Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program

For programmatic questions:

Angela Mark
240.276.1871
angela.mark@samhsa.hhs.gov

Laurie Jones
240.276.2304
NativeConnections@samhsa.hhs.gov

For fiscal/budget questions:
240.276.1400
FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grant review process and application status questions contact:
Catherine Naeger
240.276.1447
catherine.naeger@samhsa.hhs.gov

The Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program (Short Title: Native Connections) awards funding for projects designed to prevent suicidal behavior and substance misuse, create culturally appropriate models to reduce the impact of trauma, and promote mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) young people up to the age of 24. AI/AN community members should be involved in all grant activities, including planning, program implementation, and evaluation. At a minimum, community members should include youth, family members, tribal leaders, and spiritual advisors.

Required activities include:

• Conduct a community needs assessment
• Conduct a community readiness assessment
• Develop a tribal strategic action plan that includes universal, selective, targeted, and indicated prevention strategies
• Develop and/or revise "postvention" protocols that reflect the traditions and culture of the community while also addressing coordination of care and intervention among youth-serving agencies for both immediate and follow-up care for AI/AN youth
• Ensure that tribal community members are involved in all decisions regarding project activities, including planning, implementation and evaluation
• Establish a youth advisory board that provides guidance and feedback about the project and whose contributions and recommendations are addressed by the project

Eligible applicants are federally recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribes, tribal organizations, and consortia of tribes or tribal organizations.

Estimated award amount: $250,000 per year
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 59
Estimated total program funding: $15,055,023

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov.

Links to additional guidance and the application instructions are available on the program website.