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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicesProjects of Regional and National Significance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 5, 2010 and posted on Apr 5, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 28, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants are mayors offices or the offices of county executives or Territorial governments, or the highest ranking official and/or the duly authorized official of a federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribe or tribal organization in communities of high levels of unemployment. Tribal organization means the recognized body of any AI/AN tribe any legally established organization of American Indians/Alaska Natives 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 American Indians/Alaska Natives in all phases of its activities. To be eligible, applicants must propose to provide services in a geographic area with at least 60,000 residents, but no more than 100,000 residents. You must identify the geographic area to be served and provide documentation that the population meets these criteria in Attachment 5 of your application. Eligible applicants must provide evidence that the communities they propose to serve had an unemployment rate of at least 12 , in February of 2009 and that they had an unemployment rate of less than 10 in December of 2007 based on Local Area Unemployment Statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. You can access this data at http://www.bls.gov/lau/data.htm. Follow the links for the one screen data search or the multi screen data search to obtain your local information. You are expected to use the data from the smallest jurisdiction with data available that contains your chosen geographic area and provide these data in Attachment 5 of your application. As a place based initiative, the CRRI depends on coordinating services within a defined area and providing sufficient resources to enable community level change. In order to achieve this level of change, the population of focus has been limited to no more than 100,000 people. The success of the initiative also requires coordination across several systems to implement a multi level approach. In order for the initiative to be most effective, the community of focus must include a population of at least 60,000 people to ensure that a sufficient infrastructure is in place. States are not eligible to apply because they do not have the direct connection to the community level that is necessary for this place based initiative. Non governmental organizations are not eligible to apply because they do not have the institutional/political authority to coordinate the array of systems and services involved in this initiative.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative (CRRI) was a FY 2010 grant opportunity from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) designed as a place-based, community-wide response to behavioral health challenges triggered or worsened by the recent economic downturn. The central idea is that when a previously stable community experiences a sharp rise in unemployment, stress-related mental health and substance use problems tend to increase at the same time local service systems are strained by budget cuts. CRRI funding is meant to help a defined community organize a coordinated, evidence-based set of prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery support activities that can blunt these impacts, strengthen resilience, and prevent a longer-term downward spiral that contributes to chronic behavioral health issues and reduced employability among residents.
CRRI’s targeted outcomes focus on both individual and community conditions. Funded communities are expected to reduce depression and anxiety, reduce excessive drinking (and optionally other substance use based on local priorities), reduce child maltreatment and family violence, and improve the community’s ability to identify and respond to suicide risk. Beyond clinical outcomes, CRRI also emphasizes rebuilding social fabric: increasing cohesiveness and connectedness, improving coordination across service systems and community organizations, and strengthening overall community resilience so the economic shock has less lasting impact on behavioral health.
The program requires implementation of multiple evidence-based interventions across four levels of the community, using a strategy that prioritizes prevention and early intervention rather than waiting for needs to become severe. SAMHSA describes a continuum of services that can include prevention and mental health promotion activities, alcohol screening and brief intervention, short-term therapies for depression and anxiety, brief interventions and treatments for problematic alcohol use, psychoeducation, motivational interviewing, and medication-assisted treatment when appropriate. Communities are expected to train staff across settings to recognize risk and emerging problems, provide brief services when indicated, and connect people quickly to more intensive care when needed. Where feasible, the initiative encourages co-location of grant-funded behavioral health services to reduce barriers and speed access. CRRI also expects communities to connect residents to supportive non-clinical resources such as community groups, vocational education, employment supports, and other local services that can help stabilize families and reduce stressors tied to job loss.
CRRI is aligned with several SAMHSA Strategic Initiatives and applicants are expected to build capacity consistent with them. These include Jobs and Economy (supporting behavioral health in communities affected by unemployment and encouraging workplace policies that support behavioral health), Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness (building “prevention-prepared” communities across the lifespan), Military Families (recognizing that returning veterans and their families may face compounded stress during an economic downturn and may need tailored support), and Trauma and Justice (integrating trauma-informed approaches and diverting people with mental and substance use disorders from justice involvement into treatment and recovery). SAMHSA also highlighted that an integrated approach involving criminal justice partners was a priority and signaled potential follow-on support to deepen that work.
