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The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) AWARE-SEA will expand and enhance the state's existing capacity to expand youth and family access to school and community-based mental health resources.

Award Number: H79SM081974
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

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The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is requesting $9 million in funding over 5 years to plan and implement the Tennessee Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education (AWARE) – Rural Expansion Project. TDOE seeks to build on its proven track record of success under the first AWARE-SEA grant by expanding school-community mental health partnerships and school-based programs and services within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework. TDOE will replicate the AWARE model in the four high-need, rural school systems of Cocke, Hickman, Lake, and Fayette, which are geographically dispersed across rural East, Middle, and West Tennessee, and collectively serve 12,393 students in 30 schools and over 10,000 youth-serving adults. School populations are either predominantly White (95%) or are comprised of a mix of White and African-American students, with minimal linguistic diversity. An estimated 3 percent of students identify as LGBTQ. LEAs were selected for inclusion in the grant based on numerous need criteria, namely, rurality accompanied by high concentrations of child poverty, child abuse and neglect, chronic absenteeism, juvenile court referrals, and high relative prevalence of youth mental health disorders. The comprehensive project plan will guide local implementation of an array of evidence-based, school and community mental health services and professional development opportunities appropriate for school settings and populations served. The project defines six specific goals and related objectives that include: (1) building a collaborative infrastructure to plan and implement school-community mental health partnerships and programs for school-age youth, (2) increasing mental health awareness among students, parents, and the broader community to reduce stigma and promote help-seeking for mental health issues, (3) promoting positive school climate and building social-emotional competencies using an MTSS framework and evidence-based programming, (4) increasing school capacity to identify and respond to youth mental health needs through early identification, screening, and risk and threat assessment protocols, (5) expanding the continuum of school-based mental health services to improve mental health access and reduce unmet treatment needs, (6) and creating infrastructure needed to sustain and expand project accomplishments beyond the duration of the grant. The project will be led by an administrative team that brings five-years of strong leadership experience implementing the first TN AWARE grant program. The project, as proposed, represents a strong opportunity for Tennessee to build on its AWARE foundation and continue to refine models for integrating mental health into schools to more effectively address unmet needs for treatment.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $1,144,335 )
2023	2023	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TENNESSEE	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	5	5/17/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2023	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TENNESSEE	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	5	9/21/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2023	2023	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TENNESSEE	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	5	4/27/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,144,335
														Subtotal = $1,144,335

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $1,800,000 )
2022	2022	EDUCATION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	4/18/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,800,000
														Subtotal = $1,800,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $1,800,000 )
2021	2021	EDUCATION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	4/27/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,800,000
														Subtotal = $1,800,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $1,800,000 )
2020	2020	EDUCATION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	003	2	9/23/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2020	EDUCATION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	2	4/9/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,800,000
2020	2019	EDUCATION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	11/18/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2019	EDUCATION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	10/9/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $1,800,000

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $1,800,000 )
2019	2019	EDUCATION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	5/29/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2019	2019	EDUCATION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	DAVIDSON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	4/23/2019	NEW	$1,800,000
														Subtotal = $1,800,000

Grand Total All Awards = $8,344,335

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The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) AWARE-SEA will expand and enhance the state's existing capacity to expand youth and family access to school and community-based mental health resources.

Award Number: H79SM081974

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

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