Program Supplements for Violence Intervention to Enhance Lives (Short Title: VITEL)

The summary for the Program Supplements for Violence Intervention to Enhance Lives (Short Title: VITEL) 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 Admin, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Program Supplements for Violence Intervention to Enhance Lives (Short Title: VITEL): The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), announces the availability of one-year supplemental funding to enable grantees from the Targeted Capacity Expansion: Substance Abuse Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Women at High Risk for HIV/AIDS Minority Women (TCE-HIV: Minority Women) cohort funded in FY 2014 to expand/enhance grant activities required under the Request for Application (RFA), TI-13-011. The Violence Intervention to Enhance Lives (VITEL) supplemental grants will allow awardees to enhance existing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services by implementing intimate partner violence (IPV) screening. Information on the TCE-HIV: Minority Women program may be found in the original RFA available on the SAMHSA website at http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/archive. This program is being funded by the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF).

The purpose of the TCE-HIV: Minority Women program is to expand SUD treatment and HIV services for African American, Hispanic/Latina and other racial/ethnic minority women (ages 18 years and older), including heterosexual, lesbian, and bisexual persons, women who were previously incarcerated, and their significant others, who have substance use disorders and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and are living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS (hereafter known as “the population of focus”). The VITEL grants will allow five existing grantees the opportunity to enhance their current SUD treatment services by implementing IPV screening. The goals of the VITEL program are to: 1) reduce IPV through screening and referrals; 2) reduce risky behaviors that lead to new HIV infections and substance use disorders; 3) increase access to care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV and AIDS; 4) reduce HIV-related health disparities resultant from IPV screening tool implementation; and 5) determine the feasibility of integrating IPV screening in behavioral health settings.
Federal Grant Title: Program Supplements for Violence Intervention to Enhance Lives (Short Title: VITEL)
Federal Agency Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin
Grant Categories: Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: TI-16-010
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 320654
CFDA Descriptions: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_Projects of Regional and National Significance
Current Application Deadline: Jun 6, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Jun 6, 2016
Posted Date: Apr 5, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 5, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 6, 2016
Total Program Funding: $350,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $70,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligibility for this funding opportunity is limited to current SAMHSA FY 2014 TCE-HIV: Minority Women grantees because these grants specifically focus on minority women who are disproportionately affected by IPV. These grantees have the established infrastructure, partnerships, and necessary knowledge and skills to rapidly implement the VITEL program without a lengthy start-up period or break in service.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Program Supplements for Violence Intervention to Enhance Lives (Short Title: VITEL)
Grant Announcement Contact
Eileen Bermudez Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (240) 276-1412
[email protected]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin 240-276-1210