Community-Based Alternatives to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities

The summary for the Community-Based Alternatives to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities 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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Community-Based Alternatives to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities: The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), section 6063, establishes a grant demonstration program; Community-Based Alternatives to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs). This Grant Solicitation provides a full description of the funding opportunity, eligibility and award information necessary to help States provide home and community-based interventions to youth eligible for PRTF level of care. A detailed description of the fundamentals of the demonstration, including the goal of the demonstration, definitions, design, and development information are found in Section I, 2 of the solicitation. Application and submission requirements can be located in Section IV, and comprehensive review criteria for award are found in Section V. The Application submission will include a systems assessment, demonstration design, and Financial Neutrality Form, following the application instructions in Section IV. Through a competitive process, up to 10 applications will receive awards. The States receiving awards will be required to submit an Implementation Plan. States receiving an award under this solicitation will have nine months to complete the Implementation Plan for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) review and approval.