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SM-05-004:

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative–(Category I)

National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

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SAMHSA’s National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) is designed to improve treatment and services for all children and adolescents in the United States who have experienced traumatic events.   The initiative addresses child trauma issues by creating a national network of grantees that work collaboratively to develop and promote effective community practices for children and adolescents exposed to a wide array of traumatic events.

The role of the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS) is to provide leadership, infrastructure, and support for the Network to achieve its goals of increasing access and raising the standard of care for traumatized children, adolescents, and their families. 

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network is composed of three types of centers:

1.      The National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS) works with SAMHSA to develop and maintain the Network structure, provide technical assistance to grantees within the Network, oversee resource development and dissemination, and coordinate national education and training efforts;

2.      The Treatment and Services Adaptation (TSA) Centers provide national expertise on specific types of traumatic events, population groups, and service systems and support the specialized adaptation of effective treatment and service approaches for communities across the country; and

3.      The Community Treatment and Services (CTS) Centers implement and evaluate effective treatment and services in community settings and youth serving service systems and collaborate with other Network Centers on clinical issues, service approaches, policy, financing, and training issues. 

Eligible Applicants:

This is a competitive new grant award open to domestic public and private nonprofit entities.  For example, the following are eligible to apply: community-based organizations, out-patient clinics, faith-based organizations, public or private universities, psychiatric or general hospitals, units of State or local governments, and partnerships of multiple clinical centers, programs and/or community service providers applying as a single center.  Eligible are federally recognized tribes, and tribal organizations.  “Tribal organization” means the recognized governing body of any American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, or any legally established organization of American Indians and Alaska Natives—such as urban Indian health programs, inter-tribal councils, and regional Indian health boards—which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the AI/AN community to be served by such an organization. The statutory authority for this program precludes grants to for- profit organizations.  Existing Network grantees whose funding ends in FY 2005 are also eligible to apply for this competitive grant award. 

It is expected that up to $5 million will be available to fund one award in FY 2005.  The maximum allowable award is $5 million in total costs (direct and indirect) per year for up to four years.  Proposed budgets cannot exceed the allowable amount in any year of the proposed project.  The actual amount available for awards may vary depending on unanticipated program requirements and the number and quality of applications received. 

For questions on program issues, contact:

Cecilia Rivera-Casale, Ph.D.
Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, and Special Programs
SAMHSA/Center for Mental Health Services
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 6-1003
Rockville, MD  20857
240-276-1880
E-mail: cecilia.casale@samhsa.hhs.gov

For questions on grants management issues, contact:

Kimberly Pendleton
SAMHSA/Division of Grants Management
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1097
Rockville, MD 20857
240-276-1421
E-mail: kimberly.pendleton@samhsa.hhs.gov

Documents needed to complete an application for this grant opportunity:

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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.

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

For a complete application kit, call the National Mental Health Information Center at: 

• 800-789-2647