The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is soliciting applications for approximately $21.8 million in funding over the next three years for Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement (State DIG). The program will implement and strengthen the annual collection of the Uniform Reporting System (URS) measures, which include the National Outcome Measures (NOMs), and fund State Mental Health authorities to improve state and local data infrastructure for reporting and planning. This project also supports the Center for Mental Health Service’s Mental Health Block Grant program.
It is expected that approximately up to 59 grants will be awarded for up to three years. State mental health authorities (including the District of Columbia) that are selected for the grants are eligible for up to $132,941 each year for three years. Mental health authorities for the U.S. Territories that are selected for the grants are eligible for up to $60,000 each year for up to three years in funding. The actual amounts may vary, depending on the availability of these funds and the performance of the grantees. The grants will be awarded by SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services.
Eligible applicants are State Mental Health authorities in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories. Applications for SM-10-009 are available by downloading from http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2010/SM-10-009.aspx. Applicants are encouraged to apply online using http://www.grants.gov/.
Applications must be received by March 4, 2010.