The North Sound Mental Health Administration (NSMHA) is seeking proposals from licensed Community Mental Health Agencies and other organizations to provide specialized mental health services and supports not covered by Medicaid mental health services. These services are to enhance the lives of NSMHA consumers and families in the five-county region that includes: Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties. The NSMHA Planning Committee has given priority to the following service categories, though not to the exclusion of other proposals that may fit in well with the rules of the Federal Block Grant funds:

• Expand housing and residential services and options
• Expand outpatient services to low-income people who do not qualify for Medicaid including older adults.
• Expand discharge and related jail mental health services Funding
• Develop service to children in their homes and schools

The amount of available funds is approximately $980,000. The funding level is projected to be the same as last year.

All organizations including organizations currently receiving Federal Block Grant Funds must submit a proposal this year.

RFP Documents:

• Introductory Memo
• FBG_2007-8_Budget_Forms.xls
• Attachment 1 - Federal Block Grant Goals and Action Plans
• Attachment 2 - Sample Contract

Letters of Interest

NSMHA has received letters of interest from the following organizations:

• bridgeways
• Catholic Community Ser NW
• Compass Health
• Early Childhood Opur. NW
• Family Constellations West
• Hope Options/Everett Housing Auth
• Institute for Family Development
• James Mead
• NAMI Skagit County
• NAMI Whatcom County
• Northshore Youth & Fam. Ser.
• Northwest Youth Services
• NSMHA
• NW Educ. Ser
• Pioneer Human Services
• Region II DDD
• San Juan County
• San Juan Is. School Dist
• Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
• Sea Mar Community Health
• Senior Services of Sno Co
• Skagit County Human Services
• Snohomish Co Human Services
• St. Joseph Hospital - WITHDRAWN
• Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
• Sun Community Service
• TRIP-Training Resources in Partner
• Tulalip Tribes
• Tulalip Tribes beda? chelh
• Upper Skagit Tribe
• WCPC
• Womencare Shelter
• Youthnet

Responses to Bidders Questions

• Questions and Answers

Funding Recommendations