Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (Short Title: ReCAST Program)

Post Date

April 8th 2016

Application Due Date

June 7th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

SM-16-012

CFDA Number(s)

93.243

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

11

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants are local municipalities (e.g., counties, cities, and local governments) in partnership with community-based organizations that have faced civil unrest within the past 24 months. For the purposes of this FOA, civil unrest is defined as demonstrations of mass protest and mobilization, civil disobedience, community harm, and disruption through violence often connected with law enforcement issues.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $10000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $1000000

Grant Description

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2016 Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (Short Title: ReCAST Program) grants. The purpose of this program is to assist high-risk youth and families and promote resilience and equity in communities that have recently faced civil unrest through implementation of evidence-based, violence prevention, and community youth engagement programs, as well as linkages to trauma-informed behavioral health services. The goal of the ReCAST program is for local community entities to work together in ways that lead to improved behavioral health, empowered community residents, and reductions in trauma and sustained community change.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin

• Agency Contact:

  Gwendolyn Simpson
  Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  5600 Fishers Lane
  Room 17E15D
  Rockville, Maryland 20857
  (240) 276-1408

• Agency Mailing Address:

  FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov

• More Information:

  Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (Short Title: ReCAST Program)