Minority Fellowship Program
This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is cancelling this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). No applications will be funded under this announcement.
For programmatic or technical
questions:
Dr. Nima Sheth
240.276.0513 Nima.Sheth@samhsa.hhs.gov
For fiscal or budget questions:
240.276.1400
FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov
For grant review process and application status
questions:
Michelle Armstrong
240.276.1084
Michelle.Armstrong@samhsa.hhs.gov
The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) provides grants to public or private nonprofit professional organizations representing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment professionals to increase the number of culturally competent mental and substance use disorders professionals; increase the knowledge of behavioral health professionals on issues related to the treatment and recovery support for racial and ethnic minority populations; and improve the quality of services provided to those populations.
Required activities include:
- Identify and implement recruitment and outreach
strategies to select, support, and provide stipends to at
least 40 diverse master's and doctoral level students in
the following disciplines:
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Social work
- Marriage and family therapy
- Nursing
- Mental health counseling
- Substance use and addictions counseling
- Addiction medicine
- Establish a discipline-specific committee to provide consultation and guidance; assist in program planning, monitoring, and evaluation
- Collaborate and develop relationships with accredited baccalaureate and post- baccalaureate schools throughout the U.S. to recruit participants
- Develop a national network of professionals practicing in the selected specialty discipline to serve as mentors to the fellows
- Develop and implement a tracking and monitoring plan that addresses completion of academic requirements and successful completion of an internship in the selected specialty discipline
- Identify internships and employment opportunities for graduating fellows in organizations across the country that provide mental and/or substance use disorder services to racial and ethnic minority populations
- Provide training for staff and fellows on cultural competence and humility within the provision of mental and substance use disorder care for racial and ethnic minority populations
- Collaborate with the SAMHSA MFP Coordinating Center to enhance the effectiveness and visibility of the program
Eligible applicants are public or private nonprofit professional organizations representing substance use disorder treatment professionals in the fields of psychiatry, nursing, social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, substance use disorder and addictions counseling, and addiction medicine.
Estimated award amount: $1,967,863 per
year
Project period: Up to 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 8
Estimated total program funding:
$15,742,904
Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and online application procedures are available through grants.gov.
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Organizations (2)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, view details
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, view details
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