SAMHSA- CSAT Cooperative Agreements for Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment

The summary for the SAMHSA- CSAT Cooperative Agreements for Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment 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 Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

SAMHSA- CSAT Cooperative Agreements for Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment: SAMHSA s CSAT is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2003 cooperative agreements to expand and enhance State substance abuse treatment service systems by: * expanding the State s continuum of care to include screening, brief intervention, referral, and brief treatment (SBIRT) in general medical and other community settings (e.g., community health centers, school-base health clinics and student assistance programs, occupational health clinics, hospitals, emergency departments); * supporting clinically appropriate treatment services for nondependent substance users (i.e., persons with a Substance Abuse Disorder diagnosis) as well as for dependent substance users (i.e., persons with a Substance Dependence Disorder diagnosis); * improving linkages among community agencies performing SBIRT and specialist substance abuse treatment agencies; and * identifying systems and policy changes to increase access to treatment in generalist and specialist settings. Who can apply: All States, Territories, and Federally recognized Indian tribes are eligible to apply but the applicant must be the immediate Office of the Governor of States (for Territories and Indian tribes, the Office of the Chief Executive Officer). The Governor must sign the application. Applications not signed by the Governor are not eligible and will not be reviewed. State-level agencies are not considered to be part of the immediate Office of the Governor and are not eligible to apply. This means, for example, that the State Substance Abuse Authority (SSA) or other State-level agencies within the Executive Branch cannot apply independently. SAMHSA has limited the eligibility to Governors of States because the immediate Office of the Governor has the greatest potential to provide the multi-agency leadership needed to develop the State s treatment service systems to increase the State s capacity to provide accessible, effective, screening, brief intervention, referral and brief treatment services to persons with Substance Use Disorders. States that have already begun to develop such integrated systems, stressing early intervention for persons at risk of dependence, are especially encouraged to apply. Est. Funds for FY 2003: $22 million Est. No. of Awards: 7 State awards in FY 2003, ranging from $2,500,000 to $3,500,000 in total costs (direct and indirect). Applications with proposed budgets that exceed $3.5 million will be returned without review. Project period: Up to 5 years, with annual continuation awards depending on the availability of funds, progress achieved and compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) requirements.