Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
AGENCY:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of intent to award supplemental funding.
SUMMARY:
This is a notice of intent to award supplemental funding to the National Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (COE-IECMH) recipient funded in FY 2019 under Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) SM-19-010. This is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is supporting an administrative supplement, which is consistent of the initial award, up to $900,000 (for one-year to Georgetown University). This supplement will provide continued support for the IECMH grantees in their efforts to strengthen their IECMH systems; working with state-level systems and leaders to integrate grantee innovations into ongoing initiatives, policies, and sustainable funding streams, and/or participate in the development of new IECMH efforts; share best practices and advances in infant and early childhood mental health with the early childhood field ( printed page 54227) through webinars, presentations at conferences, and/or development of materials about specific grant programs that can be shared with local, Tribal, and state stakeholders; and conduct a virtual grantee meeting or policy academy to engage all grantees in peer learning and technical assistance. This is not a formal request for application. Assistance will only be provided to the COE-IECMH. This recipient was funded in FY 2019 under National Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Grant, NOFO SM-19-010 with a project end date of April 30, 2023. This is not a formal request for application. Assistance will only be provided to the COE-IECMH grant recipient, Georgetown University, based on the receipt of a satisfactory application and associated budget that is approved by a review group.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melinda J. Baldwin, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, telephone (240) 276-0579; email: melinda.baldwin@samhsa.hhs.gov.