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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Health Professions Student Training (SBIRT Student Training)" 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 6, 2015 and posted on Jan 26, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 27, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $18,800,997.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $315,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 49 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants are public and private universities, colleges, and medical residency programs that have or are affiliated with programs for medical students, pharmacists, dentists, physician assistants, nursing, social work, and/or counseling. SAMHSA seeks to further expand the impact of the SBIRT training program across the nation and to a variety of academic institutions therefore, current SBIRT grantees awarded under the SBIRT Medical Professional Training Program (TI 13 003) and past SBIRT grantees awarded under the SBIRT Medical Residency Program (TI 08 003) are not eligible to apply. Eligibility is restricted to these entities because they train health professions students who are most likely to implement SBIRT services to persons at risk of substance use disorders. These programs have the capacity and structure to train health care personnel in delivering SBIRT services to clients across the range of medical services provision. SAMHSA believes that these entities have the necessary expertise and teaching structure to best provide training of these health care professions students in delivering SBIRT clinical services.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2015 Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Health Professions Student Training grant is a discretionary SAMHSA/CSAT funding opportunity designed to expand the healthcare workforce that can identify risky substance use early and respond effectively in routine medical and behavioral health settings. The core idea is to move substance-use risk detection and early intervention upstream, before a person meets criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD) or requires specialty addiction treatment. SAMHSA frames this as a practical response to the reality that specialty substance use treatment programs are not always available, accessible, or appropriate for people who are simply at elevated risk. By training future clinicians where they are already learning and practicing, the program aims to make SBIRT a normal, expected part of everyday care.
The purpose of the program is to help schools and training programs develop and implement structured SBIRT education for health professions students, specifically including physician assistants, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, counselors, and medical students and residents. Funded projects are expected to teach evidence-based screening, brief intervention techniques, and referral to treatment pathways for patients who need more intensive services. The opportunity also emphasizes leadership development, meaning trainees should not only be able to deliver SBIRT, but also be prepared to champion and spread SBIRT practices within clinics, hospitals, and broader health systems. A major expectation in the announcement is sustainability: SAMHSA anticipates SBIRT will be embedded into the curriculum every academic year during the grant period and remain part of the curriculum after federal funding ends.
A key feature of SBIRT highlighted in the announcement is systems integration. SBIRT is not treated as a standalone clinical skill; it is presented as a coordinated set of activities that links screening and early intervention occurring in general healthcare settings with community-based specialty treatment and recovery supports when needed. This includes building referral relationships and practical workflows so that positive screens lead to real follow-up rather than dead ends. SAMHSA points to prior cross-site evaluation findings (SBIRT Cohort I) indicating that many SBIRT services are delivered by non-physician health professionals such as nurses, social workers, counselors, pharmacists, dentists, and physician assistants, while physicians often play an important role in leading implementation efforts, supervising service providers, and advancing SBIRT through advocacy and clinical leadership. The training program is positioned as a workforce development strategy that increases the number of professionals capable of addressing risky substance use in diverse medical settings and aligns with the Affordable Care Act emphasis on multidisciplinary team-based care and better integration of behavioral health into medical systems.
The opportunity also explicitly ties SBIRT training to broader federal priorities: it supports SAMHSA strategic initiatives around Healthcare and Health Systems Integration and Workforce Development, and it connects to Healthy People 2020 substance abuse objectives. Another stated priority is reducing behavioral health disparities. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate strategies that decrease differences in access, service utilization, and outcomes for racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minority populations, reflecting SAMHSA’s expectation that training programs prepare students to deliver equitable SBIRT services and to recognize and respond to population-level barriers that can affect screening, engagement, and referrals.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a grant program (not a cooperative agreement) with an estimated total FY 2015 funding level of $18,800,997 and an expected 49 awards. The award ceiling is listed as $315,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding opportunity number is TI-15-001 under CFDA 93.243 (SAMHSA Projects of Regional and National Significance). The announcement was posted January 26, 2015, with a closing date that moved from March 25 to March 27, 2015, and it was later archived April 24, 2015.
Eligibility is limited to public and private universities, colleges, and medical residency programs that have, or are affiliated with, training programs for the specified health professions (medicine and residency training, pharmacy, dentistry, physician assistant programs, nursing, social work, and counseling). SAMHSA restricts eligibility because these institutions are the pipeline that trains the clinicians most likely to implement SBIRT broadly across healthcare services. At the same time, SAMHSA also restricts participation to expand geographic and institutional reach: entities that were current grantees under the SBIRT Medical Professional Training Program (TI-13-003) and past grantees under the SBIRT Medical Residency Program (TI-08-003) were not eligible to apply for this specific competition.
Finally, the announcement provides a SAMHSA grants management contact for access issues and administrative questions: Eileen Bermudez at SAMHSA’s Division of Grants Management in Rockville, Maryland, with phone and email information included in the notice.
