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CMHS RFA: State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Grant

State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Program

Request for Applications (RFA) No. SM-08-001
Posting on Grants.gov: November 6, 2007
Receipt date: January 11, 2008
Announcement Type: Initial

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for Cooperative Agreements for State-Sponsored Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention (Short Title: State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Grants).

The purpose of this program is to build on the foundation of prior suicide prevention efforts in order to support states and tribes in developing and implementing statewide or tribal youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies, grounded in public/private collaboration. Such efforts must involve public/private collaboration among youth-serving institutions and agencies and should include schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, foster care systems, substance abuse and mental health programs, and other child- and youth-supporting organizations.

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For more information, contact SAMHSA's Health Information Network:
1-877-SAMHSA-7
1-800-487-4889 (TDD)
(English and Spanish/
inglés y español)

For questions on program issues, contact
LT Tarsha Wilson, MSW
240-276-1748
tarsha.wilson@samhsa.
hhs.gov


For questions on grants management, contact Gwendolyn Simpson
240-276-1408
gwendolyn.simpson@samhsa.
hhs.gov

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Funding Mechanism:

Cooperative Agreement

Anticipated Total Available Funding:

$5 million

Anticipated Number of Awards:

10

Anticipated Award Amount:

$500,000

Length of Project Period:

3 years