From a funding and program structure standpoint, CRRI was offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning SAMHSA anticipated substantial federal involvement through guidance and technical assistance rather than a hands-off grant. SAMHSA expected to make about 5 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $4.2 million and an award ceiling of $1.4 million. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. A key operational requirement was speed: service delivery was expected to begin no later than four months after award, underscoring that the program was intended as a rapid response to economic conditions.
Eligibility was intentionally narrow to fit the place-based coordination model. Eligible applicants were mayor’s offices, offices of county executives or territorial governments, or the highest-ranking authorized official of a federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribe or tribal organization. States were not eligible (because they were viewed as too far removed from direct community-level coordination) and non-governmental organizations were not eligible (because they generally lack the institutional authority to align multiple systems across a community). Applicants had to propose serving a defined geographic area with a population between 60,000 and 100,000 residents and document that population. They also had to document a specific unemployment pattern using Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics: the proposed community needed an unemployment rate of at least 12 percent in February 2009 and less than 10 percent in December 2007. This reflects CRRI’s intent to focus on communities that were relatively stable before the downturn and then experienced a significant economic shock, rather than communities that had persistently extreme unemployment levels prior to the recession.
SAMHSA also described a potential optional supplement beginning in FY 2011 for existing CRRI grantees to expand or enhance substance use treatment services in problem-solving courts using a treatment drug court model (including DUI/DWI courts, co-occurring drug and mental health courts, and veterans courts). This optional supplement was described as up to $300,000 per grantee for up to four years (up to $1.2 million total per grantee), supporting services such as screening, assessment, case management, treatment, recovery supports, and program coordination for adult defendants/offenders.
Administratively, this opportunity was posted April 5, 2010 and closed May 28, 2010 (Funding Opportunity Number SM-10-015; CFDA 93.243). The program was authorized under Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (with drug court supplements authorized under Sections 501(d)(18) and 509), and it was linked to Healthy People 2010 focus areas on mental health and substance abuse. The overarching takeaway is that CRRI was built to help a mid-sized, clearly bounded community rapidly coordinate practical, evidence-based behavioral health supports across multiple systems in response to recession-driven stress, while also rebuilding social connectedness and resilience so the community can recover more quickly and avoid long-term harm.
CRRI (Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative) Grant FAQs
What is the Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative (CRRI)?
CRRI was a FY 2010 grant opportunity from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It was designed as a place-based, community-wide response to behavioral health challenges that were triggered or worsened by the economic downturn, especially in communities hit by sudden increases in unemployment.
What problem was CRRI trying to address?
CRRI was based on the idea that when a previously stable community experiences a sharp rise in unemployment, stress-related mental health and substance use problems often increase at the same time local service systems are strained by budget cuts. CRRI funding aimed to help communities blunt these impacts, strengthen resilience, and prevent longer-term declines linked to chronic behavioral health issues and reduced employability.
Was CRRI meant to be a prevention program, a treatment program, or both?
Both. CRRI required a coordinated set of evidence-based activities spanning prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery support. The approach prioritized prevention and early intervention rather than waiting for problems to become severe.
What outcomes were CRRI-funded communities expected to achieve?
CRRI targeted both individual and community-level outcomes. Funded communities were expected to:
- Reduce depression and anxiety
- Reduce excessive drinking (and optionally other substance use based on local priorities)
- Reduce child maltreatment and family violence
- Improve the community’s ability to identify and respond to suicide risk
- Increase cohesiveness and connectedness
- Improve coordination across service systems and community organizations
- Strengthen overall community resilience so economic shocks have less lasting behavioral health impact
What kinds of services or interventions could CRRI support?
SAMHSA described a continuum of services that could include prevention and mental health promotion activities, alcohol screening and brief intervention, short-term therapies for depression and anxiety, brief interventions and treatments for problematic alcohol use, psychoeducation, motivational interviewing, and medication-assisted treatment when appropriate.
Did CRRI require evidence-based interventions?
Yes. Communities were expected to organize and implement multiple evidence-based interventions across four levels of the community using a coordinated strategy.
What operational approach did SAMHSA expect grantees to use?
