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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 Treatment and Service Adaptation Centers (TSA) Category II" 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 17, 2012 and posted on May 17, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 26, 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 $12,956,597.00 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 16 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 Community Treatment and Services Centers and the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress 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. Applications that do not receive a fundable score on the core TSA Center requirements will not be considered for supplemental funding. In an effort to ensure balance/sufficient geographic distribution of Partnership and Training and Dissemination Opportunities in selected areas of trauma, SAMHSA may make a funding decision regarding the Partnership or Training and Dissemination supplements according to the region in which the which they propose to operate, thereby ensuring adequate coverage of the requisite trauma categories. 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) Treatment and Service Adaptation (TSA) Centers, Category II opportunity is a FY 2012 cooperative agreement program run by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services. The basic aim is to strengthen the quality, reach, and real-world availability of effective trauma treatment and trauma-related supports for children and adolescents who have experienced traumatic events, while also expanding access to those services nationwide. This funding sits within SAMHSAs broader view that behavioral health is central to overall health, that prevention and treatment work, and that improving how services are delivered and paid for can reduce long-term costs and improve outcomes for young people and families.
Category II TSA Centers are positioned as national expert hubs inside the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Instead of primarily being local direct-service providers, TSA Centers are expected to bring specialized expertise related to particular trauma types, specific population groups, and/or the service systems that serve children and youth (for example, schools, child welfare, primary care, juvenile justice, mental health clinics, and disaster response settings). Their role is to help communities across the country adapt, implement, evaluate, and spread effective trauma-focused treatments and trauma-informed service approaches so that interventions fit the realities of different settings and populations while still maintaining effectiveness. A key thread throughout the program is collaboration: TSA Centers are part of a coordinated national network designed to share learning, develop resources, and help child-serving systems deliver trauma services more consistently and effectively.
This grant is part of the NCTSN structure, which includes three center types with different responsibilities. The Category I National Center for Child Traumatic Stress works with SAMHSA on network-wide coordination, resource development and dissemination, and national training and education. Category II TSA Centers (the focus of this announcement) supply targeted national expertise and lead work on specialized adaptations, training, implementation support, evaluation, and dissemination tied to their trauma focus area(s). Category III Community Treatment and Services (CTS) Centers are primarily community-based programs that implement and evaluate trauma treatments in real service settings and collaborate with other centers on clinical practice, financing, policy, and training issues. Together, these centers form the NCTSN, intended to move the field beyond isolated projects by building shared tools, tested interventions, and a common implementation approach that can be used broadly.
SAMHSA highlights certain priority needs and populations within this opportunity. One explicit priority is military families, reflecting evidence that children of deployed military personnel may experience more school, family, and peer-related emotional difficulties than national comparison samples. The program also recognizes that NCTSN services historically reach many racial and ethnic minority youth and youth from low-income families, and it anticipates that the network will continue to be an important vehicle for reducing behavioral health disparities by improving access to effective care for these groups. The announcement also draws a clear distinction between "trauma-focused" work (interventions and resources that directly address the childs trauma experience) and "trauma-informed" work (service systems adopting supportive practices for children who have experienced trauma). SAMHSA notes it planned to develop a more formal, standardized definition and criteria for trauma-informed care and expects grantees to participate in that process and align with the resulting standards.
From a strategic standpoint, this RFA is aligned with SAMHSAs Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative, which is intended to reduce the impact of trauma and violence on children, youth, and families and to embed trauma-related understanding and response across behavioral health, health, and social service systems. The program emphasizes not just creating interventions, but ensuring they are implemented effectively and sustained in the real world. SAMHSA signals particular interest in large-scale training and dissemination of NCTSN-developed clinical and service interventions and in using implementation science methods to support high-quality, durable adoption of these approaches across diverse communities and systems.
Funding in FY 2012 was planned for up to 16 TSA Category II awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $12,956,597 and an award ceiling of $1,000,000 (no award floor was specified). In addition to the core TSA grants, SAMHSA anticipated that up to nine of the 16 successful TSA grantees could receive supplemental funding to expand the reach and impact of their work. Two supplement tracks are described: TSA Partnership Supplements, which are meant to deepen national-level intervention development and service expertise and take a broad national approach to development, training, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination; and TSA Training and Dissemination Supplements, which focus on large-scale training and broad dissemination of existing NCTSN-developed interventions and products. SAMHSA planned to fund up to five Partnership Supplements and up to four Training and Dissemination Supplements, selecting them among the top-scoring TSA grantees. Applications that did not achieve a fundable score on the core TSA requirements were not eligible for supplemental funding consideration. SAMHSA also reserved the ability to make supplement decisions with geographic and topical balance in mind, to ensure adequate national coverage across trauma categories and regions.
Eligibility was limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities, explicitly excluding for-profit organizations due to statutory restrictions. Examples of eligible applicants include state and local governments; federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations (including consortia, with documentation of each members approval); urban Indian organizations; public or private colleges and universities; and community- and faith-based organizations. Applicants could submit applications for other NCTSI cooperative agreement categories as well, but if selected for more than one, only one award would ultimately be made. The program is authorized under Section 582 of the Public Health Service Act (as amended) and is tied to Healthy People 2020 goals within the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area.
Key administrative details include Funding Opportunity Number SM-12-006, CFDA 93.243, and a discretionary grant mechanism under a health activity category. The posting date was May 17, 2012, with an application closing date of June 26, 2012 (the opportunity was later archived July 26, 2012). The listed grants management contact for access issues was Gwendolyn Simpson at SAMHSAs Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) Treatment and Service Adaptation (TSA) Centers, Category II opportunity. It is a FY 2012 cooperative agreement program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services.
What is the main purpose of the NCTSI TSA Category II program?
The program aims to strengthen the quality, reach, and real-world availability of effective trauma treatment and trauma-related supports for children and adolescents who have experienced traumatic events, while expanding access to those services nationwide.
How does SAMHSA frame the importance of this work?
SAMHSA places this opportunity within a broader view that behavioral health is central to overall health, that prevention and treatment work, and that improving how services are delivered and paid for can reduce long-term costs and improve outcomes for young people and families.
What is a Category II TSA Center expected to do?
Category II TSA Centers are designed to function as national expert hubs within the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). They are expected to provide specialized expertise related to particular trauma types, specific population groups, and/or child-serving systems, and to help communities across the country adapt, implement, evaluate, and spread effective trauma-focused treatments and trauma-informed service approaches.
Are TSA Centers expected to be local direct-service providers?
Not primarily. The opportunity positions TSA Centers as national expert hubs rather than organizations focused mainly on local direct service delivery.
What kinds of settings or systems are referenced as areas where TSA Centers may focus their expertise?
The opportunity cites service systems that serve children and youth, such as schools, child welfare, primary care, juvenile justice, mental health clinics, and disaster response settings.
What does "treatment and service adaptation" mean in this context?
It refers to helping communities adapt and implement effective trauma-focused treatments and trauma-informed approaches so that interventions fit the realities of different settings and populations while still maintaining effectiveness.
What role does collaboration play in this program?
Collaboration is a core theme. TSA Centers are part of a coordinated national network intended to share learning, develop resources, and help child-serving systems deliver trauma services more consistently and effectively.
How do Category II TSA Centers fit into the broader NCTSN structure?
The NCTSN structure described includes three center types: Category I, Category II, and Category III. Category II TSA Centers (this opportunity) provide targeted national expertise and lead specialized work on adaptations, training, implementation support, evaluation, and dissemination tied to specific trauma focus areas.
What is the Category I National Center for Child Traumatic Stress responsible for?
Category I works with SAMHSA on network-wide coordination, resource development and dissemination, and national training and education.
What are Category III Community Treatment and Services (CTS) Centers?
Category III CTS Centers are described as primarily community-based programs that implement and evaluate trauma treatments in real service settings and collaborate with other centers on clinical practice, financing, policy, and training issues.
What is the intended benefit of organizing the work as a national network (NCTSN)?
