Now is the Time: Minority Fellowship Program-Addiction Counselors (Short Title: NITT-MFP-AC)

Funding Opportunity Number: TI-14-010 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: May 21, 2014Award Ceiling: $800,000Expected Number of Awards: 2Creation Date: Apr 11, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2014 for the Now is the Time: Minority Fellowship Program- Addictions Counselors (NITT-MFP-AC) grants. The NITT-MFP-AC is part of the President’s Plan, Now is the Time, to increase behavioral health services for youth in America. This program expands the focus of the current MFP program to support master’s level addiction counselors. The purpose of this four-year grant program is to reduce health disparities and improve behavioral health care outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse populations by increasing the number of culturally competent master’s level addiction counselors available to underserved minority populations with a specific focus on transition age youth (ages 16-25) in public and private non-profit sectors. The NITT-MFP-AC grants will support students pursuing master’s level degrees in addiction/substance abuse counseling. The P...

Source: Grants.gov - April 11, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding