Statewide Family Network

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 Statewide Family Network grant program (Short Title:
SFN).

The purpose of this program is to more effectively respond to the

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needs of children, youth, and young adults with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and their families by providing information, referrals, and support; and to create a mechanism for families to participate in state and local mental health services planning and policy development.

This population of focus will hereafter be referred to as children and youth.

SAMHSA expects that this program will be a catalyst for transforming mental health and related systems in the state by strengthening coalitions among family organizations and between family members, policy makers, and service providers.

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services

Office: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis

Estimated Funding: $950,000

Who's Eligible

Others - see �Additional Information on Eligibility� for clarification

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Statewide Family Network

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are family-controlled domestic public and private non-profit organizations in states, territories, and tribes not operating under the umbrella of another organization.

SAMHSA is limiting eligibility to family-controlled organizations to strengthen the capacity of families with children and youth with SED to act as agents of transformation in influencing the type and amount of services provided to them and their children and youth, and to ensure that mental health care is family-driven and youth-guided.

At least one award will be made to family-controlled domestic public or private non-profit organizations in tribes pending sufficient application volume from these groups.Applicants must submit the Certificate of Eligibility (see Appendix L: Certificate of Eligibility) and supporting documentation, attesting that they meet the requirements of a family-controlled, domestic public or private non-profit organization.

The Certificate of Eligibility and supporting documentation must be included in Attachment 4 of your application.SAMHSA will make only one award per state, territory, or tribe.

If there are multiple applications from the same state, territory, or tribe, the highest scoring application will be awarded.

Since only one award is made per state, territory, or tribe, organizations within the following states are not eligible to apply as they received funding under SM-19-004: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-21-002

Contact:

Agency Email Description:
FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov

Agency Email:

Date Posted:
2020-11-05

Application Due Date:

Archive Date:
2021-02-03