Opportunity Information: Apply for SM 17 003
Apply for SM 17 003
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.243.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 03, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 07, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $102,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant is a federal discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services. For FY 2017, the program is aimed specifically at institutions of higher education and is built around a comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention on campus. Rather than funding individual clinical care, the grant is meant to help colleges and universities strengthen the systems, policies, partnerships, and campus-wide practices that make prevention and early intervention more effective and sustainable over time.
At its core, the grant focuses on building campus capacity and infrastructure so schools can expand efforts that promote student wellness and encourage help-seeking behavior across the entire student body. A major emphasis is also placed on reaching students who may be at elevated risk for suicide and suicide attempts, including students experiencing mental health challenges and substance use problems. The program supports a broad set of prevention-oriented strategies that can create a stronger foundation for mental health promotion, suicide prevention, and substance use prevention, while also allowing institutions to connect related prevention priorities such as interpersonal violence prevention and bystander intervention efforts.
A key limitation is that this is an Infrastructure Development grant, meaning funds are not intended for direct, traditional treatment services. In practical terms, award funds cannot be used to pay for services like therapy sessions, counseling appointments, or medication management. Instead, the money is geared toward the upstream work that makes prevention efforts more coordinated and effective, such as improving campus protocols, training and awareness initiatives, referral networks, screening and outreach approaches, and other system-level improvements that strengthen the overall prevention environment.
The opportunity also explicitly highlights behavioral health equity. Applicants are encouraged to implement strategies that reduce behavioral health disparities affecting racial and ethnic minority populations as well as sexual and gender minorities, with the goal of decreasing differences in access to services, service use, and outcomes. This reflects a broader intent to ensure suicide prevention infrastructure works for all students, including groups that historically face barriers to care or experience unequal outcomes.
This grant aligns with larger national and federal priorities. SAMHSA frames the program as supporting the vision of campuses free from the tragedy of suicide and ties it to the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, including Objective 8.1. It is authorized under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (Section 520E-2 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended), and it connects to Healthy People 2020 objectives within the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area. It also supports SAMHSA’s Strategic Initiative focused on the Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as SM 17 003 under CFDA 93.243. The agency expected to make about 15 awards, with an award ceiling of $102,000. The funding opportunity was posted on October 3, 2016, and the original application closing date was December 7, 2016. Eligibility is noted as “Others” with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, but the program is fundamentally designed for colleges and universities seeking to develop or strengthen campus-wide suicide prevention infrastructure rather than expand billable clinical treatment capacity.
Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant (FY 2017) - FAQs
1) What is the Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant?
The Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant is a federal discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services. For FY 2017, it is aimed at institutions of higher education and is designed to support a comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention on campus.
2) Which federal agency administers this grant?
The grant is administered by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) within HHS, specifically through SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services.
3) What is the main purpose of this funding?
The main purpose is to help colleges and universities strengthen campus systems, policies, partnerships, and campus-wide practices so suicide prevention and early intervention are more coordinated, effective, and sustainable over time. The funding emphasizes building capacity and infrastructure rather than paying for individual clinical services.
4) Who is this opportunity intended for?
For FY 2017, the program is aimed specifically at institutions of higher education (colleges and universities) that want to develop or strengthen campus-wide suicide prevention infrastructure.
5) Is this grant meant to fund therapy, counseling sessions, or medication management for students?
No. This is described as an Infrastructure Development grant, and funds are not intended for direct, traditional treatment services. Award funds cannot be used to pay for services like therapy sessions, counseling appointments, or medication management.
6) If it does not pay for direct clinical care, what kinds of activities does it support?
Based on the description provided, the grant supports upstream and system-level work that strengthens the overall prevention environment on campus. Examples mentioned include improving campus protocols, training and awareness initiatives, referral networks, screening and outreach approaches, and other coordinated system improvements that help prevention and early intervention work better over time.
7) What approach does the program promote for campus suicide prevention?
The program is built around a comprehensive public health approach, focusing on campus-wide prevention and early intervention infrastructure rather than funding individual treatment encounters.
8) What outcomes is the grant trying to influence on campus?
The grant aims to expand campus efforts that promote student wellness and encourage help-seeking behavior across the student body, while also strengthening the conditions that make suicide prevention and early intervention more effective and sustainable.
9) Does the program focus on students who may be at higher risk?
Yes. A major emphasis is placed on reaching students who may be at elevated risk for suicide and suicide attempts, including students experiencing mental health challenges and substance use problems.
10) How does substance use prevention relate to this suicide prevention grant?
The grant supports prevention-oriented strategies that strengthen the foundation for mental health promotion, suicide prevention, and substance use prevention. The description also notes alignment with SAMHSA's Strategic Initiative focused on the Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness.
11) Can this funding be used to connect suicide prevention with other campus prevention priorities?
Yes. The program description notes that institutions can connect related prevention priorities such as interpersonal violence prevention and bystander intervention efforts alongside suicide prevention infrastructure work.
12) What does "Infrastructure Development" mean in this context?
In this opportunity, "Infrastructure Development" means the grant is meant to build the campus capacity and systems that support prevention (for example, policies, protocols, partnerships, training, referral networks, screening, and outreach) rather than paying for direct treatment services delivered to individual students.
13) Is behavioral health equity part of the grant's expectations?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly highlights behavioral health equity and encourages applicants to implement strategies that reduce behavioral health disparities.
14) Which student populations are specifically mentioned in the equity emphasis?
The description mentions reducing behavioral health disparities affecting racial and ethnic minority populations as well as sexual and gender minorities, with the goal of decreasing differences in access to services, service use, and outcomes.
15) How does this grant align with national strategies or federal priorities?
SAMHSA frames the program as supporting the vision of campuses free from the tragedy of suicide and ties it to the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (including Objective 8.1). It also connects to Healthy People 2020 objectives in the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area, and it supports SAMHSA's Strategic Initiative on the Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness.
16) What law authorizes this grant program?
The program is authorized under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (Section 520E-2 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended).
17) What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
The opportunity is listed as SM 17 003 under CFDA 93.243.
18) How many awards were expected to be made?
The agency expected to make about 15 awards.
19) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $102,000.
20) When was the funding opportunity posted and when was the original closing date?
The funding opportunity was posted on October 3, 2016, and the original application closing date was December 7, 2016.
21) What is the stated eligibility category?
Eligibility is noted as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. However, the program is fundamentally designed for colleges and universities seeking to develop or strengthen campus-wide suicide prevention infrastructure.
22) Does this grant focus on expanding billable clinical treatment capacity at campus counseling centers?
No. The description emphasizes that the program is designed to develop or strengthen campus-wide suicide prevention infrastructure rather than expand billable clinical treatment capacity, and it also states funds cannot be used for direct traditional treatment services.
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