Table 2 Characteristics of organization-focused and state-focused grant strategies
Characteristic | Grant type | |
|---|---|---|
Organization-focused | State-focused | |
SAMHSA grant initiatives included | Assertive Adolescent Family Treatment (AAFT), Juvenile Drug Court (JDC), Juvenile Drug Treatment Court (JDTC), Offender Re-entry Program (ORP), Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE) | State Adolescent Treatment Enhancement and Dissemination (SAT-ED), State Youth Treatment (SYT), State Youth Treatment-Implementation (SYT-I), Youth Treatment-Implementation (YT-I), State Targeted Response (STR) |
Grant recipient | Treatment organizations delivering substance use services, which applied directly for funding | State substance use agencies (sometimes referred to as departments) and treatment organizations designated by the state agency to receive funding |
A-CRA training and certification purveyor | Chestnut Health Systems (contracted by SAMHSA) | Chestnut Health Systems and/or certified A-CRA supervisors acting as statewide trainers (contracted by state agencies) |
Funding awarded to state agency | Not applicable | ~ $3–4 million USD over 3–6 years |
Funding awarded to treatment organization | ~ $900,000 USD over 3 years | Similar to organization-focused grantees for demonstration site treatment organizations; provided by the state agency |
Requirements to develop A-CRA infrastructure (e.g., funding, training) | Not applicable | Up to one-third of grant funds could be used for this purpose; expected activities varied by grant mechanism |
EPIS domains and phases targeted | Inner context Implementation | Inner and outer Contexts, bridging Implementation and sustainment |