Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration FY 2018 Cooperative Agreement for Networking, Certifying, and Training Suicide Prevention Hotlines and Disaster Distress Helpline (Short Title: Lifeline/DDH) (Initial Announcement) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) No. SM-18-001 Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No.: 93.243 Key Dates: Application Deadline Applications are due by February 5, 2018 Intergovernmental Review (E.O. 12372) Applicants must comply with E.O. 12372 if their state(s) participates. Review process recommendations from the State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) are due no later than 60 days after application deadline. Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS)/Single State Agency Coordination Applicants must send the PHSIS to appropriate state and local health agencies by the application deadline. Comments from the Single State Agency are due no later than 60 days after the application deadline. Table of Contents
The Lifeline and DDH cooperative agreement is authorized under 520a of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 290isbb-31 et seq.) and Section 9005 of the 21st Century Cures Act. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2020 Mental Health and Mental Disorders Topic Area HP 2020-MHMD. 2. EXPECTATIONS This Cooperative Agreement manages both SAMHSA’s National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Disaster Distress Helpline. It is expected that the recipient will: Maintain the current Lifeline/DDH infrastructure, activities, and network of crisis centers including, but not limited to, all telephone, chat, and text-based services. Promote the incorporation of Lifeline’s network of crisis centers into state suicide prevention coalitions, state suicide prevention plans, comprehensive crisis response systems, and public behavioral health systems. Particular focus should be paid to engaging state behavioral health authorities in sharing data around Lifeline activities within their state, and encouraging state supported behavioral health organizations to join the Lifeline network of crisis centers. Manage, and facilitate communication within and among the Lifeline’s Steering Committee, the Consumer, Family, and Survivor Committee, the Standards, Training and Practices Committee, and the DDH Steering Committee. Collaborate with key stakeholders that will continuously inform, enhance, and promote telephone, chat, and texting best practices among the network of crisis centers. Enhance and expand access to Lifeline/DDH services, including working with SAMHSA’s Garrett Lee Smith State and Tribal grantees; the Suicide Prevention Campus grantees; the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention grantees; the Zero Suicide grantees; and national, regional, and state resources, such as the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, national behavioral health associations, and state behavioral health authorities. Key Personnel: Key personnel are staff members who must be a part of the project regardless of whether or not they receive a salary or compensation from the project. These staff members must make a substantial contribution to the execution of the project. The key personnel for this program will be the Project Director; Associate Project Director; Director of Communications; Director of Standards, Training, and Practices; Director of the Disaster Distress Helpline; Director of Network
Totals (d-5) + New or Revised Budget Non-Federal Totals (f-5) The Total for 1st Year TOTAL in Section D does not equal to the Totals Total (Column 5, Row G) in Section A Ensure that the Forecasted Cash Needs: 15. TOTAL equals to SECTION A – Budget Summary: 5.Totals Total (g). 19 SF424-A: Section E – Budget Estimates Of Federal Funds Needed For Balance of The project The number of budget years/periods does not match the span of the project Ensure that the project period years on the SF 424 block 17 matches the provided budget periods in the SF 424 A. Enter data for the first budget period in Section D and enter future budget periods in Section E. Please refer to agency guidance if applicable.
Examples: Non-SMART Objective Critique SMART Objective Teachers will be trained on the selected evidence-based substance abuse prevention curriculum. The objective is not SMART because it is not specific, measurable, or time-bound. It can be made SMART by specifically indicating who is responsible for training the teachers, how many will be trained, who they are, and by when the trainings will be conducted. By June 1, 2018, LEA supervisory staff will have trained 75% of health education teachers in the local school district on the selected, evidence-based substance abuse prevention curriculum. 90% of youth will participate in classes on assertive communication skills. This objective is not SMART because it is not specific or It can be made SMART by indicating who will conduct the activity, by when, and who will participate in the lessons on assertive communication skills. By the end of the 2018 school year, district health educators will have conducted classes on assertive communication skills for 90% of youth in the middle school receiving the substance abuse and HIV prevention curriculum. Train individuals in the community on the prevention of prescription drug/opioid overdose-related deaths. This objective is not SMART as it is not specific, measurable or It can be made SMART by specifically indicating who is responsible for the training, how many people will be trained, who they are, and by when the training will be conducted. By the end of year two of the project, the Health Department will have trained 75% of EMS staff in the County Government on the selected curriculum addressing the prevention of prescription drug/opioid deaths.
Total Direct Charges $33,950 $33,950 $33,950 $169,750 Indirect Charges $910 $910 $910 $4,550 Total Data Collection & Performance Measurement Charges $34,860 $34,860 $34,860 $174,300 The percentage of the budget that will be spent on data collection and performance measurement does not exceed 20% for any budget period. Maximum percentage for any budget period is 18.9% ($34,860/$184,303 – Year 1). A sample budget for funding limitations related to infrastructure development is shown below. Infrastructure Development Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total Costs Personnel $2,250 $2,250 $2,250 $11,250 Fringe $558 $558 $558 $2,790 Travel 0 0 0 0 Equipment $15,000 0 0 $15,000 Supplies $1,575 $1,575 $1,575 $7,875 Contractual $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $25,000 Other $1,617 $2,375 $2,375 $11,117 Total Direct Charges $26,000 $11,758 $11,758 $73,032
Indirect Charges $280 $280 $280 $1,400 Total Infrastructure Costs $26,280 $12,038 $12,038 $74,432 The maximum percentage of the budget that will be spent on infrastructure development for any budget period is 14.2% ($26,280/$184,303 – Year 1). SAMPLE OF COMPLETED SF-424A SECTION A – BUDGET SUMMARY Grant Program Function or Activity (a) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (b) Estimated Unobligated Funds New or Revised Budget Federal (c) Non-Federal (d) Federal (e) (f) Total (g) 1. Title of FOA 93.243 $184,303 $184,303 2. 3. 4. 5. Totals $184,303 $184,303 Standard Form 424A SECTION B – BUDGET CATEGORIES