ADAMH E-Newsletter
One of the strategic results of the ADAMH 2003 Strategic Business Plan addresses the need to supplement its tax-supported budget from private funding sources. In response to that goal, ADAMH has developed a grantseeking program to provide enhanced revenues to create additional behavioral health care services for consumers so that they can experience recovery from mental illness and addictions.

This newsletter will allow us to keep you current on the grantseeking activities at the ADAMH Board, share future opportunities for partnering, and help you in your own efforts to seek grant funding for your organizations.

The newsletter will be sent to all provider Executive Directors and any other interested provider staff person. Please contact Elaine Newman at enewman@adamh.co.franklin.oh.us or 222-3726 to make additions to the distribution list.
Good News!
Patty Devlin at Directions for Youth & Families reports receiving a $20,000 grant from the O'Neill Foundation to help offset the large costs of the voice and data system upgrades required for their recent merger. Congratulations!

The ADAMH Board is pleased to report a grant award of $82,584 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to facilitate the development of a mental health court docket model in the Franklin County Municipal Court and a substance abuse/mental illness (SAMI) docket model in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court.

ADAMH also acknowledges Eli Lilly & Company for its $10,000 support of a public education campaign.


Grants Applied For / In Progress
  1. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
  2. ODADAS
  3. Reinberger Foundation
Read more about these grants in progress.


Future Grant Opportunities Being Considered
The following are grant opportunities that the ADAMH Board is considering:
  1. Byrne Memorial Funding
  2. Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)
Read more about these future grant opportunities.


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant Planning Tools
These documents are initial planning documents prepared by SAMHSA. They are provided to give preliminary information about SAMHSA's Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 plans to potential applicants. More info here.


Grant Possibilities for Providers
Although ADAMH may not be applying directly for these grants, they may offer opportunities for community providers. Check the contacts listed for more information.
  1. SAMHSA - CSAT: Targeted Capacity Expansion for Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS Services
  2. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Grant Program
  3. Family Violence Prevention & Services (FVPS)
  4. The Scaife Family Foundation
  5. Kroger Foundation
Read more about these grant possibilities for providers.


Grantseeking Tips
BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Establish internal procedures
  1. How will you decide what opportunities to seek? What are your organization's priorities? Who will make these decisions?
  2. Who will be responsible for coordinating the writing and monitoring adherence to the grant guidelines?
  3. Who will be responsible for providing the information needed to produce the proposal document? Do you have the support of leadership required to ensure you get what you need?
  4. If awarded, who will monitor the project to ensure adherence to grant requirements?

ADAMH System Grants Network
The first meeting of the ADAMH System Grants Network was a great success, with 19 agency representatives attending. We recognize that each of our agencies has an important mission that we are working hard to fulfill for the people of Franklin County. Our challenge is to find ways to work smarter to accomplish those missions -- ways to work together, to be more effective in getting more dollars to serve the needs of our consumers.

Participants were invited to be part of the development of this group, and identified areas that they felt such a network could be valuable. It was decided to meet every two months initially. Several agencies offered to host our meetings, allowing us to tour their facilities and learn about their work. The group recognized the value of identifying commonalities in our work and defining ways those commonalities can be useful to us in seeking additional funding for our agencies.

The next meeting of the ADAMH System Grants Network will be:
Wednesday, May 14, 2003
At COVA (Center of Vocational Alternatives)
10:00-10:30 AM, Tour of the facility
10:30-Noon, Meeting
3770 North High Street
in Clintonville across from the Park of Roses
At this meeting I will share ADAMH's priorities for grantseeking. Please come prepared to share your agency's priorities as well. This will be an opportunity to identify areas where we can work together in seeking funding for common needs.

Please join our networking meetings to share ideas and strategies around grant writing. Any ADAMH provider staff person with grant seeking or grant writing responsibilities is invited to be part of this network.

Please RSVP to Elaine Newman (222-3726).
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