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Cooperative Agreements for States and Territories to Build Local 988 Capacity

Description

The purpose of these cooperative agreements is to improve state and territory response to 988 contacts (including calls, chats, and texts) originating in the state/territory by: (1) recruiting, hiring and training behavioral health workforce to staff local 988/Lifeline centers to respond, intervene, and provide follow-up to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis; (2) engaging Lifeline crisis centers to unify 988 response across states/territories; and (3) expanding the crisis center staffing and response structure needed for the successful implementation of 988. It is expected that these grants will: (1) ensure all calls originating in a state/territory first route to a local, regional and/or statewide Lifeline crisis call center; (2) improve state/territory response rates to meet minimum key performance indicators; and (3) increase state/territory support capacity to meet 988 crisis contact demand.

Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to States and territory government agencies, including the District of Columbia; Guam; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the Northern Mariana Islands; the Virgin Islands; and American Samoa.

SAMHSA will only make one award per state and territory. If SAMHSA receives more than one application from a state or territory, SAMHSA will fund the application with the highest priority score.

Award Information

Funding Mechanism: Cooperative Agreement

Anticipated Total Available Funding: $105,000,000

Anticipated Number of Awards: Up to 56

Anticipated Award Amount: See Appendix M

Length of Project: 2 years

Cost Sharing/Match Required?: No

Proposed budgets cannot exceed the maximum total amount identified in Appendix M for the state or territory represented in total costs (direct and indirect) for the entire 2-year project period.