Statewide Consumer Network Grants

The summary for the Statewide Consumer Network Grants Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, the government agency offering the grant, funding award amounts, and important deadlines. 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section.

Federal Grant Title:	Statewide Consumer Network Grants
CFDA Number:	93.243
CFDA Description:	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_Projects of Regional and National Significance
Federal Agency Name:	Center for Mental Health Services
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
Category Explanation:	Information not provided
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	SM-04-003
Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Posted Date:	Mar 23, 2004
Creation Date:	May 07, 2004
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 07, 2004 This is a republication of SAMHSA's NOFA SM 04-003. The deadline for applications has been extended to 30 days after the republication of this NOFA.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
Archive Date:	May 07, 2004
Expected Number of Awards:	22
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,500,000
Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$70,000
Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to the following, rather than the Eligible Applicants listed in SAMHSA's Standard Grant INF-04 PA (MOD): domestic private, nonprofit entities, including faith-based entities and currently funded Statewide Consumer Network Grantees that 1) are controlled and managed by mental health consumers; 2) are dedicated to the improvement of mental health services statewide; and 3) have a Board of Directors comprised of more than 51 percent consumers. SAMHSA is limiting eligibility to consumer-controlled organizations because the goals of this grant program are to: to strengthen the capacity of consumers to act as agents of transformation in influencing the type and amount of services and supports provided to people with a serious mental illness and to ensure that their mental health care is consumer driven. Applicants will be required to complete and sign a Certification of Eligibility and provide necessary supportive documentation. This certification will be provided in the application kit, available from the National Mental Health Information Center, and will also be posted on the SAMHSA Web page along with the NOFA.
Grant Description: The purpose of the Statewide Consumer Networks program is to enhance State capacity and infrastructure to be consumer-centered and targeted toward recovery and resiliency and consumer-driven by promoting the use of consumers as agents of transformation. The program goals are to 1) strengthen organizational relationships; 2) promote skill development with an emphasis on leadership and business management; and 3) identify technical assistance needs of consumers and provide training and support to ensure that they are the catalysts for transforming the mental health and related systems in their State. To achieve this goal, the program assists consumer organizations around the country to work with policymakers and services providers to improve services for consumers with a serious mental illness. The Program is designed to strengthen coalitions among consumers, policymakers and service providers, recognizing that the consumers are the best and most effective change agents. The Statewide Consumer Network grants will support State-level consumer-run organizations to assist consumers to participate in the development of policies, programs, and quality assurance activities related to the Final Report of the President?s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health as it applies to mental health service delivery. Grantees are especially encouraged to utilize training capacity, network development, organizational and community readiness, and policy development to support best practices but are not limited to these specific activities. Examples of the types of community services that grantees will work to improve include State planning boards and councils, individualized plans of care, anti-stigma initiatives, interactions with the criminal justice system, supported employment programs, rights protection, cultural competence, outreach to people in rural areas, people of color and older-adults: research on recovery, trauma and medication; evidence based determinations and applications; workforce development; tele-health and other on line supports including personal recovery pages.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA): Statewide Consumer Network Grants
http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2004/nofa/sm04-003mod_inf_consumer.asp
Grant Announcement Contact: Fox , Risa , SAMHSA/CMHS, Division of Service and Systems Improvement, Phone 301-443-3653, Fax 301-443-5163, Email rfox@samhsa.gov rfox@samhsa.gov Fox , Risa
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