Community Action Grant for Service Systems Change

Request for Applications (RFA) No. SM03-007
Receipt date: July 8, 2003

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) announces the availability of $1 million in funding for Phase II Community Action Grants. Successful Phase I grantees may apply for 1-year Phase II grants of up to $150,000 (direct and indirect).

The purpose of the Community Action Grant Program (CAG) is to promote the adoption of exemplary mental health practices in communities around the country. Community Action Grants support consensus building, infrastructure development, and training activities for the organization and delivery of services to children with serious emotional disturbance, adults with serious mental illness, and those with co-occurring substance disorders.

For more information on eligibility and the application process, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grants.html.

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Applications Invited for Local Initiative Funding Partners Program

Deadline: July 15, 2003

The Local Initiative Funding Partners program, a partnership between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF; http://www.rwjf.org) and local grant makers, supports innovative, community-based projects to improve health and healthcare for underserved and at-risk populations.

Through the program, local grant makers, such as community foundations, family foundations, and corporate grant makers, are invited to propose a partnership to be co-funded by RWJF. Grants may be made to community nonprofit organizations or to institutions. A local funder must nominate projects funded through the program.

The program will provide grants of $100,000 to $500,000 per project—funds that must be matched by local grant makers. The total amount will be paid out over 3 to 4 years. In 2004, up to $8 million will be awarded through the program.

For more information on the program, eligibility requirements, and the application process, visit the RWJF web site at http://rwjf.org/applying/cfpDetail.jsp?cfpCode=LFP&type=open.

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Lilly Announces Helping Move Lives Forward Reintegration Awards Program for Mental Health

Deadline: July 25, 2003

Pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Co. has announced a new name and direction for its Reintegration Awards program. In addition to recognizing outstanding achievements made by a mental health treatment team, the newly designed Helping Move Lives Forward Reintegration Awards will honor individuals who are succeeding in their personal battle with mental illness. The public is invited to nominate individuals, caregivers, treatment groups, treatment programs, and consumer advocates for 1 of 10 Lilly Helping Move Lives Forward Reintegration Awards.

Winners in the award categories will receive grants to their respective institutions to further the success of their programs. First-place winners will receive $5,000 and second-place winners will receive $2,500. For those recognized in the three honorary categories, a contribution of $5,000 will be made to the mental health facility or advocacy program of his or her choice.

To view nomination guidelines and further details on the awards program, visit http://www.reintegration.com/.

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FY 2003 Grant Opportunity: Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Cooperative Agreements for the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and Their Families

Request for Applications (RFA) No. SM03-009
Receipt dates: August 5, 2003, for FY 2003; October 15, 2003, for FY 2004

SAMHSA-CMHS is accepting applications for fiscal year 2003 and fiscal year 2004 for cooperative agreements to develop systems of care that deliver effective comprehensive community mental health services for a target population of children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and their families. Funds will be awarded to develop community service systems for the target population and to fund a broad array of services delivered through those service systems. In addition, awardees will participate in a national multisite evaluation, conducted through a separate contract, and will be encouraged to develop the capacity for continuous evaluation of their systems of care.

For complete information on eligibility and the application process, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grants.html.

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Applications Invited for Proposals Through the American Psychological Foundation for Research-Based Programs on Violence Prevention and Intervention

Deadline: September 15

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is a nonprofit philanthropic organization that provides scholarships, grants, and awards to advance the science and the practice of psychology for the understanding of behavior and the benefit of human welfare. APF was established in 1953 to promote psychology and to help extend its benefits to the public. Since 2000, the Foundation has dedicated its fundraising efforts and granting opportunities to understanding and preventing violence. Up to $20,000 will be available for research-based programs in violence prevention and intervention.

For more information on the program, eligibility requirements, and the application process, call the American Psychological Foundation at 202-336-5843 or send an email to foundation@apa.org (do not use the “Reply Button” to obtain additional information).

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Nominations Invited for Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program

Deadline: September 22, 2003 (Letters of Intent)

The Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program honors community health leaders for their work in addressing some of today’s most complex health problems in communities across the United States. The award includes a grant of $120,000 to $105,000 for support of the leader’s program and $15,000 as a personal stipend. Community-based health providers and advocates in mid-career who have created or significantly improved health programs in local communities where healthcare needs have been ignored and unmet are eligible to be nominated.

For eligibility and complete nomination guidelines, visit http://www.communityhealthleaders.org/.

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New Awards Program to Recognize Excellence in Mental Illness Awareness and Service for Minorities

Deadline: November 1, 2003

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (http://www.otsuka.com/) has announced its support of the new Minority Mental Health Awards program, established by the American Psychiatric Foundation, a charitable and educational subsidiary of the American Psychiatric Association. The awards will recognize psychiatrists and other mental health professionals and mental health programs that have undertaken innovative and supportive efforts to raise awareness of mental illness in minority communities, the need for early recognition, and the availability of and cultural barriers to treatment; to increase access to quality mental health services for minorities; and to improve the quality of care for minorities, particularly those in the public health system or with severe mental illness.

The American Psychiatric Foundation will recognize two recipients with an award in the amount of $5,000. Winning programs will be featured on the Web sites and in the publications of the American Psychiatric Foundation and the American Psychiatric Association. Additionally, award winners and their programs will be recognized at the APA’s semi-annual meetings.

For complete awards program information, visit http://www.PsychFoundation.org/.