SAMHSA Grants for Jail Diversion Programs

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will be funding two grants for State- and Tribe-allied programs that direct adult offenders with mental illness away from jail and into alternative programs. A total of $723,000 is available for the two grants to promote "widespread adoption of adult criminal-justice diversion and reentry strategies to avoid the unnecessary criminalization and extended incarceration of nonviolent adult offenders with mental illnesses," according to SAMHSA.

To learn more and to apply, go to
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12380

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Grants Support Maximizing Protective Factors Against Youth Violence

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is soliciting investigator-initiated researchers to conduct secondary analyses of existing data to identify potentially modifiable protective factors against youth violence. The research will inform the development of youth violence prevention programs and policies by identifying promising protective factors that reduce the likelihood of violence in the lives of young people. Approximately $400,000 is expected to be available.

Application deadline is February 28, 2007.

For more information about this funding opportunity, including an application form, visit http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11352&mode=VIEW.

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CSAT Grant to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment and Outreach in Conjunction with HIV/AIDS Services

The Federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment will award 65 targeted capacity-expansion grants to programs that enhance and expand addiction treatment and/or outreach and pretreatment services alongside HIV/AIDS services in African American, Latino/Hispanic, and other racial or ethnic communities highly affected by addiction and HIV/AIDS. A total of $32.1 million will be awarded to nonprofits, governments and schools under this program.

Application deadline is February 28, 2007.

For more information and to apply, visit http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12100

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SAMHSA Will Fund Up to 7 Grants in 2007 for Adolescents at Risk for Suicide

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is soliciting applications for the FY 2007 Adolescents at Risk for Suicide grant program to evaluate voluntary school-based programs that focus on identification and referral of high-school youth who are at risk for suicide or suicide attempts. It is expected that up to 7 awards will be funded. Annual awards are expected to continue for up to two years . The actual awards may vary, depending on the availability of funds. Grant funds may not be used to pay for direct treatment services. These grants will be awarded by SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services.

Who can apply: Eligibility is limited to local educational agencies and domestic, public and private nonprofit entities working in conjunction with local educational agencies.

How to Apply: Applications for No. SM-07-006 can be obtained by calling SAMHSA’s Clearinghouse at 1-877-SAMHSA7, or by downloading from www.SAMHSA.gov/grant/indes.aspx or www.grants.gov. Applicants are encouraged to apply online using www.grants.gov.

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SAMHSA Science to Service Awards

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is now accepting applications for its Science to Service Awards, which honor community-based prevention and treatment organizations that have done an outstanding job of implementing evidence-based addiction and mental-health interventions.

Up to three awards will be made in each of four categories: substance-abuse prevention, treatment of substance-abuse and recovery-support services, mental-health promotion, and treatment of mental illness and recovery-support services. Applicants will be judged on the basis of community need, sustainability, implementation, and results.

Application deadline is February 28, 2007.

To learn more and for instructions on how to apply, go to http://www.samhsa.gov/Spotlights/sciencetoservice.pdf

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Early Identification and Intervention Grant Opportunity

The US Social Security Administration is accepting applications for funding to design and implement models that will increase the number of children from birth to age 5 who receive developmental screening and to improve the early identification of children with developmental delays and/or disabilities. Focus is on children who are from minority, un-served, underserved, or native populations; children who are homeless; premature infants; children who are affected by parental depression or serious emotional disturbance; children in foster care, low-income, inner city and rural areas; and children affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure and children involved in child abuse cases. Amount: $600,000 for up to 10 grants.

Who can apply: Native American Tribal organizations and governments; private institutions of higher education; State governments; special district governments; for-profits; city, town and county governments; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.

Application deadline is March 14, 2007.

For information and to apply, go to
http://www.ssa.gov/oag/grants/current/opdr-07-1/