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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Technical Assistance Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Cooperative Agreement" 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 Dec 2, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 19, 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 $3,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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 Tribes and tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, public or private universities and colleges and community and faith based organizations may apply. 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 tribal organizations are eligible to apply, but each participating entity must indicate its approval. The statutory authority for this program prohibits grants to for profit agencies.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Technical Assistance Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Cooperative Agreement (NTAC) was a SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services FY 2010 funding opportunity designed to operate as a national resource, training, and support hub to strengthen mental health services for children, adolescents, and young adults, along with their families. The central aim was to increase the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of community-based "systems of care" across States, counties, Tribes, and Territories. Rather than funding direct clinical services in a single locality, the NTAC was intended to build capacity at scale by providing targeted technical assistance (TA), training, and policy support to communities already working to improve how services are organized, coordinated, financed, and sustained.
A major focus of the cooperative agreement was supporting grantees connected to SAMHSA's longstanding Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI), formally known as the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. The NTAC’s responsibilities included helping both current and previously funded CMHI sites with systems of care development, implementation, sustainability planning, and related policy issues, so that local gains could be maintained and replicated. In addition, the NTAC was expected to provide technical assistance to grantees in the Healthy Transitions Initiative, formally titled the State/Community Partnerships to Integrate Services for Youth and Young Adults Ages 16 to 25 with Serious Mental Health Conditions and Their Families Program. This reflects an emphasis on the transition-age population, where youth often face gaps in eligibility, service continuity, and coordination as they move from child-serving to adult-serving systems.
The opportunity was framed around the public health importance of children’s mental health and the reality that early onset is common. The announcement highlighted that roughly 10 percent of children experience serious emotional disturbance and about 20 percent have a diagnosable mental disorder, with half of adult mental health challenges beginning by age 14 and about three-quarters by age 24. It also pointed to urgent risks among young people, including high rates of depression and suicide, noting that suicide is a leading cause of death for individuals ages 15 to 24 and that suicidal ideation is reported by a substantial portion of adolescents and young adult students each year. These data were used to justify why infrastructure-building and systems reform for youth mental health should be treated as a priority, especially given that resources and service capacity often lag behind need.
The NTAC was positioned as part of SAMHSA’s broader set of infrastructure grant programs, meaning its role was to help communities create the underlying conditions that make effective services possible and durable. Applicants were expected to present a clear, coherent "roadmap" showing how they would assess service system needs and then design and carry out strategies to develop infrastructure and expand capacity. A key expectation was that the application would clearly connect three elements: the needs being addressed, the infrastructure development strategy proposed, and the resulting increase in system capacity that would improve and sustain effective programs and services. This type of work typically includes strengthening cross-agency governance, improving financing approaches, supporting workforce development, expanding the use of evidence-informed practices, improving family and youth involvement in planning and oversight, and using data and evaluation to guide quality improvement.
The announcement also emphasized that although systems of care had grown substantially and evaluations of CMHI sites showed benefits for children and families, systems of care still did not reach most communities nationwide. It referenced evidence of improved emotional and behavioral functioning, better school performance, fewer law enforcement contacts, and reduced inpatient utilization among participants in systems of care initiatives. Yet, the CMHI had reached only about 22 percent of the nation’s 3,177 counties and related jurisdictions, had served more than 90,000 children and youth, and had funded work with 15 federally recognized Tribes. Given that many places had not benefited from these approaches, SAMHSA described a next step of bringing systems of care to scale so they could exist in every county and Tribe, with the NTAC functioning as a key mechanism for spreading know-how and supporting replication.
SAMHSA also urged applicants to account for the needs of returning veterans and their families when designing their proposed work. The notice cited the large number of service members deployed in support of overseas contingency operations (including OEF and OIF) and the elevated risk of post-traumatic stress and related conditions among returning veterans. It noted expert estimates that up to one-third of returning veterans may need mental health and/or substance use treatment and that family members may also require supports. While the NTAC’s primary mission centered on child, adolescent, and young adult systems, this guidance signaled an expectation that TA, training content, and systems strategies should be responsive to populations affected by military service, including children in military and veteran families.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary cooperative agreement (meaning substantial federal involvement was expected in project direction and coordination), with SAMHSA anticipating a single award. The estimated total funding was $3.5 million, with an award ceiling of $3.5 million and no required cost sharing or matching. The program fell under CFDA 93.243 (SAMHSA Projects of Regional and National Significance). Eligible applicants were domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including state and local governments, federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, public or private colleges and universities, and community- and faith-based organizations, while for-profit entities were prohibited by statute. The grant was authorized under Sections 520A and 561 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, and aligned with Healthy People 2010 focus area 18, addressing mental health and mental disorders.
Key dates listed in the notice included a posted date of December 2, 2009, with the closing date extended to February 19, 2010 (originally February 10, 2010), and an archive date of March 12, 2010. The federal contact provided for access issues and grants management questions was Gwendolyn Simpson in SAMHSA’s Division of Grants Management in Rockville, Maryland.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the National Technical Assistance Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (NTAC) cooperative agreement?
The NTAC was a SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) FY 2010 funding opportunity to operate as a national resource, training, and support hub. Its purpose was to strengthen mental health services for children, adolescents, and young adults (and their families) by improving how communities build, run, and sustain community-based "systems of care" across States, counties, Tribes, and Territories.
2) What was the main goal of the NTAC?
