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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Category III Community Treatment and Services Centers (CTS)" 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 8, 2012 and posted on May 8, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 12, 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 $22,400,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 56 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. For example State and local governments Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes and tribal organizations Urban Indian organizations Public or private universities and colleges Community and faith based organizations 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. Consortia of Tribes or tribal organizations are eligible to apply, but each participating entity must indicate its approval. Applicants may also apply for the NCTSI Treatment and Services and Adaptation Centers (TSA) cooperative agreements. If approved for funding in more than one National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative program, an award may be made in only one of the programs. The statutory authority for this program prohibits grants to for profit agencies.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI), Category III Community Treatment and Services (CTS) Center grant is a SAMHSA/CMHS discretionary services grant aimed at expanding effective trauma treatment and related supports for children, adolescents, and their families in real-world community settings. The core purpose is straightforward: help communities deliver trauma-focused treatment to young people who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events, and increase access to approaches that are proven to work. This opportunity sits inside SAMHSA's broader effort to strengthen behavioral health systems nationwide, with a specific connection to the agency's Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative, which emphasizes reducing the impacts of trauma and violence and improving how behavioral health, health, and social service systems respond.
A defining feature of NCTSI is that it is designed as a national collaborative, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). CTS Centers (Category III) are the service-delivery arm of that network. In practice, that means funded CTS projects are expected not only to provide direct services in their communities, but also to participate in a larger learning and implementation network that shares effective clinical practices, service-delivery models, and lessons about policy, financing, and training. The network includes three types of centers: the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (Category I), which coordinates the overall network, training efforts, and dissemination; Treatment and Service Adaptation (TSA) Centers (Category II), which provide national expertise on particular trauma types, populations, or service systems and help adapt treatments for broader use; and CTS Centers (Category III), which implement and evaluate trauma treatments and trauma-informed approaches on the ground in community-based child-serving systems.
The program places strong emphasis on both "trauma-focused" and "trauma-informed" work. In the language of the announcement, trauma-focused activities are those that directly address the child's trauma experience through specific interventions and resources, while trauma-informed activities are broader system responses that ensure services are delivered in a supportive, trauma-aware way across settings that interact with youth. SAMHSA also signaled that it was developing a formal definition and standardized criteria for trauma-informed care and expected grantees to take part in that process and align their activities with the resulting guidance as it was rolled out. In other words, applicants were being funded to deliver services now, but also to stay in step with evolving national standards for what trauma-informed care should look like across different sectors.
Because CTS awards are categorized as services grants, SAMHSA made clear that it wanted service delivery to start quickly after award. The announcement states that services should begin by the fourth month of the project at the latest, reflecting an expectation of readiness: applicants need the staffing, partnerships, and implementation plan to move into direct service delivery without a long ramp-up period. CTS Centers are also expected to collaborate locally so that trauma services are integrated into the systems where children already receive support, such as mental health clinics, schools, child welfare and protective services, and other youth-serving environments. The larger NCTSI effort has historically supported the development and spread of intervention protocols for various trauma contexts, including disasters, and has invested heavily in workforce training so evidence-informed approaches can be delivered consistently and at scale.
SAMHSA identified military families as a priority population under this specific funding opportunity, citing evidence that children of deployed military personnel experience higher levels of emotional difficulties related to school, family, and peers than national samples. While the program remains broadly focused on children and adolescents affected by many kinds of trauma, the priority signals that applications addressing the needs of military-connected children and families would be particularly responsive to SAMHSA's stated concerns for this cycle.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this was a FY 2012 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SM-12-007) with an estimated total funding amount of $22.4 million and an expected 56 awards. The award ceiling was $400,000, with no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The CFDA number listed is 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance). The original and current closing date was June 12, 2012 (posted May 8, 2012; archived July 12, 2012). The program is authorized under Section 582 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, and is aligned with Healthy People 2020 objectives in the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area.
Eligibility was limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities, with examples including state and local governments, federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, public or private universities and colleges, and community- and faith-based organizations. The statute explicitly prohibited awards to for-profit agencies. Consortia of Tribes or tribal organizations could apply, but each participating entity needed to document its approval. The announcement also noted that an applicant could apply to both the CTS grants and the NCTSI TSA cooperative agreements, but if an organization were selected for more than one NCTSI program, SAMHSA would make an award in only one of them.
Overall, the CTS grant opportunity can be understood as a build-and-deliver model: build local capacity and partnerships to deliver effective trauma treatment quickly, deliver those services in the child-serving systems that families actually use, evaluate and improve what is being implemented, and contribute to a national network that is standardizing, strengthening, and spreading trauma-focused and trauma-informed practices across the country.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NCTSI Category III Community Treatment and Services (CTS) Center grant?
