Consortium Request for Applications (RFA)​

The Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC), an independent commission within the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), released the next round of grant funding for the Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports.  This funding opportunity will make available up to $120 million in new grant funding made available by the Maryland General Assembly to support current and expanded behavioral health services for students, pre-kindergarten through high school, statewide.   

Three types of grants will be awarded under this RFA:​

• ​Track 1:  By invitation only - Open to current Hub Pilots who are ready to become Community Support Partnerships. Service Providers in the following jurisdictions must apply through their local Hubs (Anne Arundel, ​Garrett County, Harford County, Howard County, Mid-Shore (Dorchester, Kent, Talbot, Queen Anne's), St. Mary's County and Worcester / Somerset Counties.
  
• Track 2:  Current Hubs not becomings CSPs and additional Hub pilots 
• Track 3:  Service providers - current Consortium grantees and new applicants who are not in the jurisdictions listed in Track 1.

Key dates and information on how to apply may be found below: 

• Application Cover Sheet Link 
  
• Grant Obligations and Assurances* 
  
• Legal and Financial Disclosure* 
  
• New Budget templates*
  • Tracks 1 and 3 budget template (all service providers)
  • Tracks 1 and 3 budget narrative template (all service providers)
  • Track 2 budget template (Hubs only)
  • Track 2 budget narrative template (Hubs only)
  • Track 1 budget template (full Community Supports Partnerships, by invitation only)
  • Track 1 budget narrative template​ (full Community Supports Partnerships, by invitation only)​
    
• IRS Federal Form W9
  

• ​Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children & Adolescents (UP-C/UP-A)
• Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma or Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADTC)
  
• ​Safety Planning Intervention (Stanley & Brown)
  
• Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
  
• Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA)