Opportunity Information: Apply for SM 12 003
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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Implementation Cooperative Agreements for Expansion of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Families Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.104 Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED).
- This funding opportunity was created on May 9, 2012 and posted on May 9, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 19, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $15,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligibility for this program is statutorily limited to public entities such as State governments Indian or tribal organizations (as defined in Section 4b and Section 4c of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act) Governmental units within political subdivisions of a State, such as a county, city or town District of Columbia government and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands). The statutory authority for this program prohibits grants to for profit agencies.
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Opportunity Summary:
This FY 2012 funding opportunity (SM-12-003) is a SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services grant designed to expand and strengthen “systems of care” for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and for their families. The core aim is better behavioral health outcomes by making the system of care approach the normal, go-to way children’s mental health services are organized and delivered across the country. Rather than funding isolated programs, the cooperative agreement emphasizes broad-scale operation, expansion, and integration of coordinated service systems, backed by sustainable infrastructure so families can actually access the full set of needed services and supports.
The program focuses on taking system of care work to the next stage: moving from planning and demonstration into real-world implementation, dissemination, and wider adoption across large geographic areas (for example, entire states, territories, or tribal jurisdictions). Applicants are expected to build on prior strategic planning and then carry out concrete implementation activities that embed system of care values and principles into policy and practice. That includes improving the availability of required services and supports for children with SED, and also making the behind-the-scenes system changes that keep those services functioning over time, such as reforms to policy, financing mechanisms, service delivery structures, interagency coordination, and workforce development.
A major priority is sustainability through financing. SAMHSA signals that these awards should help increase Medicaid and other third-party reimbursement for the full spectrum of system of care services and supports, reducing reliance on short-term grant funds. In practice, that means grantees are expected to strengthen the financing and billing infrastructure, align services with reimbursable models where appropriate, and promote cross-system agreements that allow mental health, child welfare, education, juvenile justice, and other partners to coordinate care more effectively. The opportunity also encourages alignment with broader health reform efforts, reflecting a goal of integrating children’s behavioral health into larger health system changes rather than treating it as a separate silo.
The announcement is authorized under Sections 561-565 of the Public Health Service Act (as amended) and is framed as supporting Healthy People 2020’s Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area. SAMHSA also ties the work to its strategic initiatives around recovery support, trauma and justice, and health reform, with an emphasis on reducing the community impact of mental illness and substance use and addressing trauma-related behavioral health effects using a systematic, public health-oriented approach. Overall, the grant is as much about changing how systems operate (governance, standards, financing, workforce, and cross-agency practice) as it is about supporting direct mental health and recovery services for children and families.
Funding is discretionary and offered as a grant/cooperative agreement, with an estimated total of $15,000,000 available and an expected 15 awards. The ceiling amount is $1,000,000 per award (the listed floor is $0), and cost sharing or matching is required. The CFDA number is 93.104 (Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with SED). The opportunity was posted May 9, 2012, with an application closing date of June 19, 2012, and an archive date of July 19, 2012.
Eligibility is limited by statute to public entities. Eligible applicants include state governments; Indian or tribal organizations (as defined under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act); local governmental units within a state (such as counties, cities, or towns); and certain U.S. territories and jurisdictions including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands). For-profit agencies are explicitly prohibited from receiving these grants. The funding opportunity page was listed at http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2012/sm12003.aspx, and the grants management contact in the notice was Gwendolyn Simpson at SAMHSA’s Division of Grants Management (240-276-1408; gwendolyn.simpson@samhsa.hhs.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the funding opportunity SM-12-003?
SM-12-003 is a FY 2012 SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services funding opportunity intended to expand and strengthen "systems of care" for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and for their families.
What is the main purpose of this grant/cooperative agreement?
The core purpose is to improve behavioral health outcomes by making the system of care approach the standard way children's mental health services are organized and delivered. The emphasis is on coordinated, integrated service systems with sustainable infrastructure so families can access a full set of needed services and supports.
What does "system of care" mean in the context of this opportunity?
