Opportunity Information: Apply for TI 17 002
The Cooperative Agreements for Adolescent and Transitional Aged Youth Treatment Implementation (Youth Treatment - Implementation, or YT-I) is a SAMHSA, CSAT funding opportunity from FY 2017 aimed at helping states, territories, and tribes strengthen how they deliver substance use disorder treatment for young people. The core goal is to improve statewide access to evidence-based screening and assessment tools, proven treatment approaches, and recovery support services for adolescents and transitional aged youth who have substance use disorders, including those with co-occurring mental health conditions. Rather than funding a single program in one location, the emphasis is on building and tightening a coordinated statewide system so that effective services are available more consistently across communities and can be sustained beyond the grant period.
Applicants can choose which age groups to focus on based on need. The grant allows states to target adolescents ages 12 to 18 and their families or primary caregivers, transitional aged youth ages 16 to 25 and their families or primary caregivers, or both populations. If a state selects transitional aged youth, it can narrow the focus further to a specific range within 16 to 25 (for example, 16 to 18, 18 to 21, or 21 to 25). This flexibility is meant to let each state design an approach that matches local gaps, whether the biggest pressure point is early intervention for teens, continuity of care for older youth aging out of child-serving systems, or bridging both ends of that transition.
A defining feature of YT-I is that it blends infrastructure improvement with direct treatment service delivery. On the infrastructure side, states are expected to bring together stakeholders across the multiple systems that touch youth with substance use needs, such as behavioral health providers, schools, juvenile justice, child welfare, primary care, and community recovery organizations. The intent is to strengthen an existing coordinated network so it functions more like a connected continuum of care rather than a set of disconnected programs. This includes expanding and improving treatment capacity, developing or updating policies that support youth-centered care, increasing workforce capability to deliver developmentally appropriate and evidence-based services, and spreading the use of evidence-based practices across provider organizations. The grant also highlights financial mechanisms and reforms, meaning states are encouraged to improve the way services are paid for and sustained (for example, through reimbursement strategies, better integration with existing funding streams, or other system efficiencies) so that gains do not disappear when the grant ends.
The program is also designed to produce a model that can be replicated across the state. In practice, that means the funded work should demonstrate an approach to coordinated youth substance use treatment that can be scaled, copied, or adapted by other regions within the state. The expectation is not only that participating sites improve, but that the state uses what it learns to drive broader system change.
SAMHSA describes several client-level outcomes it expects this work to support. These include increased rates of abstinence and improved functioning in key life areas, particularly greater enrollment or participation in education, vocational training, and employment. The program also aims to strengthen social connectedness, reflecting the understanding that recovery for youth is closely tied to family supports, peer networks, and stable community connections. Another expected outcome is reduced involvement with the criminal and juvenile justice systems, which aligns with the broader goal of early, effective treatment and recovery supports that can interrupt cycles of justice involvement.
A required cross-cutting priority is reducing health disparities among youth who are vulnerable to unequal access and outcomes. Grantees are expected to identify differences in access to care, service use, and treatment outcomes for subpopulations of adolescents and transitional aged youth, then take concrete steps to reduce those gaps. In other words, the grant is not only about raising overall performance, but also about making sure improvements reach youth who are often underserved or face barriers related to geography, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or other factors tied to inequities in health care and behavioral health systems.
Administratively, this opportunity is a discretionary cooperative agreement (not a formula grant), meaning SAMHSA anticipates substantial involvement with awardees during implementation. The funding opportunity number is TI-17-002 under CFDA 93.243. The opportunity was posted October 21, 2016, with an original application deadline of December 20, 2016. SAMHSA anticipated making about 12 awards, with an award ceiling of up to $800,000. Eligible applicants are listed broadly as "others" with clarification in the full eligibility text, but the narrative description makes clear the intended applicants are states, territories, and tribes that can lead statewide or jurisdiction-wide infrastructure and service improvements for the targeted youth populations.Apply for TI 17 002
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreements for Adolescent and Transitional Aged Youth Treatment Implementation (Short Title: Youth Treatment - Implementation)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.243.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 21, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 20, 2016. (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 $800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FAQs: Cooperative Agreements for Adolescent and Transitional Aged Youth Treatment Implementation (YT-I)
What is the YT-I grant opportunity?
The Cooperative Agreements for Adolescent and Transitional Aged Youth Treatment Implementation (Youth Treatment - Implementation, or YT-I) is a SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) funding opportunity from FY 2017. It is designed to help states, territories, and tribes strengthen how they deliver substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for adolescents and transitional aged youth through statewide or jurisdiction-wide improvements.
What is the main goal of YT-I?
The core goal is to improve statewide access to evidence-based screening and assessment tools, proven treatment approaches, and recovery support services for young people with substance use disorders, including youth with co-occurring mental health conditions. The focus is on building a coordinated system of care that delivers effective services more consistently across communities and can be sustained after the grant ends.
Is YT-I meant to fund one local program or a statewide system?
YT-I emphasizes building and tightening a coordinated statewide (or jurisdiction-wide) system rather than funding a single program in one location. The intent is to strengthen and connect networks so services operate as a continuum of care, not as disconnected programs.
Which youth age groups can a grantee focus on?
Applicants can choose to focus on adolescents ages 12 to 18, transitional aged youth ages 16 to 25, or both. The grant is structured to let applicants target the population(s) that best match local needs and service gaps.
Can the transitional aged youth focus be narrowed to a smaller age range?