CRRI emphasized training staff across settings to recognize risk and emerging problems, provide brief services when indicated, and connect people quickly to more intensive care when needed. Where feasible, SAMHSA encouraged co-location of grant-funded behavioral health services to reduce barriers and speed access.
Did CRRI address non-clinical needs connected to unemployment?
Yes. CRRI expected communities to connect residents to supportive non-clinical resources such as community groups, vocational education, employment supports, and other local services that could stabilize families and reduce stressors tied to job loss.
What does it mean that CRRI was "place-based"?
CRRI was designed around a defined geographic community rather than an entire state or a loosely defined service area. The purpose was to coordinate multiple systems and organizations within a clearly bounded community so prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery supports could work together.
Who was eligible to apply for CRRI?
Eligibility was intentionally narrow. Eligible applicants were:
- Mayor’s offices
- Offices of county executives or territorial governments
- The highest-ranking authorized official of a federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribe or tribal organization
Were states eligible to apply?
No. States were not eligible because they were viewed as too far removed from direct community-level coordination.
Were non-governmental organizations (NGOs) eligible to apply?
No. Non-governmental organizations were not eligible because they generally do not have the institutional authority to align multiple systems across a community, which was central to CRRI’s design.
What population size did the proposed community have to serve?
Applicants had to propose serving a defined geographic area with a population between 60,000 and 100,000 residents and document that population.
What unemployment criteria did a community need to meet?
Applicants had to document a specific unemployment pattern using Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Local Area Unemployment Statistics. The proposed community needed:
- An unemployment rate of at least 12 percent in February 2009, and
- An unemployment rate of less than 10 percent in December 2007
This reflected CRRI’s intent to focus on communities that were relatively stable before the downturn and then experienced a significant economic shock.
Why did CRRI focus on communities that were stable before the recession?
The program was designed for places where unemployment rose sharply due to the downturn, not communities that had persistently extreme unemployment prior to the recession. The goal was rapid support to prevent a downward spiral following an economic shock.
What type of funding mechanism was CRRI?
CRRI was offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning SAMHSA anticipated substantial federal involvement through guidance and technical assistance rather than a hands-off grant.
How many awards did SAMHSA expect to make under CRRI?
SAMHSA expected to make about 5 awards.
What was the estimated total funding level for CRRI?
The estimated total funding level was $4.2 million.
What was the award ceiling for a CRRI grant?
The award ceiling was $1.4 million.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
How quickly did funded services need to start?
Speed was a key requirement. Service delivery was expected to begin no later than four months after award.
What SAMHSA strategic initiatives was CRRI aligned with?
CRRI was aligned with several SAMHSA Strategic Initiatives, and applicants were expected to build capacity consistent with them, including:
- Jobs and Economy
- Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
- Military Families
- Trauma and Justice
Did SAMHSA prioritize collaboration with criminal justice partners?
Yes. SAMHSA highlighted that an integrated approach involving criminal justice partners was a priority and signaled potential follow-on support to deepen that work.
Was there an optional supplement related to drug courts?
Yes. SAMHSA described a potential optional supplement beginning in FY 2011 for existing CRRI grantees to expand or enhance substance use treatment services in problem-solving courts using a treatment drug court model. Examples included DUI/DWI courts, co-occurring drug and mental health courts, and veterans courts.
How much was the optional drug court supplement?
The optional supplement was described as up to $300,000 per grantee for up to four years (up to $1.2 million total per grantee).
What services could the optional drug court supplement support?
The supplement could support screening, assessment, case management, treatment, recovery supports, and program coordination for adult defendants/offenders.
When was the CRRI funding opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted April 5, 2010 and closed May 28, 2010.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number for CRRI?
The Funding Opportunity Number was SM-10-015 and the CFDA number was 93.243.
What legal authority authorized CRRI?
CRRI was authorized under Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act. Drug court supplements were authorized under Sections 501(d)(18) and 509.
Was CRRI linked to any national public health framework?
Yes. It was linked to Healthy People 2010 focus areas on mental health and substance abuse.
What is the overall goal or takeaway of CRRI?
CRRI was built to help a mid-sized, clearly bounded community rapidly coordinate practical, evidence-based behavioral health supports across multiple systems in response to recession-driven stress, while also rebuilding social connectedness and resilience to reduce long-term harm.
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