Staff Sergeant Fox Suicide Prevention Grants
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will provide community-based grants for eligible entities to provide, or coordinate the provision of, suicide prevention services to eligible veterans and their families.
Suicide prevention services include:
- Outreach
- Baseline mental health screening
- Education
- Clinical services for emergency treatment
- Case management services
- Peer support services
- Assistance in obtaining VA benefits
- Assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits and assistance with emergent needs
- Nontraditional and innovative approaches and treatment practices
VA may prioritize the distribution of suicide prevention services grants to:
- Rural communities
- Tribal lands
- Territories of the United States
- Medically underserved areas
- Areas with a high number or percentage of minority veterans or women veterans
- Areas with a high number or percentage of calls to the veterans crisis line
VA will work to ensure that suicide prevention services grants are distributed to:
- Provide services in areas of the United States that have experienced high rates of suicide by eligible individuals, including suicide attempts
- Applicants that can assist eligible individuals at risk of suicide who are not currently receiving healthcare furnished by VA
- Ensure that suicide prevention services are provided in as many areas as possible
Applicants must be one of the following:
- Private institutions and foundations
- Corporations wholly owned and controlled by a private institution or foundation
- Tribes
- Community-based organizations that can effectively network with local civic organizations, regional health systems, and other settings where eligible individuals and their families are likely to have contact
- State and local governments
Award ceiling: $750,000
Award floor: $1,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 80
Estimated total program funding:
$52,500,000
Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website and grants.gov.
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