[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56207-56208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23178]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Funding Opportunity

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of intent to award a Single Source Grant to Link2Health 
Solutions, Inc.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) intends to award 
approximately $2,100,000 (total costs) for up to one year to 
Link2Health Solutions, Inc. the current grantee for the National 
Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This is not a formal request for 
applications. Assistance will be provided only to Link2Health 
Solutions, Inc based on the receipt of a satisfactory application that 
is approved by an independent review group.
    Funding Opportunity Title: SM-11-015.

Catalog Of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.

    Authority:  Section 501(d)(3) of the Public Health Service Act, 
as amended.

    Justification: Only an application from Link2Health Solutions will 
be considered for funding under this announcement. One-year 
supplemental funding has become available to assist SAMHSA in 
responding to the growing and pressing need to provide a Disaster 
Distress Helpline for individuals stressed by the aftermath of manmade 
and/or natural disasters. It is considered most cost-effective and 
efficient to supplement the existing grantee for the National Suicide 
Prevention Lifeline and to build on the existing capacity and 
infrastructure within its network of crisis centers.

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    Link2Health Solutions is in the unique position to carry out the 
activities of this grant announcement because it is the current 
recipient of SAMHSA's cooperative agreement to manage the National 
Suicide Prevention Lifeline. As such, Link2Health Solutions has been 
maintaining the network communications system and has an existing 
relationship with the networked crisis centers.
    The crisis centers that comprise the National Suicide Prevention 
Lifeline are a critical part of the nation's mental health safety net. 
Many crisis centers are experiencing significant increases in calls and 
the Disaster Distress Helpline would be a free, confidential 24/7 
crisis support service that connects residents who are experiencing 
emotional distress as a result of a disaster with a local crisis center 
responder. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline crisis centers 
require assistance to continue to play their critical role in providing 
support as well as emergency services to callers in distress during and 
after any natural or manmade disaster.
    Contact: Shelly Hara, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1095, Rockville, MD 20857; 
telephone: (240) 276-2321; E-mail: [email protected].

Cathy J. Friedman,
Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2011-23178 Filed 9-9-11; 8:45 am]
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