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Current Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) funding opportunities and grants
Conference scholarship application
In an effort to support workforce development, DBHR has identified funding to provide financial support for prevention partners to attend specified conferences on a range of prevention-related topics. These applications are open to all interested individuals.
Requests will be reviewed with your prevention manager (if applicable) for alignment with other trainings and activities in your approved budgets.
Please note, scholarships cover the cost of conference registration only. Scholarship applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and are subject to available funds.
To apply, please submit a completed scholarship application to Harrison Fontaine via email.
Prior funding opportunities from the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Curious as to what types of funding opportunities have been available in the past? Visit this page for more information.
Other funding opportunities
This list contains current funding opportunities related to substance abuse prevention or mental health promotion that are not from HCA.
Drug-Free Communities Support Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant - The purpose of the DFC Program is to establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of coalitions working to prevent youth substance use. Community coalitions interested in applying to the DFC Program should review the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) appropriate to them: New Coalitions (applying for DFC Years 1-5). For coalitions applying for DFC Years 6-10, review the Competing Continuations NOFO.
Applicant Workshop Webinars were recently held. All applicants interested in this funding opportunity are strongly encouraged to watch a recording of the webinar. Additional information can be found on this page: https://dfc.cmpinc.net/.
Applicants may find additional information on this page: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/drug-free-communities/funding-announcements.html.
DBHR provides some application support to coalitions in Washington that are applying. For more information, contact Ray.Horodowicz@hca.wa.gov. Applications due: April 17, 2024.
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
Strengthening Families Washington (SFWA) at Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is pleased to announce funding available for program evaluation capacity-building for community-based child abuse and neglect prevention programs! DCYF invites requests for application (RFAs) from Washington State organizations interested in child abuse and neglect prevention efforts. Please submit a letter of intent to apply by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024.
Applications are due at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Visit DCYF's funding opportunities page for more information and to access RFA guidance and application documents.
Poison Control Centers Program
The goal of this program is to reduce poisonings and the harms resulting from poisonings by ensuring that individuals across the United States can connect to a Poison Control Center and obtain expert consultation on preventing and managing poisonings. The objectives of this program are to support poisoning prevention activities, provide high-quality guidance and information to callers to the Poison Help Line, provide treatment recommendations when poisonings occur, collect data related to poisonings and poisoning outcomes, and use data to inform public health and emergency preparedness responses.
Applications are due Wednesday, May 1, 2024. View the notice of funding opportunity to learn more and apply.
Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act Grants
The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults, ages 12 to 20, in communities throughout the United States. Award recipients will be expected to implement activities that support capacity building such as implementing evidence-based community approaches, enhancing collaboration, cooperation and coordination among communities, federal, state, and local and tribal governments, and convening town halls
Eligible applicants include domestic public and private non-profit entities that are current or former Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program recipients.
- Anticipated total available funding: $4,566,000
- Anticipated number of awards: 76
- Anticipated awards amounts: Up to $60,000/year
- Length of project: Up to four years
Applications are due Friday, May 3, 2024. View the notice of funding opportunity to learn more and apply!
Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program
The purpose of this program is to support a comprehensive public health and evidence-based approach that: (1) enhances behavioral health services for all college students, including those at risk for suicide, depression, serious mental illness (SMI)/serious emotional disturbances (SED), and/or substance use disorders that can lead to school failure; (2) prevents and reduces suicide and mental and substance use disorders; (3) promotes help-seeking behavior and reduces stigma; and (4) improves the identification and treatment of at-risk college students so they can successfully complete their studies.
Eligible applicants are private and public non-profit institutions of higher education.
- Anticipated total available funding: $2,426,758
- Anticipated number of awards: 23
- Anticipated awards amount: Up to $102,000
- Length of project: Up to three years
- Cost sharing/Match required: Yes
Applications are due Monday, May 6, 2024. View the notice of funding opportunity to learn more and apply!
Native Public Health Resilience
The purpose of this program is to enhance the capacity of tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations to implement core public health functions, services, and activities, and to further develop and improve their public health management capabilities.
As part of the IHS mission to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level, this program seeks to build on and strengthen community resilience by supporting wider access to the 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) in Indian Country, a framework designed to offer all people a fair and just opportunity to achieve optimal health and well-being. The framework of the EPHS has served as a guide to the public health field since 1994 and describes the public health activities that all communities should undertake, including, 1) monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems, and 2) diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community. The EPHS framework was revised in 2020 with an emphasis on equity and reflects current and future priorities for public health practice. The EPHS have been included in the HHS Healthy People initiatives since 2010, when the initiative first included a focus area of Public Health Infrastructure with the goal to “ensure that Federal, Tribal, State, and local health agencies have the infrastructure to provide essential public health services effectively.”
