Dear Association Executives – Below please find information about a grant opportunity for your members from HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support workforce development under the Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program.
The deadline for applications is May 6th.
Please share this with your members.
Below also please find information on an April 10th webinar in which HRSA will provide more on this opportunity.
Please let us know if you have questions or if additional information would be helpful.
Thank you – Reyna
Reyna Taylor
Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Advocacy
Policy Department
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Direct: 202-774-1651
ReynaT@TheNationalCouncil.org
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New Funding Opportunity!
View the Grant Opportunity
Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program (OIFSP) (HRSA-24-016)
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to increase the behavioral health workforce and expand access to behavioral health services.
The Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program (OIFSP) supports training programs that increase the skills and knowledge of peer support specialists and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals who provide services to families affected by opioid use disorders and other substance use disorders. Additionally, the program focuses on supporting children and adolescents in high-need and high-demand areas who have experienced trauma and are at risk for mental health disorders.
HRSA will award approximately $16.8 million to up to 28 grantees over a period of four years through this funding opportunity.
Eligible applicants:
• State-licensed mental health nonprofit and for-profit organizations, such as universities, community colleges, and technical schools.
• Domestic community-based organizations.
• Tribes and tribal organizations.
View the funding opportunity on Grants.gov for complete eligibility information.
Applications are due by May 6, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Have questions? Watch a pre-recorded Technical Assistance Webinar (coming soon) and join the live Q&A Session on Zoom on Wednesday, April 10 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET.
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Neal Comstock
Director of Membership
National Council
NealC@TheNationalCouncil.org202 748-8793
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