Cooperative Agreements to Implement the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (Short Title: National Strategy Grants)

Funding Opportunity ID: 291843 Opportunity Number: SM-17-007 Opportunity Title: Cooperative Agreements to Implement the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (Short Title: National Strategy Grants)Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 93.243Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: • State government agencies, including the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories. No single state agency is mandated to be the lead for the National Strategy grants, as states differ in which state agency has taken the lead for suicide prevention (e.g., Department of Health, Department of Mental Health). Where states have a plan that designates a lead agency, that agency should act as the lead or should designate an alternative lead. The purpose of this program is to support states in implementing the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP) goals and objectives focused on preventing suicide and suicide attempts among adults age 25 and older in order to reduce the overall suicide rate and number of suicides in the U.S. nationally. The lead agencies for suicide prevention within states and territories are uniquely positioned and have the necessary statewide infrastructure in place to promote suicid...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding