Women’s Behavioral Health Technical Assistance Center | SM 24 012

Opportunity Information: Apply for SM 24 012

The Women s Behavioral Health Technical Assistance Center grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SM 24 012) is a discretionary program run by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under CFDA 93.243. It will be awarded as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal agency expects to stay actively involved in key parts of the project rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The program is designed to strengthen the ability of providers and partner organizations to better meet the behavioral health needs of women, especially women who have or are at risk for mental health conditions and substance use conditions, including needs that were significantly worsened or made more complex by the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The core aim is capacity building through technical assistance, meaning the funded project is expected to help others do their work better at scale. The focus is not limited to specialty behavioral health settings. It explicitly includes women s behavioral health providers, general healthcare providers, and other stakeholders involved in holistic care, reflecting the reality that women often encounter mental health and substance use challenges across multiple systems such as primary care, community health, social services, and supportive or wraparound programs. In practical terms, this kind of center generally supports organizations and frontline staff by spreading evidence-informed practices, improving coordination between behavioral health and general healthcare, strengthening workforce skills, and helping communities respond to emerging or intensified needs linked to COVID-era disruptions.

Eligibility is broad and community oriented. Applicants may include state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments; Tribal organizations; nonprofit community-based entities; and primary care and behavioral health organizations. The opportunity is framed around addressing community behavioral health needs that were worsened by the COVID-19 public health emergency, which signals an emphasis on real-world implementation support and system improvement where gaps were exposed or expanded during the pandemic. The program is positioned to help communities and provider networks respond to the diversity of women s circumstances and risk factors, including those influenced by stressors like social isolation, economic instability, caregiving burdens, trauma exposure, reduced access to services, and disruptions in continuity of care.

Funding is set up for a single award, with SAMHSA expecting to make 1 award under this opportunity. The award ceiling is 2,500,000 dollars, indicating the recipient will likely serve in a national or multi-jurisdictional role consistent with running a technical assistance center. The original application closing date listed is 2024-08-20, and the funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-21. Overall, this grant supports a centralized effort to help strengthen systems and provider capacity to better identify, engage, and support women experiencing or at risk for mental health and substance use conditions, with special attention to the lasting behavioral health impacts associated with the COVID-19 period.

• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Women’s Behavioral Health Technical Assistance Center" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.243.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-21.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-20. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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