For programmatic or technical questions:
Beverly Vayhinger
240.276.0564
Beverly.vayhinger@samhsa.hhs.gov

For fiscal and budget questions:
Corey Sullivan
240.276.1213
FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grant review process and application status questions:
Sherresa Bailey-Jones
240.276.1359
Sherresa.bailey@samhsa.hhs.gov

This program (Short Title: COVID-19 ERSP) provides grants to support states and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic in advancing efforts to prevent suicide and suicide attempts among adults age 25 and older.

Required activities include:

• Develop and implement a plan for rapid follow-up of adults who have attempted suicide or experienced a suicidal crisis after discharge from emergency departments and inpatient psychiatric facilities
• Establish follow-up and care transition protocols to help ensure patient safety, especially among high risk adults in health or behavioral healthcare settings who have attempted suicide or experienced a suicidal crisis, including those with serious mental illnesses and/or substance use disorder(s)
• Provide, or assure provision of, suicide prevention training to community and clinical service providers and systems serving adults at risk
• Work across state and/or community departments and systems in order to implement comprehensive suicide prevention
• Provide suicide screening and assessment and appropriate clinical treatment services required as a result of the assessment
• Provide community recovery supports to assist individuals who have attempted or are at risk for attempting suicide, including supports for impacted household members
• Provide telehealth options available both by telephone only and by audio-visual service provision
• Provide enhanced services for victims of domestic violence and their dependents including a safe place to stay in the event that individuals are unable to remain safely in the home setting

SAMHSA intends to make an equitable distribution of awards in terms of geography (including urban, rural and remote settings) and balance among populations of focus and program size.

Eligible applicants include:

• States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories
• Community-based primary care and behavioral healthcare organizations
• Community-based service providers able to meet psychiatric and psychosocial needs of clients
• Public health agencies
• Emergency departments
• Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, and consortia of Tribes and Tribal organizations

Award ceiling: $800,000
Project period: 16 months
Estimated number of awards: 50
Estimated total program funding: $40,000,000

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.