The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Asian American (AA), Native Hawaiian (NH), and Pacific Islander (PI) Behavioral Health Center of Excellence cooperative agreement (AANHPI-CoE).
Donor Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/08/2022
Size of the Grant: $700,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to establish a Center of Excellence (CoE) to advance the behavioral health equity of AA, NH, and PI communities. It is expected that the grant recipient will (1) develop and disseminate culturally-informed, evidence-based behavioral health information and (2) provide technical assistance and training on issues related to addressing behavioral health disparities in AA, NH, and PI communities.
The AANHPICoE will serve as a resource to behavioral healthcare providers, community-based and faith-based organizations, research institutions, and federal entities. SAMHSA expects this program will help reduce the impact of behavioral health-related disparities on AA, NH, and PI communities.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $700,000
- Length of Project Period: Up 5 (five) years
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible entities are States; political subdivisions of States; Indian tribes or tribal organizations (as defined in section 5304 of title 25), health facilities, or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or grant with the Indian Health Service, or other domestic public or private nonprofit entities.
- Tribal organization means the recognized body of any AI/AN tribe; any legally established organization of AI/ANs which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body, or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of AI/ANs in all phases of its activities. Consortia of tribes or tribal organizations are eligible to apply, but each participating entity must indicate its approval. A single tribe in the consortium must be the legal applicant, the recipient of the award, and the entity legally responsible for satisfying the grant requirements.
- Urban Indian Organization (UIO) (as identified by the Indian Health Service Office of Urban Indian Health Programs through active Title V grants/contracts) means a nonprofit corporate body situated in an urban center governed by an urban Indian-controlled board of directors, and providing for the maximum participation of all interested Individuals and groups, which body is capable of legally cooperating with other public and private entities for the purpose of performing the activities described in 503(a) of 25 U .S.C. ยง 1603. UIOs are not tribes or tribal governments and do not have the same consultation rights or trust relationship with the federal government.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.