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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

Request for Applications (RFA)

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TI-06-002:

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Cooperative Agreements for Screening, Brief Intervention,
Referral and Treatment (SBIRT)

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2006 Cooperative Agreements for Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT). SBIRT Cooperative Agreements will expand and enhance State substance abuse treatment service systems by:

• Expanding the State’s continuum of care to include screening, brief intervention, referral, and brief treatment (SBIRT) in general medical and other community settings (e.g., community health centers, nursing homes, schools and student assistance programs, occupational health clinics, hospitals, emergency departments);
• Supporting clinically appropriate services for persons at risk for, or diagnosed with, a Substance Use Disorder (i.e., Substance Abuse or Dependence) (Note: for the purpose of the RFA ‘at risk’ is defined as persons who are using substances but who do not yet meet the criteria for a diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder); and
• Identifying systems and policy changes to increase access to treatment in generalist and specialist settings.

The SBIRT program is authorized under Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2010, Volume II (Part B: Focus Area 26--Substance Abuse).

Eligibility

States, Territories, federally recognized tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply. For States, the applicant must be the immediate Office of the Governor; for Territories, tribes, and tribal organizations, the applicant must be the highest ranking official. The Governor/highest ranking official must sign the application. Applications not signed by the Governor/highest ranking official are not eligible. State-level agencies are not considered to be part of the immediate Office of the Governor and are not eligible to apply. For example, the State Substance Abuse Authority (SSA) or other State-level agencies within the Executive Branch cannot apply independently. SAMHSA has limited eligibility because the immediate Office of the Governor/highest ranking official of a Territory, tribe and Tribal organization has the greatest potential to provide the multi-agency leadership needed to develop the applicant’s treatment service systems to increase the applicant’s capacity to provide accessible, effective, screening, brief intervention, referral and brief treatment services to persons at risk for, or diagnosed with, a Substance Use Disorder (Substance Abuse or Dependence). Eligible jurisdictions that have already begun to develop such integrated systems, stressing early intervention for persons at risk for, or diagnosed with, a Substance Use Disorder (Substance Abuse or Dependence), are especially encouraged to apply.

Current SBIRT grantees are not eligible applicants.

Award Information

It is expected that approximately $5.6 million will be available to fund up to two awards in FY 2006. Annual awards are expected to be approximately $2.8 million per year in total costs (direct and indirect) for up to 5 years. Should funding become available for SBIRT grants in FY 2007, SAMHSA may fund awards from among the highly scored but not funded applications received in FY 2006 (assuming a sufficient number of high quality applications) rather than issuing a new announcement in FY 2007.

Proposed budgets cannot exceed $2.8 million in any year of the proposed project. Annual continuation awards will depend on the availability of funds, grantee progress in meeting project goals and objectives, and timely submission of required data and reports.

The applicant can propose to implement the project in as many sub-recipient communities as it wishes. For each sub-recipient community chosen, the applicant must demonstrate need and potential for systems change to rapidly initiate the SBIRT approach. Each sub-recipient community must receive sufficient funds to enable the grantee to document an impact using the SBIRT performance targets.

Cost sharing is not required in this program.

For questions on program issues, contact:

Tom Stegbauer
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1 Choke Cherry Lane
Room 5-1099
Rockville , Maryland 20850
(240) 276-2965
tom.stegbauer@samhsa.hhs.gov

For questions on grants management issues, contact:

Documents needed to complete an application for this grant opportunity:

Download RFA:

The complete Announcement No. TI-06-002

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• Download as Acrobat Document

PHS 5161-1 (revised July 2000): Includes the face page, budget forms, assurances, certification, and checklist.

Applications that are not submitted on the required application form will be screened out and will not be reviewed.

Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants

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SAMHSA’s Charitable Choice Statutes and Regulations Form SMA 170

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CSAT’s GPRA Client Outcome Measures for Discretionary Programs

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For further information on the forms and the application process, see Useful Information for Applicants

Additional materials available on this website include:

• Technical Assistance and Training for SAMHSA Grant Applicants
• Grants Management at SAMHSA: Useful Information for Grantees

You may request a complete application kit by calling one of SAMHSA’s national clearinghouses:

• For substance abuse prevention or treatment grants, call the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) at 1-800-729-6686.

• For mental health grants, call the National Mental Health Information Center at 1-800-789-CMHS (2647).