Opportunity Information: Apply for SM 09 018
Apply for SM 09 018
- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Supplements to State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement" 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 30, 2009 and posted on Mar 25, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 12, 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 $200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $12,500.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Applicants must be recipients of a SAMHSA Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement who are concurrently funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement the PHQ 8 module through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). These States are eligible to receive a DIG supplement and will be required to coordinate with their respective State BRFSS coordinator and provide additional data analyses and data dissemination. A State is also eligible if it implements the PHQ 8 module within the BRFSS solely with State funds. States are uniquely qualified to apply for this supplement because States collect mental health data. It is within their purview to pursue mental health surveillance so States understand their residents needs for mental health services. States have operational authority over mental health divisions and/or have the existing infrastructure to undertake these activities.
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Opportunity Summary:
Supplements to State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement is a SAMHSA discretionary grant supplement designed to expand and strengthen work already being carried out under the State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants (DIG) program. The central aim of the supplement is to improve state-level mental health surveillance by producing better prevalence estimates of depression and anxiety and by examining how these conditions relate to demographic factors, health status, behavioral risk factors, and chronic disease indicators within participating state populations. In practical terms, the opportunity is meant to help states generate more actionable, population-based mental health information that can guide planning, quality improvement, and efforts that connect mental health with broader public health priorities.
A major feature of this supplement is its connection to the SAMHSA and CDC intra-agency agreement supporting mental health measurement through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). For the year of this announcement, selected states would add the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) module to BRFSS. PHQ-8 is a widely used, validated tool that measures current depressive symptoms, and this module also includes items on lifetime diagnosis of depression and lifetime diagnosis of anxiety. By embedding this standardized module into BRFSS, states can produce comparable, population-level estimates and explore associations between mental health indicators and other BRFSS measures. Because the PHQ module had been implemented previously within this program dating back to 2006, the announcement also highlights the value of conducting trend analyses, ideally examining changes over roughly a five-year span where data permit.
The supplement expects recipients to use funds for three core areas of work. First, the state mental health authority is expected to coordinate closely with the state public health agency or the BRFSS coordinating office that administers the survey, so mental health and public health staff are aligned on goals, timelines, and analytic priorities. Second, recipients are expected to produce state data analyses, including prevalence estimates for depression and anxiety and analytic breakdowns by socio-demographic characteristics (for example, age, sex, income, education, geography where possible) and relationships with other factors captured in BRFSS such as behavioral risks and chronic health conditions. The announcement signals that regional analyses within a state and trend analyses are desirable when feasible. Third, recipients must disseminate findings by presenting results to key state leaders and stakeholders so that the data can directly inform assessment, service planning, and broader strategy, including health and mental health integration efforts.
In terms of policy rationale, SAMHSA frames this supplement as a way to fill critical gaps in state prevalence information that can support the DIG program’s broader goals, including Uniform Reporting System-related efforts around understanding need for mental health services. The opportunity also ties the work to national priorities, including Healthy People 2010 (focus area 18 on Mental Health and Mental Disorders) and Goal 1 of the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, emphasizing the importance of bridging the gap between health and mental health in planning and care. The expected payoff is better state decision-making: clearer estimates of current depressive symptoms, lifetime diagnoses of depression and anxiety, and clearer insight into how mental health patterns intersect with public health risks and chronic disease burdens.
Eligibility is narrow and targeted. Applicants must already be recipients of a SAMHSA Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grant for Quality Improvement and must either be concurrently funded by CDC to implement the PHQ-8 module through BRFSS or be implementing the PHQ-8 module within BRFSS using only state funds. The announcement’s logic is that states are uniquely positioned to apply because they already collect and manage mental health data, have operational authority over mental health systems, and are responsible for mental health surveillance that reflects residents’ needs for services. Awardees are therefore expected not only to analyze the data, but to demonstrate real coordination with BRFSS leadership and to deliver usable products to stakeholders.
The funding details describe a small supplement program intended to support a limited set of add-on activities rather than stand up a new initiative from scratch. SAMHSA anticipated up to 16 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $200,000 and an award ceiling of $12,500 per recipient (award floor listed as $0). Cost sharing or matching is required. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Projects of Regional and National Significance). Key dates included a posted date of March 25, 2009, with a closing date updated to May 12, 2009, and an archive date of June 1, 2009. The funding opportunity number is SM-09-018, and the administering agency is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. For access issues or questions, the listed contact was Gwendolyn Simpson in SAMHSA’s Division of Grants Management.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Supplements to State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement" opportunity?
This is a SAMHSA discretionary grant supplement designed to expand and strengthen work already underway through the State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants (DIG) program. The supplement focuses on improving state-level mental health surveillance and producing more actionable population-based mental health information for planning and quality improvement.
