Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

For program questions:
Perry Chan
240.276.2017
perry.chan@samhsa.hhs.gov

For fiscal or budget questions:
Office of Financial Resources
240.276.1400
FOACSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grant review process and application status questions:
Toni Davidson
240.276.2571
toni.davidson@samhsa.hhs.gov

This program (Short Title: AANHPI-CoE) will provide funding to establish a Center of Excellence to provide training and technical assistance and develop and disseminate culturally informed, evidence-based information to advance the behavioral health equity of Asian American (AA), Native Hawaiian (NH), and Pacific Islander (PI) communities.

Required activities include:

• Establish a steering committee inclusive of community-based practitioners serving AA, NH, and PI populations and AA, NH, and PI people with lived experience/families/peers to identify emerging issues and advise and guide the Center
• Develop a communication plan within 3 months of the grant award to guide the promotion of activities and services offered by the Center and outreach to a diverse audience of potential service recipients
• Create and maintain a website and social media throughout the project period and publish a quarterly e-newsletter to provide relevant updates to stakeholders
• Develop quarterly environmental scans across the regions to assure that culturally-based and community-defined evidence-based practices for AA, NH, and PIs are consistently being presented, updated, and shared to multiple audiences
• Provide up-to-date culturally and linguistically appropriate information and education related to the provision of evidence-based mental and substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment, trauma informed, harm reduction, recovery and emotional wellness, with emphasis on engaging and retaining individuals in care
• Develop an implementation plan within 3 months of the grant award that delineates how training, technical assistance, and consultation will be provided to the population of focus
• Provide training, technical assistance, and consultation in a variety of modalities, including self-paced online learning modules, webinars, products/materials, individual consultation sessions, and intensive training on implementation strategies that will directly impact reduction in disparities
• Maintain an inventory of and serve as a national clearinghouse for behavioral health products, such as curricula, trainings, distance learning programs, focused on AA, NH, and PIs
• Develop and disseminate public-facing tools that include materials that address behavioral health, as well as infographics and data spotlights with key behavioral health care data on AA, NH, and PIs
• Ensure training and technical assistance provided by the Center are culturally and linguistically appropriate with emphasis on language accessibility

Eligible applicants include:

• States
• Political subdivisions of states
• Indian tribes
• Tribal organizations
• Health facilities
• Programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or grant with the Indian Health Service
• Other domestic public or private nonprofit entities

Award ceiling: $700,000
Project period: Up to 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 1

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