Eligible applicants include Native American tribal organization (other than federally recognized tribal governments), others as described in the grants notice, 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher learning), and Native American tribal governments (federally recognized).
- Anticipated total available funding: $6,000,000
- Anticipated number of awards: 15
- Anticipated awards amount: $300,000 - $400,000
- Cost sharing/Match required: No
Applications are due Tuesday, May 14, 2024. View the grants notice to learn more and apply!
Native Public Health Resilience Planning
The purpose of this program is to assist applicants establish goals and performance measures, assess their current management capacity, and determine if developing a public health program is practicable. Specifically, programs should assess the availability and feasibility of the 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS).
As part of the IHS mission to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level, this program seeks to build on and strengthen community resilience by supporting wider access to the 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) in Indian Country, a framework designed to offer all people a fair and just opportunity to achieve optimal health and well-being. The framework of the EPHS has served as a guide to the public health field since 1994 and describes the public health activities that all communities should undertake, including, 1) monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems, and 2) diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community. The EPHS framework was revised in 2020 with an emphasis on equity and reflects current and future priorities for public health practice. The EPHS have been included in the HHS Healthy People initiatives since 2010, when the initiative first included a focus area of Public Health Infrastructure with the goal to “ensure that Federal, Tribal, State, and local health agencies have the infrastructure to provide essential public health services effectively.”
Eligible applicants include Native American tribal organization (other than federally recognized tribal governments), others as described in the grants notice, 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher learning), and Native American tribal governments (federally recognized).
- Anticipated total available funding: $3,600,000
- Anticipated number of awards: 24
- Anticipated awards amount: $100,000 - $200,000
- Cost sharing/Match required: No
Applications are due Tuesday, May 14, 2024. View the grants notice to learn more and apply!
Health Equity Zones Initiative
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to announce submissions are now open to select the state’s tribal or urban native community for the Health Equity Zones Initiative. Tribal and urban native communities from across Washington are encouraged to apply during the open submission process now through Wednesday, May 22.
Following the selection of last year’s rural and urban health equity zones, one tribal or urban native community will be selected by the Indigenous Advisory Panel, which was convened to design the health equity zones for native communities process. The selected native community will receive flexible funding of $200,000 per year for two years that can be used to develop organizational infrastructure to support community decision-making, identify health priorities, and develop culturally relevant strategies to improve health outcomes. DOH is committed to securing additional funding to support the implementation of the selected strategies.
Information and workshop sessions will be held on Thursday, April 18 (noon to 2 p.m.) and Wednesday, May 8 (6 to 8 p.m.) to provide an overview of the submission form and selection process for interested applicants. Staff and Indigenous Advisory Panel members will be available to answer questions. More information, including additional workshop sessions and meeting Zoom links, can be found at the Healthier Washington Collaboration Portal.
Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program
The purpose of this program is to support states and tribes with implementing youth (up to age 24) suicide prevention and early intervention strategies in schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, substance use and mental health programs, foster care systems, pediatric health programs, and other child- and youth-serving organizations.
Eligible applicants are states and territories; a public organization or private non-profit organization designated by a state or Indian tribe to develop or direct a statewide youth suicide, early intervention, and prevention strategy; or a Federally recognized Indian tribe, tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization that is actively involved in the development and continuation of a tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategy.
- Funding mechanism: Cooperative agreement
- Anticipated total available funding: $14,932,933
- Anticipated number of awards: Up to 20
- Anticipated awards amount: Up to $735,000 per year
- Length of project: 5 years
- Cost sharing/Match required: No
Applications are due Monday, June 3. View the notice of funding opportunity to learn more and apply!
The National Center for Mental Health: Dissemination, Implementation, and Sustainment
The purpose of this program is to build the expertise of Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) service, capacity building, and technical assistance recipients and organizations that oversee or directly provide mental health services to use science-based methods to implement, disseminate, and sustain services. The MHDIS recipient will be expected to provide: (1) training and technical assistance (TTA) on the planning implementation, adaptation, and sustainment of a new/existing service and (2) localized, targeted, and intensive technical assistance (TA) to CMHS recipients and other mental health providers to improve the process of implementation, dissemination, and sustainment of services.
Eligible applicants are states and territories, political subdivisions of states, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, health facilities, programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service, or other public or private non-profit entities.
- Funding mechanism: Cooperative agreement
- Anticipated total available funding: $7,467,006
- Anticipated number of awards: 1
- Anticipated awards amount: Up to $7,467,006 per year
- Length of project: Up to 5 years
- Cost sharing/Match required: No
Applications are due Monday, June 10. View the notice of funding opportunity to learn more and apply!
