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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "PPHF 2014 Campus Suicide Prevention Grant (PPHF 2014)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicesProjects of Regional and National Significance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 16, 2014 and posted on Apr 16, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 27, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,416,558.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $102,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 14 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligibility for SAMHSA s Campus Suicide Prevention Grant program is statutorily limited to institutions of higher education. Applicants from both public and private institutions may apply, including State universities, private four year colleges and universities (including those with religious affiliations), Minority Serving Institutions of higher learning (i.e. Tribal colleges and universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Hispanic serving institutions and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions), and community colleges. Entities that have previously been awarded a Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant are not eligible. SAMHSA is limiting the eligibility to applicants who have not previously received an award in order to allow for a broader distribution of the limited funds across campuses and universities. Since the purpose of this program is to facilitate a comprehensive approach to preventing suicide in institutions of higher education, this program assists colleges and universities in preventing suicide attempts and completions. It also enhances services for students with mental and behavioral health problems, such as depression and substance use/abuse that put them at risk for suicide and suicide attempts. These grants assist colleges and universities in having a campus free from the tragedy of suicide. Such institutions may carry out the activities of this grant through for example, college health/wellness/counseling centers, college and university psychological services centers, mental/behavioral health centers, psychological training clinics, academic departments or institutions of higher education supported, evidence based mental health and substance abuse programs. The activities of this grant may be carried out with the engagement of student run services such as student organizations and/or student government councils. If a consortium is formed to carry out the activities of this grant, a single institution in the consortium must be the legal applicant, the recipient of the award on behalf of the consortium, and the entity legally responsible for satisfying the grant requirements.
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Opportunity Summary:
The PPHF 2014 Campus Suicide Prevention Grant (PPHF 2014) was a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), specifically through its Center for Mental Health Services, to help colleges and universities take a comprehensive, campus-wide approach to suicide prevention. The core intent was to help institutions of higher education build or strengthen the underlying infrastructure needed to prevent suicide attempts and deaths among students, while also improving how campuses identify, refer, and support students experiencing mental health and substance use disorders that increase suicide risk. The program was framed as part of a broader public health effort to reduce suicide and its impacts across communities, and it explicitly aligned with the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, including Objective 8.1, which focuses on strengthening suicide prevention within specific settings such as colleges and universities.
Rather than paying for direct treatment, the grants were designed to fund the foundational work that makes prevention and effective support possible and sustainable over time. In practice, that means campuses could use funding for activities like strengthening policies and procedures, improving coordination among student services, implementing evidence-based prevention and early identification programs, expanding training for faculty, staff, and students to recognize warning signs and respond appropriately, improving referral pathways to appropriate care, and building recovery support and follow-up systems. A key restriction in the announcement was that grant funds could not be used for direct clinical services, so the emphasis was on prevention, systems-building, education, coordination, and capacity development instead of paying for counseling sessions or medical treatment.
SAMHSA placed the opportunity within its broader behavioral health approach, emphasizing that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention can reduce risk and harm, that treatment can be effective, and that recovery is possible. The agency also connected this grant to its Strategic Initiatives, particularly the Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness initiative, and highlighted an expectation that funded projects would pay attention to behavioral health disparities. In other words, applicants were expected to think carefully about which student groups face elevated risk or barriers to help, and to design campus strategies that improve access, relevance, and outcomes across diverse populations.
Legally and programmatically, the Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program was authorized under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (Section 520E-2 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended) and financed through the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF). It also tied into the Healthy People 2020 framework under the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area, signaling that the work was intended to contribute to national public health goals, not just isolated campus initiatives.
In terms of scale and funding details, SAMHSA anticipated making about 14 awards under this competition, with an estimated total funding amount of $1,416,558. The award ceiling was listed as $102,000 (with an award floor of $0), and there was a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning funded institutions needed to contribute some level of non-federal support consistent with the program rules. The funding opportunity number was SM-14-014, and it was posted on April 16, 2014, with an application deadline of May 27, 2014. The opportunity was later archived on June 26, 2014. The CFDA number associated with the program was 93.243, which corresponds to SAMHSA’s Projects of Regional and National Significance.
Eligibility was strictly limited by statute to institutions of higher education, including both public and private colleges and universities. The announcement made clear that a wide range of institution types were encouraged or permitted, including state universities, private four-year institutions (including those with religious affiliations), community colleges, and Minority Serving Institutions such as Tribal Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions. A major eligibility limitation was that institutions that had previously received a Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant were not eligible for this round. SAMHSA explained this restriction as a deliberate choice to distribute limited funds more broadly across campuses that had not yet been supported through this particular program.
Implementation could be led through many parts of a campus, reflecting the program’s comprehensive intent. Activities could be carried out through health, wellness, or counseling centers; university psychological services; mental or behavioral health centers; psychological training clinics; academic departments; and other campus units supporting evidence-based mental health and substance use programs. The announcement also noted that student-run services and organizations could be engaged, such as student groups and student government, which reinforces the idea that effective suicide prevention on campus often depends on peer engagement, shared responsibility, and culture change. If a consortium applied, one institution had to serve as the legal applicant and take responsibility for meeting all grant requirements on behalf of the group.
For applicants needing assistance, the posted contact for the opportunity was Gwendolyn Simpson in SAMHSA’s Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management, located in Rockville, Maryland, with phone and email provided in the notice.
PPHF 2014 Campus Suicide Prevention Grant (SAMHSA) FAQs
What is the PPHF 2014 Campus Suicide Prevention Grant?
The PPHF 2014 Campus Suicide Prevention Grant was a discretionary funding opportunity from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), through its Center for Mental Health Services, to help colleges and universities take a comprehensive, campus-wide approach to suicide prevention.
What was the main goal of this grant program?
The core goal was to help institutions of higher education build or strengthen the infrastructure needed to prevent suicide attempts and deaths among students, and to improve how campuses identify, refer, and support students experiencing mental health and substance use disorders that increase suicide risk.
Was the program intended to pay for counseling or other direct clinical treatment?
No. A key restriction was that grant funds could not be used for direct clinical services. The funding emphasized prevention, systems-building, education, coordination, and capacity development rather than paying for counseling sessions, medical treatment, or other direct treatment services.
What types of activities could grant funds support?
Funding could support foundational prevention and support-building work such as strengthening campus policies and procedures, improving coordination across student services, implementing evidence-based prevention and early identification programs, expanding training for faculty, staff, and students to recognize warning signs and respond appropriately, improving referral pathways to appropriate care, and building recovery support and follow-up systems.
What does "comprehensive, campus-wide approach" mean in this context?
It means the work was expected to go beyond a single office or program and instead strengthen the overall campus infrastructure for suicide prevention, early identification, referral, support, and follow-up, involving coordination among multiple campus units and stakeholders where appropriate.
How did SAMHSA frame this opportunity within public health efforts?
SAMHSA positioned it as part of a broader public health effort to reduce suicide and its impacts across communities. The opportunity explicitly aligned with the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, including Objective 8.1, which focuses on strengthening suicide prevention within specific settings such as colleges and universities.
Did the grant have an equity or disparities focus?
Yes. SAMHSA highlighted an expectation that funded projects would pay attention to behavioral health disparities. Applicants were expected to consider which student groups face elevated risk or barriers to help and design strategies to improve access, relevance, and outcomes across diverse populations.
Which SAMHSA strategic initiative was connected to this grant?
The opportunity was connected to SAMHSA's Strategic Initiatives, particularly the Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness initiative.
What legal authority authorized the Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program?
The program was authorized under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (Section 520E-2 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended).
How was this program funded?
It was financed through the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF).
Was this program tied to national health objectives?
Yes. The announcement tied the work to the Healthy People 2020 framework under the Mental Health and Mental Disorders topic area, signaling an intent to contribute to national public health goals.
What was the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was SM-14-014.
What CFDA number was associated with this program?
The CFDA number was 93.243, which corresponds to SAMHSA's Projects of Regional and National Significance.
How many awards did SAMHSA expect to make?
SAMHSA anticipated making about 14 awards under this competition.
What was the estimated total funding amount for this competition?
The estimated total funding amount was $1,416,558.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was listed as $102,000.
What was the minimum award amount (award floor)?
The award floor was listed as $0.
Was cost-sharing or matching required?
Yes. The announcement indicated there was a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning funded institutions needed to contribute some level of non-federal support consistent with program rules.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited by statute to institutions of higher education, including both public and private colleges and universities.
What types of institutions were included as eligible?
The announcement indicated a wide range of institution types were encouraged or permitted, including state universities, private four-year institutions (including those with religious affiliations), community colleges, and Minority Serving Institutions such as Tribal Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions.
Were any institutions explicitly ineligible?
Yes. Institutions that had previously received a Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant were not eligible for this round.
Why were previous Garrett Lee Smith campus grantees not eligible?
SAMHSA explained this restriction as a deliberate choice to distribute limited funds more broadly across campuses that had not yet been supported through this particular program.
Which campus units could lead or carry out grant activities?
Activities could be carried out through many parts of a campus, including health, wellness, or counseling centers; university psychological services; mental or behavioral health centers; psychological training clinics; academic departments; and other campus units supporting evidence-based mental health and substance use programs.
Could student organizations be involved?
Yes. The announcement noted that student-run services and organizations could be engaged, including student groups and student government, reflecting an emphasis on peer engagement, shared responsibility, and culture change.
Could a consortium of institutions apply?
Yes. If a consortium applied, one institution had to serve as the legal applicant and take responsibility for meeting all grant requirements on behalf of the group.
When was this funding opportunity posted?
It was posted on April 16, 2014.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was May 27, 2014.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was later archived on June 26, 2014.
Who was the contact person listed for applicant assistance?
The posted contact was Gwendolyn Simpson in SAMHSA's Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management, located in Rockville, Maryland.
What contact methods were provided for the listed point of contact?
The notice provided a phone number and an email address for the listed contact.
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