Call for Applications for SAMHSA's 2009 Science and Service Awards
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January 29, 2009
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a call for applications for its 2009 Science and Service Awards, a national program that recognizes community-based organizations and coalitions that have shown exemplary implementation of evidence-based mental health and substance abuse interventions.
Awards will be made in five categories:
- Substance abuse prevention
- Treatment of substance abuse and recovery support services
- Mental health promotion
- Treatment of mental illness and recovery support services
- Co-occurring disorders
To be eligible for an award, an organization must have successfully implemented a recognized evidence-based intervention. Examples include those published in scientific literature and/or that appear on a federal and/or state registry of evidence-based interventions.
Both public sector (state, local, territorial, tribal) and private sector organizations (including community-based organizations and/or coalitions) are eligible to compete for these non-monetary awards. Developers of an evidence-based intervention or their research collaborators, previous award winners, and federal agencies are not eligible for the awards.
All applications will be rated using the following four criteria: community need, sustainability, accurate implementation, and results. Independent experts will review and recommend for an award the top-scoring submissions in each of the five categories. One or more reviewers may also make a site visit to finalists prior to the announcement of the award recipients.
Winners will receive a commemorative award and will be further recognized on SAMHSA’s Web site. Award winners do not receive any financial compensation.
Applications must be e-mailed by February 27, 2009, to Michelle Duda, Science and Service Awards Coordinator: duda@mail.fpg.unc.edu. For those without access to e-mail, the application must be postmarked by midnight on February 27, 2009, and mailed to Dean Fixsen, Ph.D., FPG Child Development Institute, CB #8040, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8040.
Visit the SAMHSA Web site to view complete award information and to download application materials.