OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Agreements for States and Territories to Improve Local 988 Capacity
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: State and territorial 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.
Description: The purpose of this program is to improve states and territories response to 988 contacts (including calls, chats, and texts) originating in the state/territory. States and territories are expected to use resources to: (1) enhance recruitment, hiring, and training of the 988 workforce to meet at minimum 90% state or territory calls, chats, and texts demand; (2) implement additional technology and security measures to fully support 988 infrastructure and effective coordination across the crisis continuum; (3) improve 988 support and service for high-risk and underserved populations; (4) develop and implement comprehensive quality assurance plans, to include identification and review of critical incidents; and (5) develop and implement comprehensive 988 communication plans to align with SAMHSA&#8217;s 988 partner toolkit.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Edith.Myerly@samhsa.hhs.gov
GrantorContactText: Edith Myerly &lt;br/&gt;Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management &lt;br/&gt;Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration