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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers" 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 Feb 12, 2010 and posted on Jan 4, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 24, 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 $1,770,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $330,000.00 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 domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including faith based organizations, which meet the criteria for consumer or consumer supporter organizations (see Appendix H of this RFA for the definition of terms) and the following requirements Applicant organizations must have been in operation for a minimum of one year. An applicant must complete the Certification of Consumer and Consumer Supporter Organization Eligibility (see Appendix H of this RFA), indicating that the applicant meets all eligibility requirements. Applicants must complete and sign a Certification of Eligibility and provide necessary supportive documentation. SAMHSA is limiting eligibility to consumer/consumer supporter organizations consistent with the program s historical Congressional direction and its basic tenet that empowering consumers facilitates their recovery. These organizations are controlled and managed by consumers/ consumer supporters and are dedicated to the improvement of mental health services. As such, they are uniquely qualified to assist people with mental disorders to decrease their dependence on expensive social services, avoid psychiatric hospitalization and maximize consumer self determination and recovery. The statutory authority for this program precludes grants to for profit organizations.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2010 National Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers grant opportunity (SAMHSA/CMHS, Funding Opportunity Number SM-10-008) funded a small set of national technical assistance providers intended to help reshape the adult mental health system around consumer-directed, recovery-oriented approaches. The core idea behind the program was that services and supports are more effective and sustainable when people with lived experience of serious mental illness, along with organized consumer supporters, have the tools, infrastructure, and leadership capacity to drive policy and practice. SAMHSA positioned these awards as infrastructure grants, meaning the focus was less on delivering direct clinical services and more on building the foundation, systems, and know-how that allow effective mental health services to expand and endure over time.
The purpose of the program was to deliver technical assistance that advances consumer self-determination and recovery for adults with serious mental illnesses. By promoting consumer-directed approaches, the program aimed to reduce reliance on costly social services and decrease avoidable psychiatric hospitalizations. The entities providing the technical assistance had to be either consumer organizations or consumer supporter organizations (as defined in the RFA), reflecting SAMHSA and congressional emphasis that organizations controlled and managed by consumers/consumer supporters are uniquely positioned to support empowerment, recovery, and systems change.
The primary audience for the technical assistance was consumers and consumer-run organizations. At the same time, the TA Centers were expected to reach beyond well-developed consumer networks by helping consumers in states where consumer organizations and leadership were underdeveloped. In addition, the Centers could provide technical assistance to state mental health systems serving adults with serious mental illnesses, consumer supporter organizations, service providers, and the general public. The announcement also made clear that the technical assistance was not restricted to particular subpopulations within the adult serious mental illness community, allowing grantees to address broad needs across diagnoses, backgrounds, and service settings.
Because these were infrastructure-focused awards, applicants were expected to present a clear, coherent roadmap for how they had assessed or would assess service system needs, and how they would plan and implement strategies to build capacity. SAMHSA emphasized the importance of showing explicit linkages between identified needs, the proposed infrastructure development approach, and the resulting increase in system capacity that would strengthen and sustain effective programs and services. In practice, this type of roadmap typically implies structured planning, stakeholder engagement, dissemination of tools and training, and mechanisms for ensuring TA products and strategies are actually adopted and maintained.
The opportunity also reflected contemporary national concerns at the time, specifically the growing mental health and substance use needs of returning service members from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. SAMHSA strongly encouraged applicants to incorporate the unique needs of returning veterans and their families into project design, noting estimates that up to one-third of returning veterans could require mental health and/or substance use treatment and related supports, and that family members might also need additional support services.
From an administrative standpoint, the program was a discretionary grant in the health category (CFDA 93.243, Projects of Regional and National Significance). SAMHSA anticipated making about five awards with an estimated total funding amount of $1,770,000 and an award ceiling of $330,000; there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The original application closing date was February 19, 2010, later extended to February 24, 2010, and the opportunity was archived on March 21, 2010. The grants were authorized under Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (as amended) and aligned with Healthy People 2010 focus area 18 on mental health and mental disorders.
Eligibility was limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including faith-based organizations, that met the RFA definition of a consumer or consumer supporter organization. Applicants had to have been operating for at least one year and were required to complete a specific certification of consumer/consumer supporter organization eligibility (with supporting documentation). For-profit organizations were not eligible, and SAMHSA explicitly noted that limiting eligibility to consumer/consumer supporter organizations was consistent with the program’s historical congressional direction and its underlying premise that consumer empowerment is central to recovery and to reducing unnecessary service dependence and hospitalization.
The listed agency contact for access issues and grant administration questions was Gwendolyn Simpson at SAMHSA’s Division of Grants Management in Rockville, Maryland (240-276-1408; gwendolyn.simpson@samhsa.hhs.gov).
