Job Description :
Position:Grant Writer
location:Phoenix, AZ,
Duration: 3 Month''s
skill''s:On site: on site 3 days a week M, W, F. Will be working core business hours
Type of background: At least 2 years, with gov/tribal, recent grant writing experience, NEED SAMPLES OF WORK
Please see attached job description for full details
link to the SAMHSA Grant Opportunity that AHCCCS will be responding to by May 14th.
https://www. samhsa. gov/sites/default/files/grants/pdf/sm18010_final _foa_healthy_transitions_3. 29. 18. pdf
Duration: Target start date by the 16th, but can push this out depending on chosen candidate. Want writing to be done by 5/4/2018
Grant: FY 2018 Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Disorders Program
Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Key Date: Applications are due by May 14, 2018
10 Page limit for project narrative and supporting documents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults With Serious Mental Disorders Program grants (Short Title: Healthy Transitions The purpose of this program is to improve access to treatment and support services for youth and young adults, ages 16-25, who have a serious emotional disturbance (SED) or a serious mental illness (SMI), hereafter referred to as serious mental disorders. It is expected that this program will improve emotional and behavioral health functioning so that this population of youth and young adults can maximize their potential to assume adult roles and responsibilities and lead full and productive lives.
The overall goal of Healthy Transitions will be to provide developmentally appropriate, culturally and linguistically competent services and supports to address serious mental disorders among youth 16 - 25 years of age. This will be accomplished by increasing awareness, screening and detection, outreach and engagement, referrals to treatment, coordination of care, and evidence-informed treatment.
Healthy Transitions will accomplish program goals by:
Creating, implementing, and expanding services and supports that are developmentally appropriate, culturally competent, and youth and young adult-driven, involve family and community members (including business leaders and faith-based organizations), and provide for continuity of care and support between child- and adult-serving systems.
Improving cross-system collaboration, service capacity, and expertise related to the population(s) of focus through Infrastructure and organizational change at the state/tribal level.
Implementing public awareness and cross-system provider training (e. g. , higher education/community colleges, behavioral
This announcement also addresses Healthy People 2020 Mental Health and Mental Disorders Topic Area Client 2020-MHMD.
Writer Competencies:
Experience with writing to government and/or tribal grants
Ability to write clearly, succinctly and informatively
Effectively work under pressure and produce a quality work product within tight time constraints
Possess excellent writing and computer skills and have the ability to synthesize complex or diverse information.
Interpret grant objectives and establish goals and outcomes
Generate proposal and supporting documents for review by leadership
Ability to work collaboratively with leadership and independently to complete tasks
Describe how data will be collected, utilized and reported
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel
Detail, task oriented and organized