SUD treatment provider organization must comply with all applicable local, city, county, and state licensing, accreditation, and certification requirements, as of the due date of the application.

Grantees that received a Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (Children's Mental Health Initiative) award under announcement numbers SM-21-004 fiscal years (FY) 2021, SM-22-007 in FY 2022, or SM-23-013 in FY 2023 are not eligible to apply.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Capacity Building • New Program

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information can be found in the funding announcement.

Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
Kathryn Perrotta
240-276-1903
kathryn.perrotta@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
240-276-1400
FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grant review and application status questions:
Arvinda Khatr
240-276-0191
arvinda.khatr@samhsa.hhs.gov

Rural Awards

Past awards communities have received are described on the program website.

Rural communities who have received funding include:

Egyptian Health Department in Eldorado, Illinois was awarded a grant to implement strategies to serve children, youth, and young adults ages 6 to 21 at risk for or with serious emotional disturbance (SED), or serious mental illness (SMI) and their families in rural southeastern Illinois. The target population is individuals with multi-system involvement, those in need of crisis services, and those needing assistance to address social determinants of health.
Maniilaq Health Center in Kotzebue, Alaska received funding to extend mental health prevention, early intervention, and treatment services through community field clinics and telemedicine to children and families from 12 Inupiat tribes in remote northwest Alaska. The project will utilize the locally developed Sayaqagvik System of Care program to serve approximately 1,240 unduplicated children, youth, and family caregivers.
Sinte Gleska University in Mission, South Dakota used grant funds to expand its Tiwahe Glu Kini Pi System of Care with services to LGBTQ+/Two-Spirit and disabled children, youth, and families, opportunities for trauma-informed service and healing practices to parents, school personnel, and tribal employees, and community education to increase inclusion of Two-Spirited youth in Lakota traditional and contemporary activities. The project will serve 185 youth, ages birth-21 on the Rosebud Reservation.

Topics This Program Addresses

Health and Wellness • Mental Health • Social Service Supports