Communities Addressing Childhood Trauma (ACT) | MP CPI 16 002

Opportunity Information: Apply for MP CPI 16 002

The Communities Addressing Childhood Trauma (ACT) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number MP CPI 16 002, CFDA 93.137) is a discretionary grant program administered through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, specifically tied to the work of the Office of Minority Health (OMH). At its core, the opportunity is framed around OMH's larger mission: improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations by developing and supporting policies and programs that reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities. In practical terms, this funding opportunity is meant to support community-centered efforts that respond to childhood trauma in ways that are aligned with equity goals and the needs of underserved populations.

OMH positions itself as the main hub within HHS for leadership and coordination on minority health. That role includes shaping policy direction, supporting demonstration projects and service models, facilitating information exchange, and building coalitions and partnerships across sectors. The ACT opportunity fits into that mandate by encouraging applicants to design trauma-related work that is not isolated within one organization or system, but instead is coordinated across community partners and connected to broader efforts to improve minority health outcomes. While the provided description does not spell out specific required interventions, the title and framing indicate a focus on community-driven strategies to address childhood trauma as a contributor to health disparities.

The program allows a wide range of organization types to apply, reflecting an emphasis on cross-sector participation. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education), as well as for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) with the condition that they must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Eligibility also explicitly includes small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses; universities, colleges, and research institutions; hospitals; community-based and faith-based organizations; and multiple levels of government and tribal entities. Tribal eligibility is broad and specifically lists federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments, tribally designated organizations, Alaska Native Health Organizations, Urban Indian Health Organizations, and Tribal Epidemiology Centers. Government eligibility also extends to state and local governments or their bona fide agents, including U.S. territories and freely associated states named in the announcement (such as Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and others), and political subdivisions of states in consultation with states. Overall, the eligibility list signals that OMH intended the program to be accessible to organizations that operate in community health, public health, education, research, clinical care, and culturally specific service settings.

In terms of funding scale and timing, the opportunity listed an award ceiling of $400,000 and anticipated making about 9 awards. The opportunity was created on February 3, 2016, and had an original closing date of April 18, 2016. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the activity category is health, which reinforces that the funded work was expected to be health-focused, even if the interventions might involve partnerships with schools, social services, or community institutions. Taken together, the ACT opportunity can be understood as OMH funding aimed at helping communities, particularly those serving racial and ethnic minority children and families, implement coordinated approaches to childhood trauma that support better health outcomes and reduce disparities.

• The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Communities Addressing Childhood Trauma (ACT)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.137.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-02-03.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-04-18. (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 $400,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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