[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36542-36543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15041]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Funding Opportunity

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to award a single source grant to the 
Education Development Center, Inc., Waltham, MA.

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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 up 
to $1,182,918 (total costs) for one year to the Education Development 
Center, Inc., Waltham, MA, as a program supplement to the Suicide 
Prevention Resource Center. The purpose of this program supplement is 
to support high-impact objectives of the National Strategy for Suicide 
Prevention (NSSP), provide technical assistance for NSSP 
implementation, and develop an implementation plan for preventing 
suicide among men in mid-life, with the overall goal of reducing 
suicides and suicidal behaviors in the nation. This supplement 
represents an enhancement of the SPRC's capacity to carry out its 
primary mission of advancing implementation of the NSSP.
    Funding Opportunity Title: SM-14-022.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.

    Authority:  Sections 520A and 520C of the Public Health Service 
Act, as amended, and is financed by SAMHSA's Budget Authority and 
the 2014 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF-2014).
    Justification: Eligibility for this funding opportunity is limited 
to the Education Development Center, Inc., Waltham, MA. Education 
Development Center, Inc. is the current grantee for SAMHSA's Suicide 
Prevention Resource Center and acts as the Executive Secretariat for 
the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, providing the 
infrastructure, administrative support, and guidance to its leadership, 
Executive Committee, and task forces. Education Development Center, 
Inc. has the infrastructure

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already in place to immediately begin to implement the activities under 
this supplemental funding announcement. This is the most efficient and 
effective use of grant funds for advancing the impact of the NSSP in 
reducing suicidal behavior and preventing suicide in this nation.

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: 
cathy.friedman@samhsa.hhs.gov.

Cathy J. Friedman,
SAMHSA Public Health Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2014-15041 Filed 6-26-14; 8:45 am]
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