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

This monthly 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. Please contact Elaine Newman at enewman@adamh.co.franklin.oh.us or 222-3726 to make additions to the distribution list.
Grants Applied For / In Progress
Update: The SAMHSA Targeted Expansion Grants have been canceled due to lack of funding for this cycle. Proposals submitted in January have been returned.

ADAMH, in partnership with these community organizations, has applied for four grants:
  1. ODADAS - State Incentive Grant
  2. Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Byrne Memorial Grant
  3. ODADAS
  4. ODADAS
Read more about these grants in progress.


Future Grant Opportunities Being Considered
The following are grant opportunities that the ADAMH Board is considering:
  1. SAMHSA Cooperative Agreements for the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and their Families
  2. OCJS Family Violence Prevention and Services
  3. OCJS Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
Read more about these future grant opportunities.


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. Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program
  2. American Psychiatric Foundation Minority Mental Health Awards
  3. Eli Lilly & Co. Helping Move Lives Forward Reintegration Awards
  4. Women Helping Others Foundation
  5. The First Data Western Union Foundation
  6. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime Helping Outreach Programs to Expand
Read more about these grant possibilities for providers.


Grantseeking Tips
Writing a Needs Statement
The first thing your proposal must do is convince the reader that a very real need exists and that it must be addressed. Some tips on developing a convincing Need Statement come from Julie Seewald Bornhoeft in an article on the Charity Channel Web site, December 10, 2002.
She recommends these key strategies:
  1. Develop a System for Maintaining Information - community demographics, local needs assessments, socioeconomic conditions
  2. Update Statistics and Figures Regularly - more than three years old is too old
  3. Use National Statistics as a Lead for Local Figures - convey need on the most local level possible
  4. Cite Your Sources
  5. Your Constituents Have Needs, Not Your Agency - present information in terms of those experiencing the problem
  6. Let Your Clients Speak - use quotes and testimonials
  7. Constantly Seek Opportunities to Identify and Substantiate Needs - waiting lists, increases in service demand, etc.
  8. Find Balance Between Reality and Sensationalism - elicit emotion, but it mustn't read like a tabloid
"Your Needs Statement lays the foundation for the rest of the proposal…must succeed in capturing the attention of the reviewer…create a response to funder need that is compelling, accurate and balanced."

ADAMH System Grants Network
The next meeting of the ADAMH System Grants Network will be:
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
10:30 AM
ADAMH Board
447 E. Broad Street

Presentation by
Heather Baker, Grants Section Chief
Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services

The Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) is the lead criminal justice planning agency for the state. Through its research, technology, grants administration and programmatic initiatives, OCJS serves agencies and communities committed to reducing and preventing crime across Ohio. An OCJS staff of 40 effectively administers millions of justice grant dollars, researches trends and manages some of Ohio's most progressive justice technology systems.

Please RSVP to Elaine Newman (222-3726) or enewman@adamh.co.franklin.oh.us
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