Federal funding priorities are creating real openings right now for organizations, communities, and Tribes supporting children impacted by parental substance use – and NACoA’s training and programs fit perfectly in those applications. One example is SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) grants for both states and for communities and Tribes, with applications due in mid-July – a strong match for an evidence-based program like NACoA’s Celebrating Families! and an evidence-informed program like NACoA’s Children’s Program Kits. Beyond SAMHSA, agencies including the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) regularly fund prevention, victim support and services, and youth-serving initiatives where NACoA’s training curriculum and programs adds real value to any proposal’s service model.
What sets NACoA’s training apart is that it is not one-size-fits-all. Our team tailors every training to the specific needs of the agency, community, or Tribe we are working with – whether that calls for a multidisciplinary approach bringing together child welfare, behavioral health, law enforcement, and education professionals, or a focused approach within a single discipline. Every training is led by staff who bring both deep subject-matter expertise and real boots-on-the-ground experience – professionals who, prior to their work in training and prevention, spent years working directly with children and families impacted by parental substance use. That combination of credibility and adaptability is exactly what reviewers look for when scoring the implementation and capacity sections of a competitive application.
Partnering with a national organization with over 40 years of leadership and experience also strengthens an application in ways that go beyond programming alone. NACoA’s long-standing track record, established evidence base, and national reputation add credibility and weight to any proposal, signaling to reviewers that an applicant has the right partner to ensure a project’s success.
If your agency, Tribe, or community organization is preparing a grant application this year, we encourage you to include NACoA’s training and programs as part of your approach – reviewers are increasingly looking for evidence-based and evidence-informed programming, paired with skilled training and implementation support, as a baseline expectation, not an extra.
Reach out to us today to learn how NACoA can be written directly into your next proposal!