The National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI), Category III Community Treatment and Services (CTS) Center grant is a SAMHSA/CMHS discretionary services grant designed to expand effective trauma treatment and related supports for children, adolescents, and their families in real-world community settings.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The core purpose is to help communities deliver trauma-focused treatment to children and adolescents who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events, and to increase access to approaches that are proven to work.
How does this grant fit into SAMHSA's broader priorities?
This opportunity sits within SAMHSA's broader efforts to strengthen behavioral health systems nationwide and connects specifically to the agency's Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative, which emphasizes reducing the impacts of trauma and violence and improving how behavioral health, health, and social service systems respond.
What is the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), and how does it relate to CTS Centers?
NCTSI is structured as a national collaborative known as the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). CTS Centers (Category III) function as the service-delivery arm of that network, meaning they provide direct services locally and also participate in a larger network that shares practices, service-delivery models, and lessons related to policy, financing, and training.
What are the different types of centers in the NCTSN?
The network includes three types of centers: the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (Category I), which coordinates the overall network, training efforts, and dissemination; Treatment and Service Adaptation (TSA) Centers (Category II), which provide national expertise on particular trauma types, populations, or service systems and help adapt treatments for broader use; and Community Treatment and Services (CTS) Centers (Category III), which implement and evaluate trauma treatments and trauma-informed approaches in community-based child-serving systems.
What is expected of a CTS Center beyond providing local services?
Funded CTS projects are expected to both deliver direct community services and participate in the national learning and implementation network by sharing effective clinical practices, service models, and implementation lessons, including insights about training, financing, and policy.
What is the difference between "trauma-focused" and "trauma-informed" activities in this program?
In the announcement's language, trauma-focused activities directly address the child's trauma experience through specific interventions and resources, while trauma-informed activities refer to broader system responses that ensure services are delivered in a supportive, trauma-aware way across the settings that interact with youth.
Does the program require alignment with any evolving standards for trauma-informed care?
Yes. SAMHSA indicated it was developing a formal definition and standardized criteria for trauma-informed care. Grantees were expected to take part in that process and align their activities with the resulting guidance as it was rolled out.
How quickly must funded projects begin providing services?
Because CTS awards are categorized as services grants, SAMHSA emphasized rapid startup. The announcement states that services should begin by the fourth month of the project at the latest.
What does SAMHSA's emphasis on quick service startup imply for applicants?
It implies applicants should be ready to implement quickly, with staffing, partnerships, and an implementation plan in place to move into direct service delivery without a long ramp-up period.
Where are services expected to be delivered or integrated?
CTS Centers are expected to collaborate locally so trauma services are integrated into the systems where children already receive support, such as mental health clinics, schools, child welfare and protective services, and other youth-serving environments.
Is workforce training part of the broader NCTSI effort?
Yes. The larger NCTSI effort has historically invested heavily in workforce training so evidence-informed approaches can be delivered consistently and at scale, and it has supported the development and spread of intervention protocols for various trauma contexts, including disasters.
Are any populations specifically prioritized in this funding cycle?
Yes. SAMHSA identified military families as a priority population for this specific opportunity, citing evidence that children of deployed military personnel experience higher levels of emotional difficulties related to school, family, and peers than national samples.
Does the grant only serve military-connected children and families?
No. The program remains broadly focused on children and adolescents affected by many kinds of trauma, but applications addressing the needs of military-connected children and families were described as particularly responsive for this cycle.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SM-12-007.
What fiscal year was this opportunity associated with?
This was an FY 2012 opportunity.
What was the estimated total funding amount and the expected number of awards?
The estimated total funding amount was $22.4 million, with an expected 56 awards.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $400,000.
Was cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number listed is 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance).
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted May 8, 2012. The original and current closing date was June 12, 2012. It was archived July 12, 2012.
What is the statutory authority for this program?
The program is authorized under Section 582 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
Is the program connected to Healthy People 2020?
Yes. The opportunity is aligned with Healthy People 2020 objectives in the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities. Examples provided include state and local governments, federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, public or private universities and colleges, and community- and faith-based organizations.
Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
No. The statute explicitly prohibited awards to for-profit agencies.
Can tribal consortia apply?
Yes. Consortia of Tribes or tribal organizations could apply, but each participating entity needed to document its approval.
Could an organization apply to both the CTS grants and the NCTSI TSA cooperative agreements?
Yes. The announcement noted an applicant could apply to both, but if an organization were selected for more than one NCTSI program, SAMHSA would make an award in only one of them.
What is the overall model or approach described for CTS Centers?
The opportunity is described as a build-and-deliver model: build local capacity and partnerships to deliver effective trauma treatment quickly, deliver services through child-serving systems families already use, evaluate and improve what is implemented, and contribute to a national network that is standardizing and spreading trauma-focused and trauma-informed practices.
Are CTS Centers expected to evaluate what they implement?
Yes. CTS Centers are described as implementing and evaluating trauma treatments and trauma-informed approaches on the ground in community-based child-serving systems.
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