National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative - Treatment and Service Adaptation (TSA) Centers
This grant funds domestic public or private nonprofit entities to create and operate national child traumatic stress Treatment and Service Adaptation Centers that adapt evidence-based treatments and services for specific traumatic events, populations, and service systems.
RESTRICTED TO: NONPROFITS
⚑ First 50 complete, successfully submitted, high-quality applications received via eRA will be reviewed; portal closes after threshold is met. · Statutorily limited to domestic public and private non-profit entities.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 54 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is central; funds technical assistance, not research (capped); capped at 54 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds technical assistance (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of the NCTSI-II program is to create and operate National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Category 2 Treatment and Service Adaptation (TSA) Centers to provide national expertise for specific types of childhood traumatic events, population groups, and service systems, and support the specialized adaptation of effective evidence-based treatment and service approaches for communities across the nation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: SAMHSA will accept and review only the first 50 complete, successfully submitted, and high-quality applications received via eRA. Once this threshold is met, the submission portal will close, and no further applications will be considered.
Eligibility
Eligibility is statutorily limited to domestic public and private non-profit entities.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Rachel Bailey Content Administrator <NOFOBudget.CMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov>
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