HHS Issues Funding Opportunity Announcement on Development of Family Navigator Models to Promote Early Access to Mental Health Services
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has issued a funding opportunity announcement on the development of family navigator models to promote early access to mental health services.
The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research applications to develop and pilot test the effectiveness and implementation of family navigator models designed to promote early access, engagement and coordination of mental health treatment and services
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has issued a funding opportunity announcement on the development of family navigator models to promote early access to mental health services.
The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research applications to develop and pilot test the effectiveness and implementation of family navigator models designed to promote early access, engagement and coordination of mental health treatment and servicesfor children and adolescents who are experiencing early symptoms of mental health problems.
For the purposes of this FOA, NIMH defines a family navigator model as a health care professional or paraprofessional whose role is to deploy a set of strategies designed to rapidly engage youth and families in needed treatment and services, work closely with the family and other involved treatment and service providers to optimize care and monitor the trajectory of mental health symptoms and outcomes over time.
Applicants are encouraged to develop and pilot test the navigator models ability to promote early access, engagement and coordination of mental health treatment and services for children and adolescents as soon as symptoms are detected.
Of interest are navigator models that coordinate needed care strategies, determine the personalized match to the level of needed service amount, frequency and intensity, and harness novel technologies to track and monitor the trajectory of clinical, functional and behavioral progress toward achieving intended services outcomes.This FOA is published in parallel to a companion R01 (Currently Temp-11229)."
No award amount was specified for this program.
Eligible Applicants: Special district governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Independent school districts; State governments; Small businesses; County governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Private institutions of higher education; and
City or township governments.
Additional Information on Eligibility: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
The funding opportunity (PAR-23-104, CFDA 93.242), was posted on Jan. 13 with an application closing date of Sept. 7, 2024.
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$150,000 Funding Available for Programs to Strengthen Ties of U.S.-African Universities
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of State in Senegal announced that it expects to award up to 15 grants for programs to strengthen ties of U.S.-African universities.
The agency description of the grant states: "The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy Dakar is seeking proposals to carry out a program focused on strengthening existing ties and fostering new collaborations between U.S. and African universities. Project activities must take place in Senegal or Guinea Bissau and the United States and be directed primarily at Senegalese and Bissau Guinean audiences/participants.
Proposals
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of State in Senegal announced that it expects to award up to 15 grants for programs to strengthen ties of U.S.-African universities.
The agency description of the grant states: "The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy Dakar is seeking proposals to carry out a program focused on strengthening existing ties and fostering new collaborations between U.S. and African universities. Project activities must take place in Senegal or Guinea Bissau and the United States and be directed primarily at Senegalese and Bissau Guinean audiences/participants.
Proposalsshould address how relationships between institutions will be sustained after U.S. government funded efforts are concluded.
Focus areas:
* Promote partnerships with U.S. higher education institutions
* Establish Senegalese or Bissau Guinean student and faculty exchanges, including in-person and virtual exchange opportunities
* Facilitate joint research, especially in agriculture, entrepreneurship, creative industries, food security, and STEM
* Provide training and transfer skills in all aspects of university education through subject matter exchange programs
* Explore public-private partnerships, with an emphasis on commercialization, technology transfer, and job creation."
The estimated total program funding available was cited as $150,000 with a ceiling of $50,000.
Information on Eligibility: Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience; Individuals; Non-profit or governmental educational institutions. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply. Public universities from Senegal, Guinea Bissau, and the United States of America.
The funding opportunity (PDS-DKR-NOFO-UPI-FY23-02, CFDA 19.040), was posted on Jan. 11 with an application closing date of March 13.
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Cooperative Agreement Makes $8 Million Available for HIV Prevention
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for HIV prevention.
The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation strategies to increase PrEP use among Black women in women's health clinics. Effectiveness will be assessed by measuring increases in the number of women who initiate, adhere to, and persist with PrEP. The project will use an implementation
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for HIV prevention.
The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation strategies to increase PrEP use among Black women in women's health clinics. Effectiveness will be assessed by measuring increases in the number of women who initiate, adhere to, and persist with PrEP. The project will use an implementationscience framework to understand key factors that contributed to successes and challenges associated with the implementation strategies.
PrEP is a safe and effective biomedical HIV prevention intervention that is under-prescribed and under-utilized among Black women in the United States. Women's health care settings, including family planning clinics, community health centers, and other clinics that provide women's health care services, may be ideal sites to provide PrEP because women who might benefit from PrEP receive care at these clinics for contraception, pregnancy testing, STI testing, prenatal and post-partum care, and other health care services."