Yes. If a state selects transitional aged youth (ages 16 to 25), it can narrow the focus to a specific sub-range within 16 to 25 (for example, 16 to 18, 18 to 21, or 21 to 25).
Are families or caregivers included in the target population?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly includes adolescents and transitional aged youth and their families or primary caregivers, reflecting the role of family support in youth recovery and treatment engagement.
What types of services or supports is YT-I trying to expand?
The opportunity aims to strengthen access to evidence-based screening and assessment tools, evidence-based treatment approaches, and recovery support services for youth with SUD, including those with co-occurring mental health conditions.
How does YT-I combine infrastructure improvement with direct services?
A defining feature of YT-I is that it blends system/infrastructure improvement with direct treatment service delivery. In addition to expanding treatment capacity and improving coordination, the funded work is also intended to support delivery of treatment services as part of an improved statewide continuum.
Which systems and stakeholders are expected to be involved?
Grantees are expected to bring together stakeholders across the systems that touch youth with substance use needs. Examples described include behavioral health providers, schools, juvenile justice, child welfare, primary care, and community recovery organizations.
What does "coordinated network" or "continuum of care" mean in this grant?
In the YT-I context, it means strengthening an existing coordinated network so it functions like a connected, youth-centered continuum of care rather than a set of separate, disconnected programs. The goal is to make services more consistent and better aligned across sectors and communities.
What kinds of capacity-building or policy work does YT-I support?
The description highlights several infrastructure-oriented activities, including expanding and improving treatment capacity, developing or updating policies that support youth-centered care, increasing workforce capability to deliver developmentally appropriate and evidence-based services, and spreading evidence-based practices across provider organizations.
Does the grant address workforce development?
Yes. The opportunity specifically calls out increasing workforce capability to deliver developmentally appropriate and evidence-based services for adolescents and transitional aged youth.
Does YT-I encourage the use of evidence-based practices across providers?
Yes. A key expectation is spreading the use of evidence-based practices across provider organizations so effective approaches are not isolated to a single program or location.
How does sustainability factor into the grant design?
Sustainability is central to the opportunity. The emphasis on infrastructure, coordination, and financial mechanisms is intended to help ensure improvements do not disappear when the grant period ends.
What are the "financial mechanisms and reforms" mentioned in the opportunity?
The opportunity highlights improving how services are paid for and sustained. Examples described include reimbursement strategies, better integration with existing funding streams, and other system efficiencies to support long-term continuation of effective services.
Is replication or scaling expected?
Yes. The program is designed to produce a model that can be replicated across the state. The funded approach should demonstrate coordinated youth SUD treatment that can be scaled, copied, or adapted by other regions within the state.
What client-level outcomes does SAMHSA expect this work to support?
The opportunity describes expected outcomes including increased rates of abstinence, improved functioning in key life areas, greater enrollment or participation in education, vocational training, and employment, stronger social connectedness, and reduced involvement with the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
What does "social connectedness" mean in the context of YT-I?
Social connectedness reflects the idea that youth recovery is closely tied to family supports, peer networks, and stable community connections. The opportunity signals that strengthening these supports is part of the overall recovery-oriented approach.
How does the grant address youth involvement in the justice system?
One of the expected outcomes is reduced involvement with the criminal and juvenile justice systems, aligning with the goal of early, effective treatment and recovery supports that can interrupt cycles of justice involvement.
Is reducing health disparities a requirement?
Yes. A required cross-cutting priority is reducing health disparities among youth vulnerable to unequal access and outcomes. Grantees are expected to identify disparities in access to care, service use, and treatment outcomes for subpopulations and take concrete steps to reduce those gaps.
What kinds of disparities are grantees expected to look for?
The description points to barriers and inequities related to geography, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other factors tied to unequal access and outcomes in health care and behavioral health systems.
What type of award is YT-I?
YT-I is a discretionary cooperative agreement, not a formula grant. SAMHSA anticipates substantial involvement with awardees during implementation, which is characteristic of cooperative agreements.
What does SAMHSA involvement mean for awardees?
Because it is a cooperative agreement, SAMHSA expects substantial involvement during implementation. The description does not detail the exact form of involvement, but it clearly signals more active federal participation than in a typical grant.
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
The funding opportunity number is TI-17-002, and the CFDA number listed is 93.243.
When was the opportunity posted and what was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on October 21, 2016, and the original application deadline was December 20, 2016.
How many awards were anticipated and what was the maximum award size?
SAMHSA anticipated making about 12 awards. The award ceiling was up to $800,000.
Who is eligible to apply based on the description provided?
Eligible applicants are listed broadly as "others" with clarification in the full eligibility text. However, the narrative description makes clear the intended applicants are states, territories, and tribes that can lead statewide or jurisdiction-wide infrastructure and service improvements for the targeted youth populations.
Does the grant include youth with co-occurring mental health conditions?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly includes adolescents and transitional aged youth with substance use disorders, including those with co-occurring mental health conditions.
What is the difference between focusing on adolescents vs. transitional aged youth under YT-I?
The opportunity allows applicants to align their strategy with where need is greatest. Examples described include focusing on early intervention for teens (adolescents 12 to 18), strengthening continuity of care for older youth aging out of child-serving systems (transitional aged youth 16 to 25), or bridging both ends of the transition by serving both populations.
What is meant by "developmentally appropriate" services?
The opportunity emphasizes that services and workforce capacity should be tailored to adolescents and transitional aged youth, implying approaches should fit youth developmental stages rather than using one-size-fits-all adult models.
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