The central aim was to increase the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of community-based systems of care by building capacity at scale through targeted technical assistance (TA), training, and policy support.
3) Did this opportunity fund direct clinical services in a single community?
No. The NTAC was described as an infrastructure-focused national resource and was not intended to fund direct clinical services in a single locality. The emphasis was on providing TA, training, and policy support to help communities improve service organization, coordination, financing, and sustainability.
4) What is meant by a "system of care" in this announcement?
In this context, systems of care refer to community-based approaches for organizing and coordinating services and supports for children and youth with mental health needs and their families. The notice emphasized improving governance, coordination across agencies, financing approaches, workforce development, evidence-informed practices, family and youth involvement, and the use of data/evaluation for quality improvement.
5) Which SAMHSA initiatives were a major focus for NTAC technical assistance?
A major focus was supporting grantees connected to SAMHSA's Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI), formally the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. The NTAC also was expected to provide technical assistance to grantees in the Healthy Transitions Initiative for youth and young adults ages 16 to 25 with serious mental health conditions and their families.
6) Who was the NTAC expected to support within the Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI)?
The NTAC was responsible for helping both current and previously funded CMHI sites with systems of care development, implementation, sustainability planning, and related policy issues so that local gains could be maintained and replicated.
7) What is the Healthy Transitions Initiative referenced in the opportunity?
It was identified as the State/Community Partnerships to Integrate Services for Youth and Young Adults Ages 16 to 25 with Serious Mental Health Conditions and Their Families Program. The NTAC was expected to provide technical assistance to grantees connected to this initiative, reflecting an emphasis on transition-age youth and continuity of care as they move between child- and adult-serving systems.
8) Why did SAMHSA frame this work as a public health priority?
The announcement emphasized early onset and prevalence of mental health conditions among youth, including that roughly 10 percent of children experience serious emotional disturbance and about 20 percent have a diagnosable mental disorder. It also noted that half of adult mental health challenges begin by age 14 and about three-quarters by age 24, and highlighted high rates of depression and suicide risk among youth and young adults.
9) What outcomes or benefits were associated with systems of care, according to the notice?
The notice referenced evaluations of CMHI sites showing benefits for children and families, including improved emotional and behavioral functioning, better school performance, fewer law enforcement contacts, and reduced inpatient utilization among participants.
10) Why was there an emphasis on bringing systems of care "to scale"?
Although systems of care had grown substantially, the notice stated they still did not reach most communities nationwide. It reported that CMHI had reached only about 22 percent of the nation’s 3,177 counties and related jurisdictions, had served more than 90,000 children and youth, and had funded work with 15 federally recognized Tribes. SAMHSA described a next step of scaling systems of care more broadly so they could exist in every county and Tribe, with NTAC serving as a key mechanism for spreading knowledge and supporting replication.
11) What types of activities were applicants expected to propose?
Applicants were expected to present a clear "roadmap" for assessing service system needs and then designing and carrying out strategies to develop infrastructure and expand capacity. The application was expected to connect (1) the needs being addressed, (2) the infrastructure development strategy, and (3) how those strategies would increase system capacity to improve and sustain effective programs and services.
12) What kinds of infrastructure development strategies were highlighted?
The notice described work such as strengthening cross-agency governance, improving financing approaches, supporting workforce development, expanding evidence-informed practices, improving family and youth involvement in planning and oversight, and using data and evaluation to guide quality improvement.
13) How were military and veteran family needs addressed in the announcement?
SAMHSA urged applicants to account for the needs of returning veterans and their families when designing the proposed work. The notice cited elevated risks of post-traumatic stress and related conditions among returning veterans and noted that family members may also require supports. While the NTAC’s primary mission focused on child, adolescent, and young adult systems, the guidance signaled that TA, training content, and systems strategies should be responsive to populations affected by military service, including children in military and veteran families.
14) What type of award mechanism was this?
This opportunity was a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning substantial federal involvement was expected in project direction and coordination.
15) How many awards did SAMHSA anticipate making?
SAMHSA anticipated a single award.
16) What was the estimated funding amount and award ceiling?
The estimated total funding was $3.5 million, and the award ceiling was $3.5 million.
17) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice stated there was no required cost sharing or matching.
18) What CFDA number applied to this program?
The program fell under CFDA 93.243, identified as SAMHSA Projects of Regional and National Significance.
19) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including state and local governments, federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, public or private colleges and universities, and community- and faith-based organizations.
20) Were for-profit organizations allowed to apply?
No. The notice stated that for-profit entities were prohibited by statute.
21) What legal authority was cited for the grant?
The opportunity was authorized under Sections 520A and 561 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
22) How did the opportunity align with broader national health goals?
The notice stated that it aligned with Healthy People 2010, focus area 18, addressing mental health and mental disorders.
23) What were the key dates for this funding opportunity?
The notice was posted on December 2, 2009. The closing date was extended to February 19, 2010 (originally February 10, 2010). The archive date listed was March 12, 2010.
24) Who was the federal contact listed for access issues and grants management questions?
The federal contact listed was Gwendolyn Simpson, Division of Grants Management, SAMHSA, Rockville, Maryland.
25) What did SAMHSA mean by describing NTAC as part of its "infrastructure grant programs"?
The notice positioned NTAC as infrastructure-focused: helping communities create the underlying conditions that make effective services possible and durable, rather than providing localized direct services. This included capacity building through TA, training, policy support, and strategies tied to sustainability and replication.
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