Applied Informatics Team Training 2019

Funding Opportunity

Consider applying or sharing with your colleagues to apply for up to $25k in funding for mental health and substance abuse surveillance.

CSTE is pleased to announce the release of the attached RFP, “State Public Health Departments to Collect, Analyze and Report CSTE Recommended Surveillance Indicators for Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Version 3 (2019).”  States participating in this project opportunity will collect, analyze and report to CSTE the 18 CSTE Recommended Surveillance Indicators for Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Version 3, using 2016 data.  The state data reported for project completion will be posted on a dashboard developed at cste.org.
 
The full recommendations, including background on the initial development of these indicators since 2015 and the key updates reflected in Version 3, can be viewed here. An updated list of the indicators and definitions for Version 3 is attached, and can  be viewed online here.
 
States interested in participating should submit proposals as outlined in the RFP, to mtoe@cste.org by 11:59 pm Thursday, March 14, 2019.   CSTE is offering funding for related project costs up to $25,000.00.  The project will run from March 22, 2019 – June 30, 2019 with additional detailed guidance for indicator collection and analysis, reporting tools, and ongoing webinars/conference calls to provide technical assistance and address questions provided by CSTE.
 
Please email mtoe@cste.org with any questions about the RFP, the project goals, or about the CSTE Recommended Surveillance Indicators for Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Version 3.