Opportunity Information: Apply for SM 09 016
Apply for SM 09 016
- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Statewide Family 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 Mar 23, 2009 and posted on Mar 23, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 14, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $420,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $60,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including faith based entities, tribal family organizations, and family run non profit organizations in States where there is currently not a funded Statewide Family Network because SAMHSA would like to strengthen new networks and to include as many states as possible with the current levels of funding. Family controlled organizations must meet the following requirements An applicant organization must be dedicated to the improvement of mental health services Statewide An applicant must complete the Certification of Eligibility (see Appendix H of this document) indicating that the applicant meets all eligibility requirements. Applicants must also provide necessary supportive documentation. A family controlled organization is an organization that has a board of directors made up of more than 50 family members, who have primary daily responsibility for the raising of a child, youth, adolescent or young adult with a serious emotional disturbance up to age 18, or 21 if the adolescent is being served by an Individual Educational Plan (IEP), or up to age 26 if the young adult is being served by an Individual Service Plan in transition to the adult mental health system. SAMHSA is limiting eligibility to family controlled organizations because the goals of this grant program are to strengthen the capacity of families with children who have a serious emotional disturbance to act as agents of transformation in influencing the type and amount of services provided to them and their children and to ensure that their mental health care is consumer and family driven. The statutory authority for this program prohibits grants to for profit agencies.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2009 Statewide Family Network Grant is a SAMHSA, Center for Mental Health Services discretionary grant designed to strengthen a state's capacity and infrastructure so public mental health systems are more responsive to children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and to the families raising them. The program grows out of earlier national systems-of-care efforts, especially the Child, Adolescent and Service System Program (CASSP), and it focuses on ensuring that family-run organizations are positioned to influence policy, planning, and service design across state and local mental health systems. The larger intent is to move states closer to consumer- and family-driven care by supporting organized, empowered family networks that can participate meaningfully in mental health service planning, community-based service improvement, and health care reform discussions affecting children with SED.
This opportunity is part of SAMHSA's broader Infrastructure Grants portfolio, meaning the emphasis is less on funding direct clinical services and more on building the foundational pieces that make effective services possible and sustainable over time. Applicants are expected to present a clear, coherent "roadmap" showing how they have assessed, or will assess, statewide service-system needs and then translate those findings into concrete infrastructure development strategies. A competitive application is expected to connect the dots between identified gaps or barriers, the proposed capacity-building approach, and the outcomes the state system should be able to achieve as a result (for example, stronger family representation in decision-making, improved coordination of community-based supports, or improved ability to sustain family-led participation in system reform).
SAMHSA also highlights the importance of addressing the needs of returning veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and their families. Because many returning service members experience post-traumatic stress and related conditions, and because family members may also need support, SAMHSA strongly encourages applicants to incorporate strategies that recognize and respond to veteran family needs, including outreach to returning veterans and their families who have children with SED.
Funding details reflect a relatively small, targeted infrastructure investment across a limited number of awards. SAMHSA anticipated making 6 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $420,000. The award ceiling was $60,000 (with an award floor listed as $0), and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The funding opportunity number is SM-09-016 under CFDA 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance). The announcement was posted March 23, 2009, and the application deadline was May 14, 2009 (archived June 13, 2009).
Eligibility is intentionally narrow because the grant is meant to strengthen family-driven leadership and ensure families can act as agents of change in the mental health system. Eligible applicants are domestic public or private nonprofit entities (including faith-based entities), tribal family organizations, and family-run nonprofit organizations, but only in states that do not currently have a funded Statewide Family Network. The program also prohibits awards to for-profit agencies. To qualify as a "family-controlled organization," the applicant must have a board of directors composed of more than 50 percent family members who have primary daily responsibility for raising a child, youth, adolescent, or young adult with SED, generally up to age 18, with extensions to age 21 if the youth is served under an Individual Education Plan (IEP), or up to age 26 if the young adult is served under an Individual Service Plan during transition to the adult mental health system. Applicants also had to certify eligibility through SAMHSA's required certification process and provide supporting documentation, and the organization needed to be dedicated to statewide improvement of mental health services.
In short, this grant opportunity funded the development or strengthening of statewide, family-controlled networks in states lacking an existing SAMHSA-funded network, with the goal of expanding family capacity to shape and sustain child and adolescent mental health systems of care. It prioritized strong planning logic (needs assessment tied to infrastructure strategies and measurable capacity gains) and encouraged attention to the unique challenges faced by returning veterans and their families as part of the broader child and family mental health landscape.
