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CCBHC FOA Released - Due March 1, 2021

  • 1.  CCBHC FOA Released - Due March 1, 2021

    Posted 01-04-2021 14:32

    Association Executives:

    Good afternoon and happy new year! SAMHSA has announced that applications for FY21 CCBHC grants are now being accepted. The grants are available to community treatment providers in every state. Qualified applicants must be a CCBHC or be able to meet the requirements of a CCBHC within four months of receiving a grant. Applicants must be either a nonprofit or local government behavioral health authority. CCBHC Expansion grant recipients that received funding under CCBHCs Expansion FOA (SM-20-012, with funding announcements made in 2020) are not eligible to apply for funding under this FOA.

    When these CCBHCs are funded, there will be more than 300 CCBHCs in the US. Once all the recent omnibus-related funds are released, we may surpass 400 CCBHCs. This is an exciting moment and we are so grateful for your advocacy in support of CCBHCs! As always, National Council is happy to help you and your members navigate these applications. We will be hosting a Q&A session with details to be announced soon, but in advance of that meeting, here are a few items we wanted to share:

    • SAMHSA is accepting 74 applications meaning that competition will be strong.
    • The amount of the grants will be $2 million per year for 2 years.
    • Applications are due March 1.

    We encourage you to share this FOA with your members who may be interested in applying. In addition, we understand that SAMHSA has approached unfunded applicants from the 2020 FOA to determine whether they remain interested in and capable of fulfilling the activities in their applications. Although this is not a guarantee that any particular applicant will be funded, we believe it is likely that SAMHSA may fund some of those applications "off the shelf" with additional CCBHC monies that were appropriated in the omnibus package.   

    Momentum continues to build on CCBHCs at all levels of government and this will be a catalyst for even more support. Please feel free to reach out to CCBHC@thenationalcouncil.org with any questions, ideas, or comments.

    Thank you!

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    Brett Beckerson
    Director, Policy & Advocacy
    National Council for Behavioral Health
    Washington DC
    202-684-7457
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