The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program.
Donor Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/06/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to support a comprehensive public health and evidencebased approach that:
- enhances behavioral health services for all college students, including those at risk for suicide, depression, serious mental illness (SMI)/serious emotional disturbances (SED), and/or substance use disorders that can lead to school failure;
- prevents and reduces suicide and mental and substance use disorders;
- promotes help-seeking behavior and reduces stigma; and
- improves the identification and treatment of at-risk college students so they can successfully complete their studies.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,426,758
- Award Ceiling: $102,000
Project Period
Up to 3 years
Allowable Activities
Allowable activities are not required. Applicants may propose to use funds for the following activities:
- Develop a plan to provide mental health and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services to college students by employing appropriately trained staff. Services may include recovery support services and programming and early intervention, treatment, and management, including through the use of telehealth services.
- Develop supportive policies addressing students who need a medical leave of absence due to the presence of SED, SMI, or co-occurring disorder (COD).
- Support college student groups on campus, including athletic teams, that engage in activities to educate college students, including activities to reduce negative attitudes about behavioral health disorders and to promote mental health.
- Conduct research through a counseling or health center at the institution of higher education involved to improve the behavioral health of students through clinical services, outreach, prevention, and promotion of mental health or academic success, in a manner that is in compliance with all applicable personal privacy laws.
- Develop and support evidence-based and emerging best practices, including a focus on culturally and linguistically appropriate best practices and traumainformed practices.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility is statutorily limited to institutions of higher education. Applicants from both public and private institutions may apply, including state universities, private four-year colleges and universities (including those with religious affiliations), minority-serving institutions of higher learning (i.e., Tribal colleges and universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institutions), and community colleges.
Any institution of higher education receiving an award may carry out activities through
- College counseling centers;
- College and university psychological service centers;
- Mental health centers;
- Psychology training clinics; or
- Institution of higher education-supported, evidence-based, mental health and substance use disorder programs.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