What is the main goal of this supplement?
The central aim is to improve state-level mental health surveillance by producing better prevalence estimates of depression and anxiety, and by examining how these conditions relate to demographics, health status, behavioral risk factors, and chronic disease indicators within the participating state population.
How does this opportunity connect to BRFSS?
A major feature of the supplement is its connection to a SAMHSA and CDC intra-agency agreement that supports mental health measurement through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Participating states would add the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) module to BRFSS for the year covered by the announcement.
What is the PHQ-8 module and what does it measure?
PHQ-8 is a widely used, validated tool that measures current depressive symptoms. The BRFSS PHQ module described in this opportunity also includes items on lifetime diagnosis of depression and lifetime diagnosis of anxiety.
Why embed the PHQ-8 module into BRFSS?
Including the standardized PHQ-8 module in BRFSS allows states to produce comparable, population-level estimates of mental health indicators and to examine relationships between depression/anxiety measures and other BRFSS measures (such as behavioral risks and chronic health conditions).
Are trend analyses expected or encouraged under this supplement?
Yes. Because PHQ modules have been implemented previously within this program dating back to 2006, the announcement highlights the value of conducting trend analyses when possible, ideally examining changes over roughly a five-year span where data permit.
What are the core activities the supplement funds are expected to support?
The supplement expects work in three core areas: (1) coordination between the state mental health authority and the state public health agency or BRFSS coordinating office, (2) state data analyses (including prevalence estimates and analytic breakdowns), and (3) dissemination of findings to key leaders and stakeholders to inform assessment, planning, quality improvement, and broader strategy.
What kind of coordination is required between agencies?
The state mental health authority is expected to coordinate closely with the state public health agency or the BRFSS coordinating office that administers BRFSS, ensuring alignment across mental health and public health staff on goals, timelines, and analytic priorities.
What types of analyses are expected from recipients?
Recipients are expected to produce analyses that include prevalence estimates for depression and anxiety, as well as breakdowns by socio-demographic characteristics (for example, age, sex, income, education, and geography where possible). Analyses should also examine relationships with other BRFSS factors such as behavioral risk factors and chronic health conditions.
Does the opportunity encourage within-state regional analyses?
Yes. The announcement indicates that regional analyses within a state are desirable when feasible.
What dissemination activities are required?
Recipients must disseminate findings by presenting results to key state leaders and stakeholders so that the data can directly inform assessment, service planning, and broader strategy, including health and mental health integration efforts.
How does this supplement relate to the broader DIG program?
SAMHSA describes the supplement as filling critical gaps in state prevalence information that support DIG goals, including efforts related to the Uniform Reporting System and improving understanding of need for mental health services.
What national priorities does this supplement align with?
The opportunity ties the work to national priorities including Healthy People 2010 (focus area 18 on Mental Health and Mental Disorders) and Goal 1 of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, emphasizing bridging the gap between health and mental health in planning and care.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited. Applicants must already be recipients of a SAMHSA Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grant for Quality Improvement and must either (a) be concurrently funded by CDC to implement the PHQ-8 module through BRFSS, or (b) be implementing the PHQ-8 module within BRFSS using only state funds.
Can an organization apply if it is not a current DIG recipient?
No. The announcement describes eligibility as narrow and targeted, requiring that applicants already be recipients of a SAMHSA Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grant for Quality Improvement.
Does a state need CDC funding to be eligible?
Not necessarily. A state may be eligible if it is implementing the PHQ-8 module in BRFSS using state funds, even if it is not concurrently funded by CDC for that purpose, as long as it is also a current DIG recipient.
What is the expected number of awards?
SAMHSA anticipated up to 16 awards under this supplement.
How much funding is available per award?
The award ceiling is listed as $12,500 per recipient. The award floor is listed as $0.
What is the total estimated funding amount for the supplement program?
The estimated total funding amount is $200,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The funding details state that cost sharing or matching is required.
Is this opportunity meant to fund a new program from scratch?
No. It is described as a small supplement program intended to support a limited set of add-on activities, expanding work already being carried out under the DIG program.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Projects of Regional and National Significance).
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is SM-09-018.
Which federal agency administers this supplement?
The administering agency is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
What were the key dates for this announcement?
The posted date was March 25, 2009. The closing date was updated to May 12, 2009. The archive date was June 1, 2009.
Who was listed as the contact for questions or access issues?
The listed contact was Gwendolyn Simpson in SAMHSA's Division of Grants Management.
What kinds of outcomes is SAMHSA expecting from this supplement?
The expected payoff described in the announcement is improved state decision-making through clearer estimates of current depressive symptoms, lifetime diagnoses of depression and anxiety, and better insight into how mental health patterns intersect with behavioral risks and chronic disease burdens in the population.
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