[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 39247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16038]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Funding Opportunity

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to award a Single Source Grant to the current 
grantee of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) program.

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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 a 
programmatic supplement of approximately $800,000 (total costs) for up 
to one year to the current grantee of the Suicide Prevention Resource 
Center program. The current grantee is the Education Development 
Center, Inc. in Newton, Massachusetts. This is not a formal request for 
applications. Assistance will be provided only to the Education 
Development Center, Inc. based on receipt of a satisfactory application 
that is approved by an independent review group.
    Funding Opportunity Title: SM-12-011.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.

    Authority:  Section 520C and 520A of the Public Health Service 
Act, as amended.

    Justification: The purpose of this one-year supplement to the SPRC 
is twofold. The first goal is to expand and enhance the level of 
support provided to the National Action Alliance for Suicide 
Prevention. This supplement will expand future organizational 
development, partnerships, and collaborations to support the 
implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP).
    A second goal is to build on existing SPRC activities to support 
the Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Suicide Prevention grantees in youth 
suicide prevention on campuses and in States and Tribes, to include:
     Providing technical assistance in youth suicide prevention 
to a new cohort of GLS Suicide Prevention State, Tribal, and Campus 
grantees;
     Developing and implementing a strategic framework to embed 
sustainable and coordinated, comprehensive youth suicide prevention 
activities in States, Tribes and colleges across the country. This 
should include a review of effective suicide prevention practices and 
programs utilized by GLS grantees that are most likely to be sustained 
in States, Tribes, and colleges; and
     Developing a plan to improve inclusion of youth substance 
abuse treatment and prevention programming in GLS grant activities.

This cooperative agreement is financed in part with FY 2012 Prevention 
and Public Health Funds (PPHF-2012). SAMHSA funds only one Suicide 
Prevention Resource Center, SAMHSA's primary vehicle for providing 
technical assistance to GLS Suicide Prevention grantees and to the 
field. Therefore, this program supplement will be awarded to the 
grantee that manages the SPRC, specifically to the Education 
Development Center, Inc. in Newton, Massachusetts. There are no other 
sources with the available resources and expertise to successfully 
complete the tasks of this proposal. Further, it would be both 
inefficient and wasteful to fund a second technical assistance provider 
for the same group of grantees.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Friedman, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-
1097, Rockville, MD 20857; Telephone: (240) 276-2316; Email: 
[email protected].

Cathy Friedman,
Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2012-16038 Filed 6-29-12; 8:45 am]
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