Funding Opportunities

This Notice of Funding Announcement (NOFO) solicits exploratory/developmental research applications within the learning health care framework to support adoption, implementation, sustainability, and continuous improvement of evidence-based practices in outpatient mental health and substance use treatment systems. These settings could include, but are not limited to, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) expansion grant program and CCBHCs participating in their states’ Section 223 CCBHC Medicaid demonstration program, or as a part of independent state programs where the CCBHCs are meeting the federal CCBHC certification criteria. This NOFO requires active collaboration between behavioral health researchers and community behavioral health partners across all phases of the research process. Studies that are co-designed between community clinic staff/service users and health services researchers may focus on (1) identifying subgroups within the population of individuals served by CCBHCs with unique needs, including health disparities experienced by people from racial and ethnic minority groups or underserved communities; (2) workforce development strategies, including new approaches to train providers who vary in terms of prior experience, expertise and skills; (3) developing and testing tools to promote measurement-based treatment; (4) hybrid effectiveness-implementation trials aimed at implementing and improving evidence-based prevention, treatment, or services delivery approaches in real-world settings; and (5) research to establish and/or expand 988 crisis response services within CCBHC settings.