In this announcement, a "system of care" refers to a coordinated service approach for children and youth with SED and their families that integrates services and supports across partners (for example, mental health, child welfare, education, juvenile justice) rather than operating as isolated programs.
Is this opportunity focused on planning or implementation?
It is aimed at the next stage beyond planning and demonstration: real-world implementation, dissemination, and wider adoption across large geographic areas. Applicants are expected to build on prior strategic planning and carry out concrete implementation activities.
What types of changes or activities are expected under this program?
The notice emphasizes both (1) improving the availability of required services and supports for children with SED, and (2) making system-level changes that sustain those services over time, such as reforms to policy, financing mechanisms, service delivery structures, interagency coordination, and workforce development.
Does the program fund isolated or stand-alone programs?
No. The cooperative agreement emphasizes broad-scale operation, expansion, and integration of coordinated service systems rather than funding isolated programs.
What geographic scale is SAMHSA looking for?
The announcement encourages implementation and adoption across large geographic areas, such as entire states, territories, or tribal jurisdictions.
What is the sustainability priority mentioned in the opportunity?
A major priority is sustainability through financing. SAMHSA indicates that awards should help increase Medicaid and other third-party reimbursement for the full spectrum of system of care services and supports, reducing reliance on short-term grant funding.
How does Medicaid or third-party reimbursement fit into the grant goals?
Grantees are expected to strengthen financing and billing infrastructure, align services with reimbursable models where appropriate, and support cross-system agreements that enable coordinated care among partner systems.
Does the opportunity encourage alignment with broader health reform efforts?
Yes. The announcement encourages alignment with broader health reform efforts and integrating children's behavioral health into larger health system changes rather than treating it as a separate silo.
What legal authority supports this funding opportunity?
The announcement is authorized under Sections 561-565 of the Public Health Service Act (as amended).
How does this opportunity connect to national priorities like Healthy People 2020?
The notice frames the program as supporting Healthy People 2020's Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area.
Which SAMHSA strategic initiative themes are referenced?
SAMHSA ties the work to strategic initiatives including recovery support, trauma and justice, and health reform, with an emphasis on reducing the community impact of mental illness and substance use and addressing trauma-related behavioral health effects using a systematic, public health-oriented approach.
What is the total amount of funding available and how many awards are expected?
The estimated total funding available is $15,000,000, and SAMHSA expected to make about 15 awards.
What is the maximum award amount (ceiling) for this opportunity?
The ceiling amount is $1,000,000 per award.
Is there a minimum award amount (floor)?
The listed floor is $0.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching is required under this opportunity.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number is 93.104, titled "Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with SED."
What type of funding instrument is used?
The opportunity is described as discretionary funding offered as a grant/cooperative agreement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited by statute to public entities. Eligible applicants include state governments; Indian or tribal organizations (as defined under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act); local governmental units within a state (such as counties, cities, or towns); and certain U.S. territories and jurisdictions listed in the notice.
Which territories and jurisdictions are specifically mentioned as eligible?
The notice lists the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands).
Are for-profit agencies eligible for this funding?
No. For-profit agencies are explicitly prohibited from receiving these grants.
When was this opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
The opportunity was posted May 9, 2012. The application closing date was June 19, 2012, and the archive date was July 19, 2012.
Where was the funding opportunity originally posted online?
The funding opportunity page was listed at http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2012/sm12003.aspx.
Who is the grants management contact listed in the notice?
The notice listed Gwendolyn Simpson at SAMHSA's Division of Grants Management (240-276-1408; gwendolyn.simpson@samhsa.hhs.gov).
Is the emphasis more on direct services or on system change?
The announcement emphasizes both, but it is explicitly framed as being as much about changing how systems operate (governance, standards, financing, workforce, and cross-agency practice) as it is about supporting direct mental health and recovery services for children and families.
Which child and youth population does the opportunity focus on?
The focus is on children and youth with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and their families.
What is the program trying to accomplish at a national level?
The program aims to make the system of care approach the normal, go-to model for organizing and delivering children's mental health services across the country, supported by sustainable infrastructure and integrated cross-system practice.
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