National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative – Category I, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

Short Title: NCCTS
Initial Announcement Back to the Grants Dashboard

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

NOFO Number: SM-26-002

Posted on Grants.gov: Thursday, June 11, 2026

Application Due Date: Monday, July 13, 2026

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.532

Intergovernmental Review (E.O. 12372): Applicants must comply with E.O. 12372 if their state(s) participates. Review process recommendations from the State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) are due no later than 60 days after application deadline.

Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS) / Single State Agency Coordination: Applicants must send the PHSIS to appropriate State and local health agencies by application deadline. Comments from Single State Agency are due no later than 60 days after application deadline.

Description

The purpose of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative - Category I National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS) program is to create/maintain the national coordinating center that serves the NCTSI network. The NCCTS is also expected to support resource development and dissemination and coordinate the NCTSI child trauma education, training, technical assistance and related NCTSI-wide service-system improvement efforts.

Eligibility

Eligibility is statutorily limited to domestic public and private non-profit entities.

Award Information

Funding Mechanism: Cooperative Agreement

Anticipated Total Available Funding: $8,000,000

Anticipated Number of Awards: 1

Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $8,000,000 per year

Length of Project: Up to 5 years

Cost Sharing/Match Required?: No

Proposed budgets cannot exceed $8,000,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project. Annual continuation awards are contingent on the availability of funds, progress in meeting project goals and objectives, timely submission of required data and reports, compliance with all terms and conditions of award, and alignment with SAMHSA, HHS, and Trump Administration priorities.