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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Partnerships with Community Based Organizations (CBOs). (Short Title MSI/CBO)" 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 May 16, 2013 and posted on May 16, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 20, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $15,470,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 52 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- SAMHSA is limiting eligibility to MSIs (i.e., Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) because the purpose of the MSI CBO grant program is to prevent and reduce SA and HIV/AIDS among minority at risk populations. Data have shown that young adults from minority populations represent the majority of new HIV infections. MSIs have a documented and consistent concentration of minority young adult populations between the ages of 18 and 24. MSIs have the greatest likelihood of achieving success through the MSI/CBO grant program because 1) their student populations are comprised of young adults who are members of racial/ethnic minorities 2) they have ready access to minority students to provide them with routine HIV screening, testing, and prevention education and information on SA and HIV 3) they have an established infrastructure for addressing SA and HIV/AIDS prevention that can be sustained as part of the community fabric and 4) SAMHSA has shown success in using the MSI model to address SA and HIV prevention at the community level. Consistent with the intent of the MAI initiative, MSIs also have experience in working collaboratively with minority community based organizations (MCBOs) in surrounding communities to achieve SA and HIV/AIDS prevention goals.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Partnerships with Community Based Organizations (CBOs) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SP-13-006), offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through its Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), was a discretionary grant program focused on reducing substance abuse (SA) and preventing HIV/AIDS transmission among racial and ethnic minority young adults ages 18 to 24. The program specifically targets African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) young adult populations, reflecting federal concerns that minority young adults represent a disproportionate share of new HIV infections and face elevated risks tied to substance use and related behaviors. The central idea is that prevention is more effective when it is both community-anchored and culturally responsive, and when it combines substance use prevention with HIV prevention rather than treating them as separate issues.
A defining feature of this opportunity is the required partnership model. SAMHSA limited eligibility to Minority Serving Institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), because these campuses have a consistent concentration of the intended age group and populations. Applicants were expected to partner with one or more community-based organizations serving surrounding communities. The rationale SAMHSA provided is that MSIs are uniquely positioned to succeed because they have direct access to minority young adults for routine prevention education and HIV screening/testing, an institutional infrastructure that can support sustained programming, and a track record of working with minority community-based organizations in community settings. In practical terms, the grant was designed to move beyond campus-only programming by linking campus prevention resources with trusted community organizations, so that young adults who are students and those who are not students can be reached through coordinated strategies.
Program design was required to follow SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), meaning proposals needed to be grounded in a structured prevention planning and implementation approach rather than isolated activities. While the full SPF language is not reproduced in the excerpt, the requirement to base projects on the five SPF steps signals that applicants had to show how they would assess local needs, build capacity, plan, implement, and evaluate, using data to drive decisions and continuous improvement. This requirement also implies that grantees needed to demonstrate readiness to use community input and measurable indicators to guide which interventions would be used and how effectiveness would be tracked.
During implementation, SAMHSA outlined several core expectations for MSI and CBO partners. First, grantees were expected to conduct focus groups to identify high-risk populations on the MSI campus and in nearby communities, which positions community and student input as a key source of local risk and protective factor information. Second, programs were expected to implement evidence-based substance abuse and HIV prevention interventions as well as environmental prevention strategies intended to shift community norms. That combination is important because it points to both individual-level approaches (such as curricula, skill-building, and risk reduction interventions supported by evidence) and broader environmental approaches (such as policy, enforcement, campus/community norms campaigns, and structural changes that reduce risk opportunities). Third, the opportunity emphasized outreach and prevention education designed to reach racial and ethnic minority young adults both on campus and in the surrounding community, underscoring the expectation that grantees would actively engage hard-to-reach groups rather than relying on passive dissemination. Finally, grantees were required to implement strategies for HIV testing and referral services, indicating that prevention efforts had to include concrete pathways to screening and linkage to care or supportive services when needed, not just awareness activities.
In terms of award and administrative details, SAMHSA anticipated making about 52 awards with an estimated total funding level of $15,470,000. The maximum award amount (ceiling) was $300,000, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding instrument was a grant, and the activity category was health. The CFDA listing associated with this opportunity was 93.243, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance. Key dates show the announcement was posted May 16, 2013, with an original and current closing date of June 20, 2013, and an archive date of July 20, 2013, indicating this was a time-limited competition rather than an open rolling opportunity.
Overall, this grant program was built around the idea that MSIs can serve as stable prevention hubs for minority young adults while partnering with community-based organizations to extend reach, credibility, and continuity beyond campus boundaries. It prioritized integrated substance abuse and HIV prevention, required evidence-based and environmental strategies, and insisted on structured planning through the Strategic Prevention Framework, with practical deliverables such as focus groups, targeted outreach, and HIV testing and referral mechanisms. For applicants, the core challenge would have been demonstrating a real, operational campus-community partnership, a data-driven prevention plan aligned to SPF, and the ability to deliver culturally appropriate interventions that measurably reduce risk and increase protective behaviors among 18 to 24 year olds in both campus and community settings.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Partnerships with Community Based Organizations (CBOs) grant?
