[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 73 (Thursday, April 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16138-16139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06611]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Notice of Supplemental Funding Opportunity
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of intent to award supplemental funding.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is supporting a
supplement (in scope of the parent award) for the Cooperative Agreement
for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Disaster Distress Helpline
recipient, Mental Health Association of New York City, Inc. (DBA
Vibrant Emotional Health), funded in FY 2021 under Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO) SM 21-005. The recipient may receive up to
$100,000,000 and has a project end date of September 2026. The
supplemental funding will be used to maintain 988 operations and
services, both at local levels and across all subnetwork services. This
funding will ensure continuation of all 988 services and supports.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Wright, Division Director, 988
and Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD
20857, telephone 240-276-1615; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Funding Opportunity Title: Cooperative Agreement for the National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Disaster Distress Helpline, SM-21-005.
Assistance Listing Number: 93.243.
Authority: Section 520E-3 [42 U.S.C. 290bb-36c] of the Public
Health Service Act, as amended.
Justification: The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Cooperative
Agreement (988 Lifeline) manages, enhances, and strengthens the 988
Lifeline network that routes individuals in the United States to a
network of certified crisis centers that links to local emergency,
mental health, and social services resources. The 988 Lifeline is a 24/
7 confidential suicide and crisis hotline providing phone, chat, and
text services for anyone in the United States experiencing a suicidal
crisis or in emotional distress. This supplemental funding will ensure
continuation of all active services and supporting infrastructure to
ensure stability, safety, privacy, and connection of service.
Since 2005, Vibrant Emotional Health has provided oversight and
management of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline and its local call
centers and subnetwork functions with a network of over 215+ centers in
all fifty states. Vibrant Emotional Health has the infrastructure,
experience, and national reach to work with the backup centers,
language services, and chat/text organizations to address the increased
contact volumes expected in 2025 and beyond. With the transition to 988
accomplished, consistent services, such as ensuring access to the local
and national Lifeline backup centers, geo-routing, language services,
system evaluation and data reporting, and access are required to fully
realize the potential impact to 988 contact service. Through this
supplemental funding, SAMHSA and Vibrant can ensure capacity to address
increased call, chat and text volume following 988 implementation,
further develop connection and support, and strengthen the efficiency
and customer experience of the network through unified, integrated and
coordinated technology.
This is not a formal request for application. Assistance will only
be provided to Vibrant Emotional Health funded in FY 2021 under the 988
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Cooperative Agreement (SM-21-005) based on
the receipt of a satisfactory application and associated budget that is
approved by a review group.
Dated: April 14, 2025.
Ann Ferrero,
Public Health Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2025-06611 Filed 4-16-25; 8:45 am]
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