FAQs: FY 2009 Statewide Family Network Grant (SAMHSA/CMHS)
What is the FY 2009 Statewide Family Network Grant?
The FY 2009 Statewide Family Network Grant is a discretionary grant from SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) designed to strengthen a state's capacity and infrastructure so that public mental health systems are more responsive to children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and to the families raising them.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The core purpose is to build or strengthen statewide, family-run networks so families can influence policy, planning, and service design across state and local mental health systems. The broader intent is to move states toward more consumer- and family-driven care by supporting organized, empowered family networks that can participate meaningfully in system reform and service improvement.
Is this grant meant to fund direct clinical services?
No. This opportunity is part of SAMHSA's Infrastructure Grants portfolio, which places the emphasis on building foundational infrastructure (capacity, coordination, and sustained participation) rather than paying for direct clinical services.
What kinds of activities does SAMHSA expect applicants to propose?
Applicants are expected to provide a clear and coherent "roadmap" that shows how statewide service-system needs have been assessed (or will be assessed) and how findings will be translated into concrete infrastructure development strategies. A competitive proposal connects identified gaps or barriers to a capacity-building approach and to outcomes the state system should achieve as a result.
What outcomes is this grant trying to support?
Examples of outcomes highlighted include stronger family representation in decision-making, improved coordination of community-based supports, and improved ability to sustain family-led participation in system reform discussions affecting children with SED.
How does this grant relate to systems-of-care efforts like CASSP?
The program grows out of earlier national systems-of-care efforts, especially the Child, Adolescent and Service System Program (CASSP). It continues that direction by emphasizing system responsiveness and family influence in planning and service design.
How many awards were anticipated, and what was the total estimated funding?
SAMHSA anticipated making 6 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $420,000.
What was the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $60,000.
Was there a minimum award amount (floor)?
The award floor was listed as $0.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The funding opportunity number is SM-09-016, under CFDA 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance).
When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The announcement was posted March 23, 2009, and the application deadline was May 14, 2009. The opportunity was archived June 13, 2009.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were domestic public or private nonprofit entities (including faith-based entities), tribal family organizations, and family-run nonprofit organizations, but only in states that did not currently have a funded Statewide Family Network.
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
No. The program prohibits awards to for-profit agencies.
What does it mean to be a "family-controlled organization" for this grant?
To qualify as a family-controlled organization, the applicant must have a board of directors composed of more than 50 percent family members who have primary daily responsibility for raising a child, youth, adolescent, or young adult with SED.
How does the grant define the age range for youth/young adults with SED in the family-control requirement?
The definition generally applies up to age 18, with extensions to age 21 if the youth is served under an Individual Education Plan (IEP), or up to age 26 if the young adult is served under an Individual Service Plan during transition to the adult mental health system.
Does the organization need to focus on statewide impact?
Yes. The organization needed to be dedicated to statewide improvement of mental health services.
Were applicants required to certify eligibility?
Yes. Applicants had to certify eligibility through SAMHSA's required certification process and provide supporting documentation.
What states could apply, based on existing funding status?
Only states that did not currently have a funded Statewide Family Network were eligible for this opportunity.
Why is eligibility described as "intentionally narrow"?
Because the grant is specifically intended to strengthen family-driven leadership and ensure families can act as agents of change in the public mental health system.
What does SAMHSA mean by a strong application "connecting the dots"?
It means the proposal should clearly link: (1) the gaps or barriers identified through a needs assessment, (2) the specific infrastructure and capacity-building strategies proposed to address them, and (3) the measurable capacity gains or system-level outcomes expected as a result.
How are returning veterans and their families addressed in this opportunity?
SAMHSA highlights the importance of addressing the needs of returning veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and their families. Applicants were strongly encouraged to incorporate strategies that recognize and respond to veteran family needs, including outreach to returning veterans and their families who have children with SED.
Why does the grant encourage attention to veteran families?
The opportunity notes that many returning service members experience post-traumatic stress and related conditions and that family members may also need support, which can affect families raising children with SED.
What is the overall intent in one sentence?
To fund the development or strengthening of statewide, family-controlled networks in states lacking an existing SAMHSA-funded network, expanding family capacity to shape and sustain child and adolescent mental health systems of care.
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