Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education)
The purpose of Project AWARE is to develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services.
Grant recipients are expected to build collaborative partnerships with the State Education Agency (SEA), Local Education Agency (LEA), Tribal Education Agency (TEA), the State Mental Health Agency (SMHA), community-based providers of behavioral health care services, school personnel, community organizations, families, and school-aged youth.
Grant recipients will leverage their partnerships to implement mental health related promotion, awareness, prevention, intervention, and resilience activities to ensure that students have access and are connected to appropriate and effective behavioral health services.
SAMHSA expects that this program will promote the healthy social and emotional development of school-aged youth and prevent youth violence in school settings.
Grant recipients are expected to build collaborative partnerships with the State Education Agency (SEA), Local Education Agency (LEA), Tribal Education Agency (TEA), the State Mental Health Agency (SMHA), community-based providers of behavioral health care services, school personnel, community organizations, families, and school-aged youth.
Grant recipients will leverage their partnerships to implement mental health related promotion, awareness, prevention, intervention, and resilience activities to ensure that students have access and are connected to appropriate and effective behavioral health services.
SAMHSA expects that this program will promote the healthy social and emotional development of school-aged youth and prevent youth violence in school settings.
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Estimated Funding: $37,600,000
Office: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis
Estimated Funding: $37,600,000
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Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education)
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible entities are States; political subdivisions of States (e.g., county, LEA); Indian tribes or tribal organizations (as defined in section 5304 of title 25), health facilities, or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or grant with the Indian Health Service, or other domestic public or private nonprofit entities.).
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-22-018
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov
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Date Posted:
2022-08-26
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2022-11-12
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