The estimated total program funding available was cited as $8 million with a ceiling of $2 million.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Small businesses; Special district governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; City or township governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); For profit organizations other than small businesses; State governments; County governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Independent school districts; and Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
The funding opportunity (RFA-PS-23-001, CFDA 93.941), was posted on Jan. 12 with an application closing date of March 17.
For more information, contact Jamal Bankhead, JBankhead@cdc.gov.
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HHS Issues Funding Opportunity Announcement on Support for Research Centers That Conduct Drug Abuse, Addiction Research
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has issued a funding opportunity announcement on support for research centers that conduct drug abuse and addiction research.
The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide support for research Centers that (1) conduct drug abuse and addiction research in any area of NIDAs mission, (2) have outstanding innovative science, (3) are multidisciplinary, thematically integrated, synergistic, and (4) serve as national
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has issued a funding opportunity announcement on support for research centers that conduct drug abuse and addiction research.
The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide support for research Centers that (1) conduct drug abuse and addiction research in any area of NIDAs mission, (2) have outstanding innovative science, (3) are multidisciplinary, thematically integrated, synergistic, and (4) serve as nationalresource(s) to provide educational and outreach activities to drug abuse research communities, educational organizations, the general public, and policy makers in the NIDA research fields.
It is expected that a Center will transform knowledge in the sciences it is studying. Incremental work should not be the focus of Center activities; rather, new and creative directions are required. The P50 Center of Excellence is expected to foster the career development and mentoring of new investigators who would be given meaningful roles to play in the Center projects.
A goal of this program is to create NIDA Centers that are national community resources for furthering drug abuse research by sharing their findings, their data, and their resources as appropriate for researchers to use and build upon and to advance research in this field."
No award amount was specified for this program. The categories of funding activity are a) education and b) health.
Eligible Applicants: County governments; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; City or township governments; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); State governments; Independent school districts; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Special district governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Small businesses; and Private institutions of higher education.
Additional Information on Eligibility: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
The funding opportunity (PAR-23-076, CFDA 93.279), was posted on Jan. 12 with an application closing date of Nov. 18, 2025.
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$2 Million Funding Available for Development of Best Practices to Strengthen Family Support in Child Maltreatment Reporting
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a grant for the development of best practices to strengthen family support in child maltreatment reporting and prevention.
The agency description of the grant states: "This Notice of Funding Opportunity will support the development and national dissemination of best practices to strengthen the capacity of child abuse hotline staff to distinguish between poverty and willful neglect. More than 60 percent of maltreatment determinations are for neglect
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a grant for the development of best practices to strengthen family support in child maltreatment reporting and prevention.
The agency description of the grant states: "This Notice of Funding Opportunity will support the development and national dissemination of best practices to strengthen the capacity of child abuse hotline staff to distinguish between poverty and willful neglect. More than 60 percent of maltreatment determinations are for neglectwithout abuse (Children's Bureau , 2021).
Further, poverty, bias, and systemic inequality continues to fuel disproportionate child abuse reporting and child welfare system involvement among families of color and other marginalized communities across the country. As a result, there has been a growing national interest to encourage mandated reporters to become "mandated supporters," whereby equal importance is placed on supporting families who would benefit from economic and concrete supports to avoid unnecessary contact with the child welfare system.
This funding will support building a national messaging campaign on how individuals can become a source of support to families in their community by acknowledging the impact of racial inequities and seeking solutions that can help mitigate child safety concerns before they rise to the level of crisis. Funding will also focus on the development of best practices for training and equipping child abuse hotline staff to navigate complex and wide-reaching needs such as understanding the distinction between poverty and willful neglect, implicit bias, addressing social and behavioral health needs, how and when to report child abuse, and providing warm hand offs to local resources whenever possible.
Applicants will need to describe plans for continuous quality improvement, evaluating the effectiveness of proposed strategies in a hotline environment, and disseminating findings widely to relevant audiences. Applicants must also demonstrate the capacity and plan to coordinate with the National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP), Child Welfare Information Gateway, and other hotlines administered by the Administration for Children and Families."
The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2 million. The category of funding activity is income security and social services.
Eligible Applicants: State governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Small businesses; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Special district governments; Private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; For profit organizations other than small businesses; County governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Independent school districts; City or township governments; and
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
The funding opportunity (HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-CA-0015, CFDA 93.670), was posted on Jan. 12 with an application closing date of March 13.
For more information, contact Kelly Canter, cb@grantreview.org.
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