OpportunityTitle: Law Enforcement and Behavioral Health Partnerships for Early Diversion
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility for this program is statutorily limited to states, political subdivisions of states, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations acting directly or through agreements with other public and non-profit entities.  The application must be signed by the chief executive of a state, political subdivision of a state, Indian tribe, or tribal organization or by his or her designee.  Examples include:  State Governor, County Executive, City Mayor, or Tribal Leader.    As part of the application submission, the following should be included:  &#149; A letter from the chief executive approving the submission of the grant application; or    &#149; The chief executive&#146;s delegation of his/her authority for the submission and signature of the application in Attachment 5.  The designee must sign the application; or    &#149; A request in writing to waive the requirement to include the chief executive&#146;s signature on the application or delegation of his/her authority at the time of application submission.  The waiver request should be included in Attachment #5 of the application package.  If your application is selected for funding, the submission of the chief executive&#146;s signature on the application or his/her delegation of authority (designee must sign the application) will need to be submitted to SAMHSA prior to an award being made.  Applicants will have a limited time to comply, such as 72 hours or less to submit the documentation to be considered for an award.    Tribal organization means the recognized body of any AI/AN tribe; any legally established organization of American Indians/Alaska Natives 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 American Indians/Alaska Natives in all phases of its activities.  Consortia of tribes or tribal organizations are eligible to apply, but each participating entity must indicate its approval.    This is a SAMHSA jointly funded program with funding from CMHS and CSAT.  This program is designed to divert adults with mental, substance use and co-occurring disorders from the criminal justice system into community based behavioral services prior to arrest.  SAMHSA believes that using funds from both CMHS and CSAT will ensure the delivery of, mental health, substance abuse and co-occurring treatment services and recovery supports that engage and retain diverted individuals in services. Use of both funding sources will allow individuals with a mental, substance use and co-occurring disorder to be diverted from arrest/jail to community behavioral health services.  CSAT&#146;s statutory authority for this program is Section 509.  CMHS&#146;s statutory authority is Section 520G of the PHS Act, as amended  which limits eligibility to states, political subdivisions of states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations, acting directly or through agreements with other public and non-profit entities.  Since CMHS&#146;s statutory authority is more restrictive than CSAT&#146;s statutory authority in this case, the more restrictive process is required.
Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2013 for Law Enforcement and Behavioral Health Partnerships for Early Diversion (Short Title: Early Diversion) grants. The purpose of this program is to address the behavioral health needs of people involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the criminal justice system by providing an array of community-based diversion services designed to keep individuals with behavioral health issues out of the criminal justice system while also addressing issues of public safety. This funding announcement is being jointly funded by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) to allow flexibility for communities to divert and deliver services to individuals with mental, substance use and co-occurring disorders. CMHS is providing 69 percent of grant funds to divert persons with mental and/or co-occurring substance use disorders to community based diversion services. CSAT is providing 31 percent of grant funds to divert persons with substance use and/or co-occurring mental disorders from the criminal justice system to community-based diversion services. Applicants are also required to provide a non-federal match related to the expenditure of CMHS funds. The Early Diversion program is intended for communities to develop effective partnerships between law enforcement and behavioral health providers to divert adults with mental, substance use and co-occurring disorders from the criminal justice system into community-based service alternatives. These partnerships will make it possible for law enforcement officers to divert adults with mental, substance use and co-occurring disorders from the criminal justice system to community-based behavioral health services to screen, assess, refer, and treat individuals before arrest while maintaining public safety. The Early Diversion program is one of SAMHSA&#146;s services grant programs. SAMHSA intends that its services grants result in the delivery of services as soon as possible after award. Service delivery should begin by the sixth month of the project at the latest. Early Diversion grants are authorized under Section 520G of the Public Health Service Act, as amended for CMHS funds and Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended for CSAT funds.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: eileen.bermudez@samhsa.hhs.gov
GrantorContactText: CMHS &lt;br/&gt;Gwendolyn Simpson &lt;br/&gt;Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management &lt;br/&gt;Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration &lt;br/&gt;1 Choke Cherry Road &lt;br/&gt;Room 7-1091 &lt;br/&gt;Rockville, Maryland 20857 &lt;br/&gt;(240) 276-1408 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;CSAT &lt;br/&gt;Eileen Bermudez &lt;br/&gt;Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management &lt;br/&gt;Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration &lt;br/&gt;1 Choke Cherry Road &lt;br/&gt;Room 7-1091 &lt;br/&gt;Rockville, Maryland 20857 &lt;br/&gt;(240) 276-1412