988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up Programs
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FG-26-004
- Agency
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $250,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is soliciting applications through a cooperative agreement to expand post-contact follow-up efforts among 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline crisis centers, with applications due July 17, 2026.
Eligible applicants include domestic public and private nonprofit entities: states and territories (including the District of Columbia); political subdivisions of states; Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations as defined in section 5304 of title 25; health facilities or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service; public or private institutions of higher education; and public or private nonprofit organizations.
The program aims to ensure systematic follow-up of individuals who contact the 988 Lifeline, enhance coordination of crisis stabilization, crisis respite, mobile crisis outreach, and other continuum-of-care services, reduce unnecessary engagement of police, fire, and emergency medical services to preserve first-responder capacity for public safety, and improve connections to ongoing support and recovery for high-risk populations. Applications undergo merit review and program analysis by SAMHSA. Recipients must retain records for three years beyond the award period, or longer if final audit has not been completed or findings resolved.
The opportunity is assigned to the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R), which supports the 988 network administrator, state and tribal entities, and the national network of over 200 local independent crisis contact centers providing 24-hour, seven-day-a-week mental and behavioral health crisis intervention services via telephone, chat, and text.
Synopsis
The purpose of the program is to expand efforts among Lifeline crisis centers to support individuals post-contact to provide continued support and linkages to decrease suicide, deaths by overdose and future crisis events by: (1) ensuring the systematic follow-up of suicidal persons who contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; (2) providing enhanced coordination of crisis stabilization, crisis respite, mobile crisis outreach (MCO) response services and other services on the crisis continuum of care; (3) reducing unnecessary police, fire and emergency medical services engagement to allow first responders to focus on public safety; and (4) improving connections to ongoing support and recovery for high-risk populations.
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