The network approach is intended to move the field beyond isolated projects by building shared tools, tested interventions, and a common implementation approach that can be used broadly.
Does the opportunity identify priority populations or needs?
Yes. One explicit priority identified is military families, based on evidence that children of deployed military personnel may experience more school, family, and peer-related emotional difficulties than national comparison samples. The announcement also notes that NCTSN services historically reach many racial and ethnic minority youth and youth from low-income families, and anticipates the network will continue to support efforts to reduce behavioral health disparities for these groups.
How does the opportunity distinguish between "trauma-focused" and "trauma-informed" work?
"Trauma-focused" work refers to interventions and resources that directly address the child's trauma experience. "Trauma-informed" work refers to service systems adopting supportive practices for children who have experienced trauma.
Is there an expectation related to standardizing trauma-informed care?
Yes. SAMHSA noted it planned to develop a more formal, standardized definition and criteria for trauma-informed care, and it expected grantees to participate in that process and align with the resulting standards.
How is this opportunity aligned with SAMHSA initiatives?
This RFA is aligned with SAMHSA's Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative, which is intended to reduce the impact of trauma and violence on children, youth, and families and to embed trauma-related understanding and response across behavioral health, health, and social service systems.
What areas of emphasis does SAMHSA highlight for applicants and grantees?
The announcement emphasizes not only creating interventions, but ensuring they are implemented effectively and sustained in real-world settings. It signals particular interest in large-scale training and dissemination of NCTSN-developed clinical and service interventions and in using implementation science methods to support durable, high-quality adoption across diverse communities and systems.
How many awards were planned, and what was the estimated funding level?
FY 2012 funding was planned for up to 16 TSA Category II awards. The estimated total funding amount was $12,956,597, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000. No award floor was specified.
Were supplemental funds anticipated, and how would they be awarded?
Yes. SAMHSA anticipated that up to nine of the 16 successful TSA grantees could receive supplemental funding to expand the reach and impact of their work. These supplements would be selected among the top-scoring TSA grantees.
What types of supplemental funding were described?
Two supplement tracks were described: (1) TSA Partnership Supplements, intended to deepen national-level intervention development and service expertise with a broad national approach to development, training, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination; and (2) TSA Training and Dissemination Supplements, focused on large-scale training and broad dissemination of existing NCTSN-developed interventions and products.
How many supplements of each type were planned?
SAMHSA planned to fund up to five Partnership Supplements and up to four Training and Dissemination Supplements.
Could an applicant be considered for a supplement without being selected for the core TSA award?
No. Applications that did not achieve a fundable score on the core TSA requirements were not eligible for supplemental funding consideration.
Did SAMHSA indicate any other factors that could influence supplement decisions?
Yes. SAMHSA reserved the ability to make supplement decisions with geographic and topical balance in mind to ensure adequate national coverage across trauma categories and regions.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities. For-profit organizations were explicitly excluded due to statutory restrictions.
What are examples of eligible applicant organizations?
Examples listed include state and local governments; federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations (including consortia, with documentation of each member's approval); urban Indian organizations; public or private colleges and universities; and community- and faith-based organizations.
Are tribal consortia eligible, and is any special documentation mentioned?
Yes. Tribal organizations including consortia are included as eligible, with documentation of each member's approval referenced as a requirement.
Could an organization apply for multiple NCTSI cooperative agreement categories?
Yes. Applicants could submit applications for other NCTSI cooperative agreement categories as well. However, if selected for more than one category, only one award would ultimately be made.
What is the legal authorization for this program?
The program is authorized under Section 582 of the Public Health Service Act (as amended).
Is this opportunity connected to any national health objectives?
Yes. It is tied to Healthy People 2020 goals within the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area.
What are the key administrative identifiers for this opportunity?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SM-12-006 and the CFDA number is 93.243. It is described as a discretionary grant mechanism under a health activity category.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posting date was May 17, 2012, and the application closing date was June 26, 2012. The opportunity was later archived on July 26, 2012.
Who was listed as the grants management contact for access issues?
The listed grants management contact for access issues was Gwendolyn Simpson at SAMHSA's Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management.
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