Minority Fellowship Program (Short Title: MFP)

Funding Opportunity Number: SM-14-007 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.243Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-SAMHSClosing Date: Mar 17, 2014Award Ceiling: $793,978Expected Number of Awards: 6Creation Date: Jan 24, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2014 Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) grants. The purpose of this four-year grant program is to reduce health disparities and improve health care outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse populations by increasing the number of culturally competent behavioral health professionals available to underserved minority populations in the public and private non-profit sectors.
The mental health and substance abuse needs of racial and ethnic minority communities within the United States have been historically underserved through a limited number of trained practitioners sensitive to the cultural issues or equipped with the language skills that impact effective services delivery. In 1974, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) established the MFP to enhance services to minority communities through specialized training of mental health professionals in psychiatry, ...

Source: Grants.gov - January 24, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding