Opportunity Information: Apply for SM 18 015
The Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Cooperative Agreements (MHTTC) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SM 18 015) is a discretionary federal funding program run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). Released on May 4, 2018, with an application deadline of July 3, 2018, the program uses the cooperative agreement funding instrument, meaning SAMHSA anticipates an active federal role in guiding, coordinating, and partnering on the work rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal involvement. The funding activity area is health (CFDA 93.243). The notice anticipates 13 total awards, with an award ceiling listed at $745,454, and eligibility described broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.
The core purpose of the FY 2018 MHTTC program is to build and sustain a coordinated national network of centers that can help the mental health field adopt what research already shows works. Specifically, SAMHSA plans to establish one National Coordinating Center, ten Regional Centers, one Tribal Affairs Center, and one Hispanic and Latino Center. Together, these entities are intended to operate as a connected system that develops and shares resources, delivers training and technical assistance, and strengthens the mental health workforce. A major emphasis is supporting the broader field as well as CMHS grant recipients, ensuring that federally funded mental health initiatives have access to practical implementation support rather than being left on their own to translate evidence into day-to-day practice.
The program is grounded in the idea that there is a substantial body of evidence-based practices for prevention, treatment, and recovery support for mental disorders, including serious mental illness, but that real-world uptake can lag without structured support. SAMHSA frames the MHTTC network as a national mechanism to accelerate the spread and use of high-quality, effective approaches so that services are not only available in theory but are consistently delivered in communities. The centers are expected to work directly with organizations and frontline treatment practitioners involved in mental health service delivery, strengthening their capacity to implement effective, evidence-based practices across the full continuum of services, from prevention to treatment to recovery supports.
The opportunity outlines several interconnected goals for the MHTTC network. One goal is to speed up nationwide adoption and implementation of evidence-based mental health practices, focusing on moving knowledge into routine care. Another is workforce development: raising awareness, building knowledge, and improving skills among the professionals and paraprofessionals who serve people living with mental illness. The program also stresses alliance-building across regions and nationally, bringing together culturally diverse practitioners, researchers, policymakers, family members, and people with lived experience as service consumers, with the intention that implementation efforts reflect real community needs and diverse perspectives. Finally, a defining feature of the program is the expectation that training and technical assistance supported through the MHTTCs will be publicly available and provided free of charge to the mental health field, including CMHS-funded grantees, so that cost is not a barrier to learning and implementation support.
In practical terms, the announcement is funding a structured technical assistance and dissemination infrastructure: a national coordinating hub, multiple regionally focused centers, and population-focused centers serving Tribal communities and Hispanic and Latino communities. The coordinated design signals an expectation of consistent standards and shared strategy nationwide, paired with regional and cultural tailoring where needed. Overall, the MHTTC cooperative agreements are positioned as a key part of CMHS national efforts to improve quality and consistency in mental health treatment and recovery supports, with a strong emphasis on implementation of proven approaches, workforce skill-building, and broad, equitable access to training and technical assistance.Apply for SM 18 015
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Cooperative Agreements (Short Title: MHTTC)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.243.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 04, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 03, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $745,454.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 13 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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