Dear Tribal Official:
Please find attached a letter announcing the opportunity to apply for participation in an April 2012 Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale (BRSS) Policy Academy and to receive a contract subaward under SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) initiative.
The purpose of the BRSS Policy Academy and contract subaward is to assist State, Territory, and Tribal Governments in designing and implementing strategic behavioral health policies, practices, financing mechanisms, and infrastructure improvements to promote the implementation of recovery-oriented supports, services, and systems.
All necessary information to apply for an award is included in the Request for Applications (attached). We hope you will consider applying.
Questions about the Request for Application need to be submitted by February 5, 2012 to Rebecca Stouff, by electronic mail to rstouff@center4si.com, or by U.S. mail to Rebecca Stouff, Center for Social Innovation, 200 Reservoir Street, Suite 202, Needham, MA 02494.
Questions about BRSS TACS may be directed to the SAMHSA Project Officer, Catherine Nugent, at cathy.nugent@samhsa.hhs.gov or 240-276-1577. Thank you for your efforts to promote the health and wellbeing of the members of your Tribe.
Sincerely,
Sheila Cooper
BRSS Policy Academy RFA 1-17-12.doc (123.50 kb)
BRSS TACS Invitation.pdf (106.49 kb)
