Eligible Applicants

• Non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, including hospitals and local providers; and
• For-profit organizations, including hospitals and local providers.

 Note: Individuals and educational institutions are not eligible to apply.

Service Requirements

Projects must increase access to affordable, equitable, culturally, and linguistically appropriate mental health care services for low-income, underserved, uninsured, and/or underinsured individuals and families.

All mental health care services provided must utilize evidence-based practices as defined by the Treasury and/or the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):

• The Treasury defines evidence-based practices as interventions that demonstrate a strong or moderate evidence base.
  
  • Strong evidence can support causal conclusions for the specific program proposed with highest level of confidence through the following:
    
    • One or more well-designed and well-implemented experimental studies conducted on the proposed program with positive findings on one or more intended outcomes
  • Moderate evidence includes a reasonably developed evidence base that can support causal conclusions through the following:
    
    • One or more quasi-experimental studies with positive findings on one or more intended outcomes; or
    • Two or more nonexperimental studies with positive findings on one or more intended outcomes.
  • See link to SAMHSA’s Evidence Based Practices Resource Center: https://www.samhsa.gov/resource-search/ebp

Allowable Activities

Allowable project activities may include:

• Therapeutic services, including individual, family, and group therapy
• Community support groups
• Prevention and intervention strategies focused on the provision of culturally responsive care to diverse populations
• Addiction recovery services
• Mental health care services for youth and/or seniors

Eligible Expenses

Eligible project expenses include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Direct administrative expenses (e.g., staff time, operating costs, etc.)
• Indirect expenses (i.e., expenses not exclusively/directly tied to the project)
• Costs associated with delivery of evidence-based mental health care services provided to low-income, underserved, uninsured, and/or underinsured individuals and families
• Contractual expenses and/or fees related to service delivery
• Translation and interpretation services

Ineligible Activities and Expenses

Individuals and educational institutions (i.e., school-based programming, etc.) are ineligible for this funding opportunity.

Ineligible expenses include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Services that are not evidence-based as defined by the Treasury and/or the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Training, including training registrations, and/or travel expenses
• Equipment purchases (defined as tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more)
• Expenditures incurred prior to grant award
• Fundraising, including financial campaigns, solicitation of gifts and bequests, and similar expenses incurred to raised capital or obtain financial contributions
• Taxes, except sales tax on goods and services
• Lobbyists and political contributions
• Bad debts, late payment fees, finance charges, legal costs, or contingency funds
• Parking or traffic violations
• Out-of-state transportation or travel expenses
• Inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization

Required Registrations

Applicant organizations must complete and maintain the following registrations to be eligible to apply for or receive an award. All registrations must be completed prior to the application being submitted. Applicants are encouraged to begin the registration process as soon as possible to allow for processing time.

• Unique Entity Identification (UEI) Number – All registrations require that applicants be issued a UEI number. After obtaining a UEI number, applicants can begin their SAM registration.
• System for Award Management (SAM) – Applicants must complete and maintain an active registration, which requires renewal at least annually.

Service Area

Projects must provide services within Boise city limits. If telehealth services are included as part of this project, the base of operations for these services must be located within the city of Boise.

See map of Boise city limits here: https://boise.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=300d07645ff84c73b873f7bf6b5ae239

Cost Sharing/Matching

There are no cost sharing or matching requirements associated with this funding opportunity. However, projects that include cost sharing/matching will receive additional points during the scoring and selection process. Please see scoring criteria information below for more details.

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