SAMHSA Announces Funding Opportunities

SAMHSA recently announced two new grant funding opportunities for Fiscal Year 2006.

• Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention—State Implementation Cooperative Agreements (TI-06-006)
  Up to $2.2 million will be available to fund up to 7 cooperative agreements for states to create system changes to improve access to and retention in substance abuse outpatient treatment. The annual awards, made by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, are expected to be $325,000 per year for up to 3 years. The actual award may vary depending on the availability of funds.

For questions on program issues, contact Suzanne Cable at (240) 276-1568 or by email at Suzanne.Cable@samhsa.
hhs.gov, or Frances Cotter at (240) 276-1569 or by email at
Frances.Cotter@samhsa.hhs.gov.

Application due date: March 24, 2006.

• Family Centered Substance Abuse Treatment Grants for Adolescents and Their Families (TI-06-007)
  Up to $5.2 million will be available to fund up to 17 awards for grantees to provide services to adolescent substance abusers and their families. SAMHSA expects grantees to use proven effective treatment protocols that involve families as an integral part of the treatment process. The annual awards, made by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, are expected to be $300,000 per year for up to 3 years. The actual award may vary, depending on the availability of funds.

For questions on program issues, contact Randolph Muck at (240) 276-1576 or by email at Randy.Muck@samhsa.hhs.gov.

Application due date: March 29, 2006.

"For an application kit, call SAMHSA's clearinghouses at 1 (800) 729-6686 (drug abuse) or 1(800) 789-2647 (mental health). For the most up-to-date grant announcement listings throughout the year, visit www.samhsa.gov/grants or www.grants.gov. 

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