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Community-Based Maternal Behavioral Health Services Program (Community-Based Maternal BHS)

Link

https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-24-013

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2024

Sponsor

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Purpose

Awards funding with the goal of improving access to evidence-based, timely, and culturally relevant maternal mental health and substance use intervention and treatments services by strengthening community referral pathways and providing transitions in care for pregnant people who are at risk for or currently have a behavioral health condition in the perinatal and postpartum periods. Awardees are expected to begin providing services by 6 months after the award.

Required program activities involved:

Collaborate with pregnancy and postpartum healthcare organizations such as a hospital; a unit within a hospital such as labor and delivery ward, postpartum unit, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); a birthing center; other outpatient entities that manage the care of pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as their infants, such as primary care, OB/GYN, and/or pediatrics to screen and assess pregnant individuals at risk for or with mental and substance use disorders (SUD), including individuals greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Refer individuals in need of culturally responsive, evidence-based mental health and/or SUD treatment and resources to behavioral health service entities
Provide short-term mental health and substance use services if an individual cannot access care
Conduct a program readiness review within 3 months of the grant award
Developing a memorandum of understanding with the partnering pregnancy and postpartum healthcare organizations and the behavioral health service entities within 5 months of the grant award
Within 5 months of the grant award, develop a program implementation plan within 5 months of the grant award and update it annually
Establish a behavioral health team to serve as a liaison between the referring pregnancy and postpartum organizations and the behavioral health service organizations that must include a licensed therapist, a peer support worker, a perinatal psychiatrist, and a perinatal addiction medicine specialist. Other team members could include a community health worker and/or a case manager. This team may provide in-person and/or virtual services
Develop a training plan that outlines a plan to train all relevant staff partnering with pregnant and postpartum organizations within 6 months after the grant award and update it annually
Submit a sustainability plan that addresses how the program can continue when federal funding ends by the end of year 3 of the project
In years 2 and 5 of the project, submit an internal program evaluation plan for regular data collection that will allow for improvement of services, policies, and procedures

A complete list of required activities in each area is available in the funding announcement.

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling: $500,000 per year
Project period: Up to 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 6
Estimated total program funding: $15,000,000

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants include:

States and territories
Local governments
Tribal governments and organizations
Nonprofit community-based organizations
Primary care and behavioral health organizations to to address community behavioral health needs worsened by the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Additional provision of service requirements include:

A provider or behavioral health organization for direct client behavioral health for perinatal and postpartum individuals, which includes both mental health and substance use services appropriate to the award, must be involved in the project. The provider or behavioral health organization may be the applicant or another organization committed to the project. More than 1 provider or behavioral health organization may be involved.
Each provider and/or behavioral health organization must have at least 5 years of experience 5 providing relevant services, including behavioral health services for perinatal and postpartum individuals.
Each behavioral health and/or 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.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

New Program

Application Process

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

Applicant webinar recording
Applicant frequently asked questions

Contact

For programmatic or eligibility questions:
Nima Sheth
240-276-0513
nima.sheth@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
240-276-1940
FOACSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grant review process and application status questions:
Catherine Naeger
240-276-1447
catherine.naeger@samhsa.hhs.gov

Topics This Program Addresses

Community Planning and Coalition Building • Mental Health • Substance Use Disorder