FY 2010 National Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers (SM-10-008) - FAQs
What is this funding opportunity?
This was the FY 2010 National Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers grant opportunity offered by SAMHSA/CMHS under Funding Opportunity Number SM-10-008. It funded a small set of national technical assistance (TA) providers to help reshape the adult mental health system around consumer-directed, recovery-oriented approaches.
What was the overall purpose of the program?
The purpose was to deliver technical assistance that advances consumer self-determination and recovery for adults with serious mental illnesses. By promoting consumer-directed approaches, the program aimed to reduce reliance on costly social services and decrease avoidable psychiatric hospitalizations.
What did SAMHSA mean by calling these "infrastructure grants"?
SAMHSA positioned these awards as infrastructure grants, meaning the focus was less on delivering direct clinical services and more on building the foundation, systems, and know-how that allow effective mental health services to expand and endure over time.
Who was expected to provide the technical assistance?
The entities providing the technical assistance had to be either consumer organizations or consumer supporter organizations, as defined in the RFA. This reflected SAMHSA and congressional emphasis that organizations controlled and managed by consumers/consumer supporters are uniquely positioned to support empowerment, recovery, and systems change.
Who was the primary audience for the technical assistance?
The primary audience was consumers and consumer-run organizations.
Could the TA Centers support groups beyond consumers and consumer-run organizations?
Yes. While consumers and consumer-run organizations were the primary audience, the Centers could also provide technical assistance to state mental health systems serving adults with serious mental illnesses, consumer supporter organizations, service providers, and the general public.
Was the technical assistance limited to specific subpopulations within adult serious mental illness?
No. The announcement stated the technical assistance was not restricted to particular subpopulations within the adult serious mental illness community, allowing grantees to address broad needs across diagnoses, backgrounds, and service settings.
What kinds of states or communities were the Centers expected to reach?
The Centers were expected to reach beyond well-developed consumer networks by helping consumers in states where consumer organizations and leadership were underdeveloped.
What did SAMHSA expect applicants to include in their approach or workplan?
Applicants were expected to present a clear, coherent roadmap for how they had assessed or would assess service system needs, and how they would plan and implement strategies to build capacity. SAMHSA emphasized showing explicit linkages between identified needs, the proposed infrastructure development approach, and the resulting increase in system capacity that would strengthen and sustain effective programs and services.
What types of outcomes was the program trying to influence?
The program aimed to support recovery and consumer self-determination while also reducing dependence on costly social services and decreasing avoidable psychiatric hospitalizations by advancing consumer-directed approaches.
Did the opportunity mention veterans or military families?
Yes. The opportunity reflected national concerns at the time about the mental health and substance use needs of returning service members from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. SAMHSA strongly encouraged applicants to incorporate the unique needs of returning veterans and their families into project design.
What rationale did SAMHSA provide for emphasizing returning veterans' needs?
SAMHSA noted estimates that up to one-third of returning veterans could require mental health and/or substance use treatment and related supports, and that family members might also need additional support services.
How many awards did SAMHSA anticipate making, and what was the total funding?
SAMHSA anticipated making about five awards with an estimated total funding amount of $1,770,000.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $330,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What type of grant was this and what was the CFDA number?
It was a discretionary grant in the health category under CFDA 93.243 (Projects of Regional and National Significance).
When was the application due?
The original application closing date was February 19, 2010, and it was later extended to February 24, 2010.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was archived on March 21, 2010.
What law authorized this program?
The grants were authorized under Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (as amended).
How did this opportunity align with national health objectives?
It aligned with Healthy People 2010 focus area 18 on mental health and mental disorders.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including faith-based organizations, that met the RFA definition of a consumer or consumer supporter organization.
Were for-profit organizations eligible?
No. For-profit organizations were not eligible.
How long did an applicant organization need to have been operating to be eligible?
Applicants had to have been operating for at least one year.
Was there a specific eligibility certification requirement?
Yes. Applicants were required to complete a specific certification of consumer/consumer supporter organization eligibility and provide supporting documentation.
Why did SAMHSA limit eligibility to consumer and consumer supporter organizations?
SAMHSA stated that limiting eligibility was consistent with the program's historical congressional direction and with the premise that consumer empowerment is central to recovery and to reducing unnecessary service dependence and hospitalization.
Who was the listed agency contact for access issues and grant administration questions?
The listed contact was Gwendolyn Simpson at SAMHSA's Division of Grants Management in Rockville, Maryland. Phone: 240-276-1408. Email: gwendolyn.simpson@samhsa.hhs.gov.
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