Opportunity Information: Apply for SM 12 002
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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Statewide Consumer Network Grant" 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 Apr 9, 2012 and posted on Apr 9, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 18, 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 $770,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $70,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 11 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- SAMHSA is limiting eligibility for this program to consumer controlled , domestic public and private nonprofit entities, tribal and urban Indian organizations, and community and faith based organizations. A primary goal of the program is to strengthen the capacity of consumers to act as agents of transformation in influencing the type and amount of services, so they must be an integral part of an organization that supports individuals with a serious mental illness and ensures that their mental health care is consumer driven with access to recovery support services. Therefore, only organizations controlled and managed by mental health consumers are eligible to apply. Consumer controlled organizations must meet the following requirements An applicant organization must be dedicated to the improvement of mental health services Statewide. An applicant organization must complete the Certificate of Eligibility (see Appendix L of the RFA) indicating that the applicant meets all eligibility requirements. Applicants must also provide necessary supportive documentation specified in the Certificate of Eligibility. In an effort to strengthen new networks and broaden the impact of this program throughout the nation, SAMHSA is limiting one award per State, Territory and Tribe. Statewide Consumer Network Grantees whose funding ends in FY 2013 are not eligible to apply under this funding announcement. The statutory authority for this program prohibits grants to for profit agencies.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Statewide Consumer Network Grant is a SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), Center for Mental Health Services funding opportunity from FY 2012 designed to strengthen and expand statewide, consumer-run mental health organizations. The core aim is to build service system capacity and organizational infrastructure that is explicitly recovery-focused and resiliency-oriented, meaning programs are expected to help people not only manage mental health challenges but also move toward fuller, self-directed lives supported by effective peer-driven recovery supports.
A central priority of this grant is improving how statewide consumer networks reach and serve groups that have often been left out of traditional systems or underrepresented in decision-making. The announcement specifically highlights underserved consumers such as veterans, people with histories of trauma, individuals from ethnic, racial, or cultural minority communities, and people who have been involved with the criminal justice system. In practical terms, applicants are expected to show how their network will better engage these populations, reflect their voices in leadership and planning, and adapt peer supports and outreach strategies to meet their realities and barriers.
The program also encourages development in several specific activity areas tied to modern recovery support practices. These include partnership-building with peers in recovery from substance use disorders (reflecting SAMHSA's push toward integrated, cross-system peer support), expanding and professionalizing peer support, and addressing service needs related to gender-responsive approaches. Other emphasized components include training and skills development for peers, trauma-informed peer support (so peer services are delivered with an understanding of trauma prevalence and impacts), legacy planning (helping ensure consumer-run organizations can sustain themselves over time), and wellness and/or economic empowerment as part of recovery. The overall message is that recovery is not limited to clinical stability; it includes health, stable housing, meaningful daily roles, and supportive community connections.
This grant aligns closely with SAMHSA's Recovery Support Strategic Initiative, one of the agency's broader strategic priorities. The opportunity reflects SAMHSA's stated position that behavioral health is essential to overall health, prevention and treatment are effective, and recovery is real and expected. Within the recovery framework described in the announcement, the grant is meant to support the four commonly cited recovery domains: Health (managing conditions and living physically and emotionally healthier), Home (stable and safe housing), Purpose (meaningful daily activities and the resources to participate in society, such as work, school, or caregiving), and Community (relationships and social networks that provide support and hope). The notice also references SAMHSA's BRSS TACS (Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy), which was created to help spread recovery concepts nationally and to help consumers, families, and youth understand and navigate health care reform changes connected to the Affordable Care Act.
On eligibility, the program is tightly restricted to ensure awards go to genuinely consumer-controlled entities. Eligible applicants include domestic public and private nonprofit entities, tribal and urban Indian organizations, and community- and faith-based organizations, but only if they are controlled and managed by mental health consumers. Applicants must be dedicated to improving statewide mental health services and must complete a formal Certificate of Eligibility with supporting documentation to prove they meet consumer-control requirements. The statute governing the program prohibits awards to for-profit agencies. SAMHSA also limited this competition to one award per State, Territory, and Tribe, and noted that Statewide Consumer Network grantees whose funding ends in FY 2013 could not apply under this specific FY 2012 announcement.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SM-12-002; CFDA 93.243). SAMHSA anticipated 11 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $770,000 and an award ceiling of $70,000 per award; there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted April 9, 2012, with an application deadline of May 18, 2012, and it was later archived June 17, 2012. The statutory authority cited is Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (as amended), and the announcement ties to Healthy People 2020 goals in the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area. For applicants needing help accessing materials at the time, the listed grants management contact was Gwendolyn Simpson at SAMHSA's Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management.
Statewide Consumer Network Grant (SAMHSA, CMHS) FAQs
1) What is the Statewide Consumer Network Grant?
The Statewide Consumer Network Grant is a SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), Center for Mental Health Services funding opportunity from FY 2012 designed to strengthen and expand statewide, consumer-run mental health organizations.
2) What is the main purpose of this grant?
