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Friday, March 2, 2018

SAMHSA Funding Opportunity Announcement: Youth and Family TREE

SAMHSA Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families
  • FOA Number:  TI-18-010
  • Posted on Grants.gov:  Friday, February 9, 2018
  • Application Due Date:  Tuesday, April 10, 2018
  • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:  93.243
  • Purpose:  The purpose of this program is to enhance and expand comprehensive treatment, early intervention, and recovery support services for adolescents (ages 12-18), transitional aged youth (ages 16-25), and their families/primary caregivers with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. The recipient will be expected to provide a coordinated multi-system family centered approach that will enhance and expand comprehensive evidence-based treatment, including early intervention, and recovery support services to the population of focus.
  • Eligibility:  Eligible applicants include Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes, tribal organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, and consortia of tribes or tribal organizations.  Please see the announcement for the full list of eligible applicants.  SAMHSA seeks to further expand access and the geographical distribution, as well as reduce duplication, of its adolescent programs.  Therefore, grant recipients funded under TI-16-006 FY 2016 Cooperative Agreements for Adolescent and Transitional Aged Youth Treatment Implementation and TI-17-002 FY 2017 Cooperative Agreements for Adolescent and Transitional Aged Youth Treatment Implementation are not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.
  • Anticipated Total Available Funding:  $14,616,450 (At least $5 million will be awarded to federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes/tribal organizations...)
  • Anticipated Number of Awards:  27 awards
  • Anticipated Award Amount:  Up to $541,350 per year
  • Length of Project:  Up to 5 years
  • Cost Sharing/Match Required?:  No

UDOH Job Opportunity: Autism System Development Program Manager Position

The Department of Health has an opening for a AUTISM SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER, posting # 15090.  The posting will close at 11:59 PM on March 18, 2018 MST
  
In order to be considered for an interview for these positions, you will need to apply on-line at STATEJOBS.UTAH.GOV .  If you have not done so already, you will need to create a job seeker account.

Friday, February 23, 2018

GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS from SAMHSA


The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families grant program (Short Title: Youth and Family TREE).  The purpose of this program is to enhance and expand comprehensive treatment, early intervention, and recovery support services for adolescents (ages 12-18), transitional aged youth (ages 16-25), and their families/primary caregivers with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.

· Application Due Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
· Eligibility: Community- and faith-based organizations are included as eligible applicants. Please see the FOA for other eligible entities. 


The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released its Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness funding opportunity announcement (FOA).
   
 The purpose of this program is to support the development and/or expansion of the local implementation of an infrastructure that integrates behavioral health treatment and recovery support services for individuals, youth, and families with a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or co-occurring disorder (i.e., a serious mental illness [SMI] and substance use disorder [SUD] or a serious emotional disturbance [SED] and SUD) who are experiencing homelessness.

 ·  Deadline: Applications due March 9, 2018.
·  Eligibility: Community- and faith-based organizations are included as eligible applicants. Please see the FOA for other eligible entities. 

Award: Up to $500,000 per year for up to five years for governmental units within political subdivisions of a state, such as a county, city or town; federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes, tribal organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, and consortia of tribes or tribal organizations; public or private universities and colleges; and community- and faith-based organizations. Up to $1 million per year for up to five years for state governments and territories.

Native Youth and Culture Fund

Native Youth and Culture Fund

View Program Website

Sponsor
First Nations Development Institute

Deadlines
Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 8, 2018
Application: May 1, 2018

Contact
303.774.7836
grantmaking@firstnations.org

Purpose
The Native Youth and Culture Fund provides grants for projects that focus on youth and incorporate culture and tradition to address social and health issues, such as drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, and mental health.
Projects should focus on one or more of the 4 program priority areas.
1. Preserving, strengthening or renewing cultural and/or spiritual practices, beliefs, and values
2. Engaging both youth and elders in activities that demonstrate methods for documenting traditional knowledge, practices, and/or beliefs, where culturally appropriate
3. Increasing youth leadership and their capacity to lead through integrated educational or mentoring programs
4. Increasing access to and sharing of cultural customs and beliefs through the use of appropriate technologies (traditional and/or modern), as a means of reviving or preserving tribal language, arts, history, or other culturally relevant topics.

Eligibility
Eligible applicants are native-controlled nonprofit organizations and native-controlled community organizations.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide

Amount of funding
Award ceiling: $20,000
Award floor: $5,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 20

Application process
Links to additional guidance and the online application system are available on the program website.
Submit a Stage I proposal online by March 8, 2018. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a Stage II proposal, with a deadline of May 1, 2018.

Tagged as
American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians · Children and youth · Community and economic development · Cultural competency · Mental health · Social determinants of health · Substance abuse · Teen pregnancy

Community Engagement Working Group


Division of Public Health
Co-Sponsored by CCTS

Community Engagement Working Group

“Meet the Community Health Workers (CHWs)”
Stephen Alder, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair
Chief, Division of Public Health
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of Utah

Please join us for a very informative session that will high-light our community health workers and their involvement with research.
A University of Utah IRB representative will be on-hand to answer all your questions regarding adding a CHW to your projects.
This session will provide valuable insight and guidance on working with diverse communities.

Friday, March 9th, 2018
12:00-1:00
Division of Public Health Classroom 203
375 Chipeta Way

Lunch will be provided