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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Statewide Family Network Program" 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 $440,000.00 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 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- SAMHSA is limiting eligibility to family controlled1 domestic public and private nonprofit organizations in States, Territories, and Tribes. A primary goal of this program is 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 their mental health care is family driven and youth guided. Therefore, only family controlled organizations are eligible to apply. Family controlled organizations must meet the following requirements An applicant organization must be dedicated to and have the infrastructure to improve mental health services Statewide An applicant must complete the Certification of Eligibility (see Appendix J of the RFA) indicating that the applicant meets all eligibility requirements and include necessary supporting documentation. In order to strengthen new networks and broaden the impact of this program throughout the nation, SAMHSA is limiting one award per State, Territory or Tribe. Current Statewide Family Network grantees whose funding ends in FY 2013 are not eligible to apply under this funding announcement (see Appendix K of the RFA).
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2012 Statewide Family Network Program is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). Its central aim is to strengthen each State's ability and infrastructure to serve children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances (SED) by building and supporting strong, family-run statewide networks. These networks are expected to help families navigate mental health systems by providing practical assistance such as information, referrals, and peer support, while also ensuring that families have a formal, organized way to influence mental health planning and policy at both the State and local levels. In other words, the program is designed to make children’s mental health services more family-driven and youth-guided, while helping families move from being passive recipients of services to active partners shaping how those services are designed and delivered.
The program builds on earlier CMHS efforts that helped establish a stronger child and family focus in systems of care nationwide. The funding recognizes that while most States now have active family organizations advocating for responsive services, there is still a need for additional capacity-building so these organizations can remain stable, self-sufficient, and effective over time. A major theme of the opportunity is long-term empowerment: strengthening family networks so they can participate meaningfully in ongoing service redesign, community-based improvements, and broader health care reform conversations that affect behavioral health services for children and youth with SED.
This grant is also framed within SAMHSA’s broader policy direction that treats behavioral health as a core part of overall health. The announcement highlights SAMHSA’s position that prevention works, treatment is effective, and recovery is real, and it connects the grant to SAMHSA’s strategic approach for improving the delivery and financing of prevention, treatment, and recovery supports. Specifically, the Statewide Family Network Program aligns closely with SAMHSA’s Recovery Support Strategic Initiative. The notice also references SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS), which is intended to help spread recovery concepts and support education and information-sharing, including information related to Affordable Care Act (ACA) reforms. In practice, this signals that grantees are expected to be plugged into evolving system changes and help families understand and engage with reforms that influence access, quality, and financing of community-based services.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number SM-12-001, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Projects of Regional and National Significance). SAMHSA anticipated making 7 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $440,000. The award ceiling was $70,000, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The application window opened with a posted date of April 9, 2012, and the closing date was May 18, 2012, with the opportunity later archived on June 17, 2012. The activity category is Health, and the funding instrument is a Grant.
Eligibility is intentionally narrow and focused on ensuring authentic family leadership. SAMHSA limited applicants to family-controlled domestic public or private nonprofit organizations operating within States, Territories, and Tribes. To qualify, an organization needed to be dedicated to improving statewide mental health services and have the infrastructure to do that work at a statewide level. Applicants also had to complete a formal Certification of Eligibility (referenced as Appendix J in the RFA) and provide documentation proving they meet the eligibility requirements. The program further limited funding to one award per State, Territory, or Tribe, which reflects an intent to designate a primary statewide family network entity rather than funding multiple overlapping organizations in the same jurisdiction. Additionally, certain existing grantees were excluded: current Statewide Family Network grantees with funding ending in FY 2013 were not eligible to apply under this specific announcement (with further details referenced in Appendix K of the RFA).
Legally and programmatically, the grants are authorized under Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, and the announcement notes alignment with Healthy People 2020, specifically the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area (HP 2020 MHMD). This places the program within a broader national public health framework focused on improving mental health outcomes and strengthening systems that support individuals and families.
For applicants needing access to the full announcement or administrative support, SAMHSA provided a direct agency contact within its Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management: Gwendolyn Simpson in Rockville, Maryland, with phone and email contact information. The funding announcement also listed an official web link where the full details were posted.
FY 2012 Statewide Family Network Program (SAMHSA/CMHS) FAQs
What is the FY 2012 Statewide Family Network Program?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), designed to build and support strong, family-run statewide networks that help improve services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances (SED).
What is the main purpose of the grant?
The central aim is to strengthen each State's ability and infrastructure to serve children and adolescents with SED by building and supporting family-run statewide networks that help families navigate mental health systems and have an organized voice in mental health planning and policy at State and local levels.
What kinds of support are statewide family networks expected to provide to families?
The networks are expected to offer practical assistance such as information, referrals, and peer support to help families navigate mental health systems.
How does this program change the role of families in children’s mental health services?
The program is intended to make services more family-driven and youth-guided by helping families move from being passive recipients of services to active partners who shape how services are designed and delivered.
What is meant by “family-run” or “family-controlled” in this opportunity?
Eligibility was limited to family-controlled organizations to ensure authentic family leadership. The announcement requires applicants to be family-controlled domestic public or private nonprofit organizations and to submit a formal Certification of Eligibility (Appendix J) with documentation proving they meet the requirements.
Who is the funding agency and which SAMHSA center is sponsoring this program?
The funding agency is SAMHSA, and the program is sponsored through SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).
What is the funding opportunity number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SM-12-001.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Projects of Regional and National Significance).
How many awards did SAMHSA anticipate making?
SAMHSA anticipated making 7 awards under this announcement.
What was the estimated total funding amount for all awards?
The estimated total funding amount was $440,000.
What was the maximum award amount (ceiling) per grant?
The award ceiling was $70,000.
Was cost sharing or a match required?
No. The announcement stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What was the activity category and funding instrument?
The activity category was Health, and the funding instrument was a Grant.
When did the application period open and close?
The posted (open) date was April 9, 2012, and the closing date was May 18, 2012.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was later archived on June 17, 2012.
Which organizations were eligible to apply?
Applicants had to be family-controlled domestic public or private nonprofit organizations operating within States, Territories, and Tribes, dedicated to improving statewide mental health services, and with the infrastructure to carry out work at a statewide level.
Where could eligible applicants be located?
Eligible applicants could operate within States, Territories, and Tribes, as long as they met the family-controlled domestic nonprofit (public or private) requirement and other eligibility conditions described in the announcement.
What documentation was required to prove eligibility?
Applicants were required to complete a Certification of Eligibility (referenced as Appendix J in the RFA) and provide documentation proving they met the eligibility requirements.
How many awards could be made in a single State, Territory, or Tribe?
The program limited funding to one award per State, Territory, or Tribe.
Were any existing grantees excluded from applying?
Yes. Current Statewide Family Network grantees with funding ending in FY 2013 were not eligible to apply under this specific announcement (with additional details referenced in Appendix K of the RFA).
What larger goals or themes does the grant emphasize?
A major theme is long-term empowerment and capacity-building so family organizations can remain stable, self-sufficient, and effective over time, and can participate meaningfully in ongoing service redesign, community-based improvements, and broader health care reform conversations affecting behavioral health services for children and youth with SED.
How does this opportunity connect to SAMHSA’s broader policy direction?
The announcement frames behavioral health as a core part of overall health and highlights SAMHSA’s view that prevention works, treatment is effective, and recovery is real. It also ties the program to SAMHSA’s strategic approach to improving the delivery and financing of prevention, treatment, and recovery supports.
Which SAMHSA strategic initiative is specifically referenced?
The Statewide Family Network Program aligns closely with SAMHSA’s Recovery Support Strategic Initiative.
What is BRSS TACS and why is it mentioned?
The announcement references SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) as a mechanism to help spread recovery concepts and support education and information-sharing, including information related to Affordable Care Act (ACA) reforms.
Does the grant expect grantees to address health care reform topics like the Affordable Care Act?
Yes. The notice signals that grantees are expected to be connected to evolving system changes and help families understand and engage with reforms that influence access, quality, and financing of community-based services, including reforms referenced in relation to the ACA.
What law authorizes this grant program?
The grants are authorized under Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
How does this grant relate to national public health priorities?
The announcement notes alignment with Healthy People 2020, specifically the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area (HP 2020 MHMD).
Who was the agency contact listed for administrative or grants management questions?
The announcement provided an agency contact in SAMHSA’s Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management: Gwendolyn Simpson (Rockville, Maryland), with phone and email contact information included in the funding announcement.
Where could applicants find the full official announcement?
The funding announcement listed an official web link where full details were posted.
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