First Responders - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Cooperative Agreement (Short Title: FR-CARA)

The summary for the First Responders - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Cooperative Agreement (Short Title: FR-CARA) 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 Adminis, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

First Responders - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Cooperative Agreement (Short Title: FR-CARA): The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2017 First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (FR-CARA) Cooperative Agreements. SAMHSA will award FR-CARA funds to states, tribes and tribal organizations, and local governmental entities. Local governmental entities include, but are not limited to, municipal corporations, counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, and townships. The purpose of this program is to allow first responders and members of other key community sectors to administer a drug or device approved or cleared under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. Grantees will train and provide resources to first responders and members of other key community sectors at the state, tribal, and local governmental levels on carrying and administering a drug or device approved or cleared under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. Grantees will also establish processes, protocols, and mechanisms for referral to appropriate treatment and recovery communities.

Federal Grant Title:	First Responders - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Cooperative Agreement (Short Title: FR-CARA)
Federal Agency Name:	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis (HHS-SAMHS-SAMHSA)
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	SP-17-005
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.243
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	July 31st, 2017
Original Application Deadline:	July 31st, 2017
Posted Date:	May 31st, 2017
Creation Date:	May 31st, 2017
Archive Date:	August 30th, 2017
Total Program Funding:	$10,423,364
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$800,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	30
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	May 31st, 2017

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include States, American Indian/Alaska Native tribes, tribal organizations, and consortia of tribes or tribal organizations, and local governmental entities including, but not limited to, municipal corporations, counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, and townships. The eligibility for this grant program is statutorily defined in Section 546 of the Public Health Service Act. For the purposes of this funding opportunity announcement, a tribe, as defined at 25 U.S.C. § 1603(14), refers to any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or group or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43 U.S.C.A. § 1601 et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. Further, a tribal organization, as defined at 25 U.S.C. § 1603(26), is the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe; any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities: Provided, that in any case where a contract is let or grant made to an organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian tribe, the approval of each such Indian tribe shall be a prerequisite to the letting or making of such contract or grant. The statute indicates that the definition of “rural,” should be the one utilized by the Office of Management and Budget which indicates that they are not located in metropolitan statistical areas. Link to state maps: https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/statecbsa.html.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: First Responders – Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Cooperative Agreement (Short Title: FR-CARA)
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]
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