This was a discretionary grant program from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), through its Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). It focused on reducing substance abuse and preventing HIV/AIDS transmission among racial and ethnic minority young adults ages 18 to 24 through partnerships between Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and community-based organizations (CBOs).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number was SP-13-006.
What federal agency administered the program?
The program was offered by SAMHSA through CSAP (Center for Substance Abuse Prevention).
What is the primary goal of this grant opportunity?
The primary goal was to reduce substance abuse and prevent HIV/AIDS transmission among racial and ethnic minority young adults ages 18 to 24 by integrating substance use prevention with HIV prevention in culturally responsive, community-anchored programming.
Who is the target population?
The target population was racial and ethnic minority young adults ages 18 to 24, specifically African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) young adult populations.
Why did the program focus on racial and ethnic minority young adults?
The opportunity reflected federal concerns that minority young adults represent a disproportionate share of new HIV infections and face elevated risks tied to substance use and related behaviors.
What types of organizations were eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs).
Was a partnership required to apply?
Yes. A defining feature of the opportunity was a required partnership model. Applicants were expected to partner with one or more community-based organizations serving surrounding communities.
Why did SAMHSA require an MSI-CBO partnership model?
SAMHSA emphasized that MSIs are positioned to succeed because they have direct access to minority young adults, institutional infrastructure to support sustained programming, and experience working with minority community-based organizations. Partnering with CBOs was intended to extend reach and credibility beyond campus so both students and non-students could be served through coordinated strategies.
Did the program focus only on students?
No. The design was intended to move beyond campus-only programming by linking campus prevention resources with trusted community organizations, so young adults who are students and those who are not students could be reached.
What prevention framework did applicants have to use?
Programs were required to follow SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), meaning proposals needed to be grounded in a structured prevention planning and implementation approach rather than isolated activities.
What does it mean that the project had to align with the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)?
Based on the opportunity description, it indicates applicants were expected to show a structured approach consistent with the five SPF steps (assessing needs, building capacity, planning, implementing, and evaluating), using data and community input to guide intervention choices and measure effectiveness over time.
Were focus groups required as part of implementation?
Yes. Grantees were expected to conduct focus groups to identify high-risk populations on the MSI campus and in nearby communities, using student and community input to inform local risk and protective factors.
What kinds of interventions were expected under this program?
Grantees were expected to implement evidence-based substance abuse and HIV prevention interventions, along with environmental prevention strategies aimed at shifting community norms.
What is the difference between evidence-based interventions and environmental prevention strategies in this program?
Evidence-based interventions refer to individual-level or programmatic approaches supported by evidence (for example, curricula, skill-building, and risk reduction interventions). Environmental prevention strategies refer to broader approaches intended to influence norms and conditions (for example, policy and enforcement efforts, campus/community norms campaigns, and structural changes that reduce risk opportunities).
Did SAMHSA expect outreach beyond passive education?
Yes. The opportunity emphasized outreach and prevention education designed to reach racial and ethnic minority young adults both on campus and in surrounding communities, underscoring active engagement of hard-to-reach groups rather than relying on passive dissemination.
Did the program require HIV testing and referral services?
Yes. Grantees were required to implement strategies for HIV testing and referral services, meaning prevention had to include pathways to screening and linkage to care or supportive services when needed, not only awareness activities.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA listing associated with this opportunity was 93.243, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance.
What was the funding instrument and activity category?
The funding instrument was a grant, and the activity category was health.
How many awards did SAMHSA anticipate making and what was the estimated total funding?
SAMHSA anticipated making about 52 awards with an estimated total funding level of $15,470,000.
What was the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) was $300,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the opportunity posted and what were the closing and archive dates?
The announcement was posted May 16, 2013. The original and current closing date was June 20, 2013. The archive date was July 20, 2013.
Was this an open, rolling opportunity?
No. The dates indicate it was a time-limited competition rather than an open rolling opportunity.
What were the core deliverables or expectations applicants needed to demonstrate?
Based on the description, applicants needed to demonstrate an operational MSI-CBO partnership, a data-driven prevention plan aligned to the Strategic Prevention Framework, the ability to deliver culturally appropriate evidence-based and environmental strategies, the use of focus groups to identify high-risk populations, active outreach on campus and in surrounding communities, and strategies for HIV testing and referral services.
What is the central program approach behind this grant?
The central approach was that prevention is more effective when it is community-anchored and culturally responsive, and when substance abuse prevention and HIV prevention are integrated rather than treated as separate issues, with MSIs serving as stable prevention hubs and CBOs extending reach into surrounding communities.
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