The core purpose is to build service system capacity and organizational infrastructure that is explicitly recovery-focused and resiliency-oriented. Programs are expected to support people in managing mental health challenges while also moving toward fuller, self-directed lives supported by effective peer-driven recovery supports.
3) What does "recovery-focused and resiliency-oriented" mean in this program?
In the context of this opportunity, recovery is presented as more than clinical stability. It includes supports that help people build health and well-being, achieve stable housing, pursue meaningful daily roles, and strengthen supportive community connections through peer-driven recovery supports.
4) What populations are prioritized for outreach and engagement?
A central priority is improving how statewide consumer networks reach and serve underserved consumers who are often left out of traditional systems or underrepresented in decision-making. The announcement highlights veterans, people with histories of trauma, individuals from ethnic, racial, or cultural minority communities, and people involved with the criminal justice system.
5) What is expected regarding inclusion of underserved groups in leadership and planning?
Applicants are expected to explain how their network will better engage prioritized populations, reflect their voices in leadership and planning, and adapt peer supports and outreach strategies to match real-world barriers and needs.
6) What types of activities does the grant encourage?
The program encourages development in activity areas tied to modern recovery support practices, including partnership-building with peers in recovery from substance use disorders, expanding and professionalizing peer support, gender-responsive approaches, training and skills development for peers, trauma-informed peer support, legacy planning, and wellness and/or economic empowerment as part of recovery.
7) Does the grant support collaboration with substance use recovery peer systems?
Yes. The announcement emphasizes partnership-building with peers in recovery from substance use disorders, reflecting SAMHSA's push toward integrated, cross-system peer support.
8) What is meant by "professionalizing peer support" in this opportunity?
The notice emphasizes expanding and professionalizing peer support, along with training and skills development for peers, indicating a focus on strengthening peer support roles and capabilities within statewide consumer-run organizations.
9) How does the grant address trauma?
The opportunity highlights trauma-informed peer support, meaning peer services should be delivered with an understanding of trauma prevalence and its impacts.
10) What are "gender-responsive approaches" in the context of this grant?
The announcement specifically calls out addressing service needs related to gender-responsive approaches as one of the emphasized components of the program.
11) What is "legacy planning" and why is it included?
Legacy planning is emphasized as a way to help ensure consumer-run organizations can sustain themselves over time, supporting longer-term stability beyond the grant period.
12) Does the program consider wellness and economic empowerment part of recovery?
Yes. The grant message is that recovery includes wellness and/or economic empowerment, along with broader life outcomes such as stable housing, meaningful daily roles, and supportive community connections.
13) How does this opportunity align with SAMHSA's broader priorities?
This grant aligns closely with SAMHSA's Recovery Support Strategic Initiative. It reflects SAMHSA's position that behavioral health is essential to overall health, prevention and treatment are effective, and recovery is real and expected.
14) What recovery framework or domains are referenced?
The announcement references four commonly cited recovery domains: Health (managing conditions and living physically and emotionally healthier), Home (stable and safe housing), Purpose (meaningful daily activities and resources to participate in society, such as work, school, or caregiving), and Community (relationships and social networks that provide support and hope).
15) What is BRSS TACS and how is it connected?
The notice references SAMHSA's BRSS TACS (Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy), created to help spread recovery concepts nationally and to help consumers, families, and youth understand and navigate health care reform changes connected to the Affordable Care Act.
16) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include domestic public and private nonprofit entities, tribal and urban Indian organizations, and community- and faith-based organizations, but only if they are controlled and managed by mental health consumers and dedicated to improving statewide mental health services.
17) What does "consumer-controlled" mean for eligibility?
The program is restricted to ensure awards go to genuinely consumer-controlled entities. Applicants must demonstrate they are controlled and managed by mental health consumers and must submit a formal Certificate of Eligibility with supporting documentation to prove they meet the consumer-control requirements.
18) Are for-profit organizations allowed to apply?
No. The statute governing the program prohibits awards to for-profit agencies.
19) Is there a limit on the number of awards per state, territory, or tribe?
Yes. SAMHSA limited this competition to one award per State, Territory, and Tribe.
20) Were there any organizations explicitly not allowed to apply under this FY 2012 announcement?
Yes. Statewide Consumer Network grantees whose funding ends in FY 2013 could not apply under this specific FY 2012 announcement.
21) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SM-12-002, and the CFDA number is 93.243.
22) What type of grant was this?
This was a discretionary grant opportunity.
23) How many awards were anticipated and what was the total estimated funding?
SAMHSA anticipated 11 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $770,000.
24) What was the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling was $70,000 per award.
25) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
26) When was the opportunity posted and when was the deadline?
The opportunity was posted on April 9, 2012, and the application deadline was May 18, 2012.
27) When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on June 17, 2012.
28) What statutory authority governs this grant?
The statutory authority cited is Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (as amended).
29) How does this grant relate to Healthy People 2020?
The announcement ties to Healthy People 2020 goals in the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area.
30) Who was the listed grants management contact for help accessing materials?
The listed grants management contact was Gwendolyn Simpson at SAMHSA's Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management.
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