HHS – Cooperative Agreement to Benefit Homeless Individuals for States (2015)

By NLADA on February 11, 2015 • ( 0 )

APPLICATIONS DUE: April 9, 2015, 11:50 p.m., Eastern Time

Description:

The goal of the CABHI-States-Enhancement program is to ensure, through state and local planning and service delivery, that individuals who experience chronic homelessness and have substance use disorders, SMI, or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, and/or veterans who experience homelessness/chronic homelessness and have substance use disorders, SMI, or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (hereinafter referred to as “population(s) of focus”) receive access to sustainable permanent supportive housing, treatment, recovery supports, and Medicaid and other mainstream benefits. To achieve this goal, SAMHSA will continue to support three primary types of activities:

Build upon the current statewide plan to enhance sustained partnerships across public health and housing systems that will result in short- and long-term strategies to support those experiencing homelessness who have behavioral health issues.
Expand delivery of behavioral health, housing support, peer, and other recovery-oriented services.
Enhance and/or expand assistance to the state Medicaid eligibility agency in developing a streamlined application process for the population(s) of focus and assistance to providers (e.g., alcohol and drug treatment facilities, homeless service providers) seeking to become qualified Medicaid providers; to engage and enroll eligible persons constituting the population(s) of focus in Medicaid and other mainstream benefit programs (e.g., SSI/SSDI, TANF, SNAP).

Funding Title: Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals for States – Enhancement (Short Title: CABHI-States – Enhancement)

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services, Office Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreements

Express Language for Legal Aid: No

Target Population: The enhancement and/or expansion will increase capacity to provide accessible, effective, comprehensive, coordinated/integrated, and evidence-based treatment services; permanent supportive housing; peer supports; and other recovery supports to:

Individuals who experience chronic homelessness and have substance use disorders, serious mental illnesses (SMI), or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; and/or
Veterans who experience homelessness/chronic homelessness and have substance us

Expected Number of Awards: 18

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

How to Apply: You must go to both Grants.gov (http://www.Grants.gov) and the SAMHSA website (http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/applying) to download the required documents you will need to apply for a SAMHSA grant. Your application must be submitted through http://www.Grants.gov.

Current Closing Date for Applications: April 9, 2015, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time

Estimated Total Program Funding: $24,116,000

Award Ceiling: Up to $1,800,000

Award Floor: $0

Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are either State Mental Health Authorities (SMHAs) or the Single State Agencies (SSAs) for Substance Abuse in the eligible states. However, SAMHSA’s expectation is that both the SMHA and SSA will work in partnership to fulfill the requirements of the grant. Eligible states are as follows: CABHI-States grant awards in FY 2013: Tier 1-MA, GA, WA, CO, PA, IL, HI, MI, NV, AZ, LA and FY 2014: Tier 1-TN, OH, CT and Tier 2-OK, WI, UT, MS. Grants funded in FY 2013 can receive up to one year of funding and grants funded in FY 2014 can receive up to two years of funding.

Link to Full Information: http://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/grants/pdf/sm-15-010.pdf

Contact Information: For questions about program issues contact: Carl Yonder Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1 Choke Cherry Road Room 6-1026 Rockville, Maryland 20857 (240) 276-1916 carl.yonder@samhsa.hhs.gov

For questions on grants management and budget issues contact: Eileen Bermudez Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1 Choke Cherry Road Room 7-1091 Rockville, Maryland 20857 (240) 276-1412 eileen.bermudez@samhsa.hhs.gov(240) 276-1412

Eileen.Bermudez@samhsa.hhs.gov