FY 2015 SBIRT Health Professions Student Training Grant (SAMHSA/CSAT) - FAQs
1) What is the FY 2015 SBIRT Health Professions Student Training grant?
It is a discretionary SAMHSA/CSAT funding opportunity designed to expand the healthcare workforce trained to identify risky substance use early and respond effectively in routine medical and behavioral health settings using SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment).
2) What does SBIRT stand for?
SBIRT stands for Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment.
3) What problem is this grant trying to solve?
The grant focuses on moving substance-use risk detection and early intervention upstream, before a person meets criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD) or requires specialty addiction treatment. SAMHSA frames this as a practical response to the reality that specialty substance use treatment programs are not always available, accessible, or appropriate for people who are simply at elevated risk.
4) What is the main purpose of the program?
The program helps schools and training programs develop and implement structured SBIRT education for health professions students. Funded projects are expected to teach evidence-based screening methods, brief intervention techniques, and referral-to-treatment pathways for patients who need more intensive services.
5) Which student groups and trainees are specifically included?
The opportunity specifically includes physician assistants, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, counselors, and medical students and residents.
6) Is the training expected to be evidence-based?
Yes. Funded projects are expected to teach evidence-based screening, brief intervention techniques, and referral to treatment pathways.
7) Beyond clinical skills, what else is emphasized in the training?
Leadership development is emphasized. Trainees are expected not only to deliver SBIRT, but also to be prepared to champion and spread SBIRT practices within clinics, hospitals, and broader health systems.
8) What does SAMHSA mean by sustainability for this grant?
Sustainability is a major expectation. SAMHSA anticipates SBIRT will be embedded into the curriculum every academic year during the grant period and remain part of the curriculum after federal funding ends.
9) How is systems integration described in the announcement?
SBIRT is presented as a coordinated set of activities that links screening and early intervention in general healthcare settings with community-based specialty treatment and recovery supports when needed. This includes building referral relationships and practical workflows so that positive screens lead to real follow-up rather than dead ends.
10) Does the announcement treat SBIRT as a standalone skill?
No. The announcement emphasizes SBIRT as part of systems integration rather than a standalone clinical skill.
11) What does SAMHSA say about who delivers SBIRT services in practice?
SAMHSA cites prior cross-site evaluation findings (SBIRT Cohort I) indicating that many SBIRT services are delivered by non-physician health professionals such as nurses, social workers, counselors, pharmacists, dentists, and physician assistants.
12) What role do physicians play according to the announcement?
The announcement notes that physicians often play an important role in leading implementation efforts, supervising service providers, and advancing SBIRT through advocacy and clinical leadership.
13) How does this grant align with broader healthcare trends?
The training is positioned as a workforce development strategy aligned with the Affordable Care Act emphasis on multidisciplinary team-based care and better integration of behavioral health into medical systems.
14) What federal priorities does the opportunity connect to?
It supports SAMHSA strategic initiatives around Healthcare and Health Systems Integration and Workforce Development, and it connects to Healthy People 2020 substance abuse objectives.
15) Is reducing behavioral health disparities part of the grant’s priorities?
Yes. A stated priority is reducing behavioral health disparities. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate strategies that decrease differences in access, service utilization, and outcomes for racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minority populations.
16) What is the funding mechanism for this opportunity?
This is a grant program (not a cooperative agreement).
17) What is the estimated total FY 2015 funding level?
The estimated total FY 2015 funding level is $18,800,997.
18) How many awards were expected?
The announcement states an expected 49 awards.
19) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is listed as $315,000.
20) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
21) What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The funding opportunity number is TI-15-001 under CFDA 93.243 (SAMHSA Projects of Regional and National Significance).
22) When was the announcement posted and when did it close?
The announcement was posted January 26, 2015. The closing date moved from March 25 to March 27, 2015.
23) Was this opportunity later archived?
Yes. The announcement was later archived April 24, 2015.
24) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and private universities, colleges, and medical residency programs that have, or are affiliated with, training programs for medicine and residency training, pharmacy, dentistry, physician assistant programs, nursing, social work, and counseling.
25) Why is eligibility limited to these institutions?
SAMHSA restricts eligibility because these institutions are the pipeline that trains the clinicians most likely to implement SBIRT broadly across healthcare services.
26) Are any prior or current SBIRT grantees excluded from applying?
Yes. Entities that were current grantees under the SBIRT Medical Professional Training Program (TI-13-003) and past grantees under the SBIRT Medical Residency Program (TI-08-003) were not eligible for this specific competition.
27) What is the overall workforce goal of the program?
The program is positioned as workforce development to increase the number of professionals capable of addressing risky substance use in diverse medical settings, including non-physician health professionals, while also preparing clinicians for leadership and implementation roles within health systems.
28) Who can be contacted for grants management access issues and administrative questions?
The announcement provides a SAMHSA grants management contact: Eileen Bermudez at SAMHSA’s Division of Grants Management in Rockville, Maryland, with phone and email information included in the notice.
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