Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFCSP) grants

The 2005 Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFCSP) grants will be offered to grantees working to improve community efforts to plan, promote, and deliver effective substance abuse prevention strategies. Approximately $70 million is available in grants from the DFCSP. Grantees will be awarded $100,000 annually for up to five years.

To read more, visit http://drugfreecommunities.samhsa.gov/news/rfa_jan11_05.htm

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Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Funding Opportunity

Deadline: April 29, 2005.

The U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice invite local educational agencies (LEAs) to apply for federal funding through the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative. The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative provides successful applicants with funding for implementing activities, programs, and services that focus on promoting healthy childhood development and behavior and preventing violence and substance use. Successful applicants are eligible to receive awards of up to $1,000,000 per year for Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, LEAs, or consortia in rural areas; $2,000,000 per year for LEAs or consortia in suburban areas; and $3,000,000 per year for LEAs or consortia in urban areas.

For additional information and application materials, visit http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/funding/FundingDetail.asp?fi=26

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National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Cooperative Agreement

Deadline: April 29, 2005

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), announces the availability of FY 2005 funds for a National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (NTTAC) Cooperative Agreement. NTTAC will provide technical assistance for integrated, responsive mental health delivery systems for children, adolescents, and their families.

For more information, visit http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/SAMHSA/CMHS/SM-05-013/Grant.html

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Cooperative Agreements for the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program

Deadline: May 17, 2005

Approximately $24 million is available to fund up to 24 awards in FY 2005 for the development and expansion of systems of care for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families. States, political subdivisions within states, the District of Columbia , territories, Native American tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.

For more information, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2005/nofa/sm05010rfa_cmhi.aspx

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Effectiveness, Practice, and Implementation in Center for Mental Health Services Children's Services Sites

Deadline: June 1, 2005; October 1, 2005

This National Institutes of Health program announcement encourages research grant applications on services delivered to children, adolescents, and their families through the Center for Mental Health Services' (CMHS) Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program initiative or through the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Interdepartmental Initiative, also supported by the CMHS and by the Departments of Education and Justice. This program announcement encourages studies of the effectiveness of interventions delivered at these sites, the nature and impact of routine prevention or clinical practice, and factors related to the successful implementation of preventive or treatment interventions.

To view additional information and to submit an application, visit http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-019.html

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Grants Available for Youth-Led Projects

Deadline: Rolling

The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Study Circles Resource Center are accepting applications for the Mix It Up grants program, which gives awards of up to $250 to support youth-led projects focused on identifying, crossing, and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities.

For additional information or to apply for this grant, visit http://www.tolerance.org/teens/grants.jsp .

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Proposals for Changes in Health Care Financing Initiative

Deadline: Rolling

Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) is an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports policy analysis, research, evaluation, and demonstration projects. Projects may be initiated from within many disciplines, including health services research, economics, sociology, political science, public policy, public health, public administration, law, and business administration. Funded projects should provide public and private decision-makers with usable and timely information on healthcare policy and financing issues.

For additional information, visit http://www.hcfo.net/pdf/cfp.pdf .