Circles of Care III: Tribal Infrastructure Grants for Transforming Behavioral Health Service Systems for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and their Families

The summary for the Circles of Care III: Tribal Infrastructure Grants for Transforming Behavioral Health Service Systems for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and their Families grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Circles of Care III: Tribal Infrastructure Grants for Transforming Behavioral Health Service Systems for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and their Families: The purpose of the Circles of Care program is to provide tribal and urban Indian communities with tools and resources to design systems of care to support mental health for their children, youth, and families in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Circles of Care grants will allow the building of infrastructure to increase the capacity and effectiveness of behavioral health systems serving AI/AN communities. As a result of these infrastructure improvements, Circles of Care grants will reduce the gap between the need for behavioral health services and the availability of services in AI/AN communities. Stakeholders, leaders and community members will formulate methods to reduce stigma, improve relationships between provider groups, address the limited service availability and increase cultural competence in the overall system: tribal, federal, and state. This program includes resources for infrastructure development and integrated service models within tribal colleges and universities (TCU) settings. Circles of Care grantees must: 1. Develop systems of care models that are designed by American Indian/Alaska Native community members, in partnership with program and evaluation staff, to transform their behavioral health care systems. 2. Engage their community members in assessing service system needs, gaps, potential resources, and plan infrastructure development strategies that meet those needs. 3. Place special emphasis on co-occurring issues of mental health and substance abuse, suicide and other problems endemic to AI/AN communities. 4. Increase the participation of families, tribal leaders, and spiritual advisors in planning and developing service systems and treatment options based on the values and principles of the AI/AN community served by the project. 5. Evaluate the feasibility of the proposed community service system, in terms of potential resources. 6. Support achieving the Healthy People 2010 goals relevant to AI/AN children and youth: reduce the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents; increase the proportion of children and youth with behavioral health problems who receive treatment.

Federal Grant Title:	Circles of Care III: Tribal Infrastructure Grants for Transforming Behavioral Health Service Systems for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and their Families
Federal Agency Name:	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	SM05-008
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.243
CFDA Descriptions:	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_Projects of Regional and National Significance
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Feb 25, 2005
Posted Date:	Dec 16, 2004
Creation Date:	Dec 16, 2004
Archive Date:	Mar 27, 2005
Total Program Funding:	$2,400,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$350,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	7
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The following entities are eligible to apply for this grant: 1) Federally recognized tribal governments, as defined in P.L. 93-638, the Indian Self Determination Act, as amended. 2) Urban Indian programs, as defined in P.L. 94-437, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Title V., as amended, "a nonprofit body situated in an urban center governed by a board of directors of whom at least 51 pecent are American Indian/Alaska Natives, for the purpose of establishing and administering an urban Indian health program and related activities." A faith-based Urban Indian program would have to meet the above criteria. 3) Tribal Colleges and Universities, per E.O.13270. 4) Previous Circles of Care grantees are not eligible to apply. (Please refer to Appendix B of this NOFA for a list of previous Circles of Care grantees.)
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Erickson, Jill Shepard, Public Health Advisor , Phone 240-276-1926, Fax 240-276-1990, Email [email protected] [email protected] Erickson, Jill Shepard
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