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Oregon youth suicide prevention and early-intervention capacity grants

Oregon is offering grants to strengthen youth suicide prevention and early-intervention capacity in eligible communities. - Government buyer: Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division, Center for Prevention and Health Promotion, Injury & Violence Prevention Program. - Opportunity: Grants for eligible Local Public Health Authorities (LPHAs), Local Mental Health Authorities (LMHAs), and Community Mental Health Programs (CMHPs) in jurisdictions with youth suicide death rates above the national average. Three awards are planned. - Funding: Up to $104,071 per awardee in year one, $133,696 in year two, and $134,595 in year three; later-year funding is contingent on federal awards. Maximum planned funding is $1,117,086 across three awardees. - Requested services: Build community coalitions; conduct targeted outreach and training for youth-serving organizations; strengthen coordinated crisis response and post-discharge continuity of care; train community helpers, school personnel, and clinicians; improve youth suicide-risk assessment; conduct public-awareness activities; and coordinate with statewide prevention efforts. - Named approaches and tools: Examples include Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR), Oregon Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (OCALM), Be Sensitive Be Brave (BSBB), Sources of Strength, the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, and PHQ-9. These are approaches or tools, not identified vendors or OEMs. - Notable requirements: Applicants provide a project plan and itemized budget with narrative. Risk-assessment strategies must engage at least two youth-serving systems. Student curriculum requires active, informed parental consent, subject to specified exceptions. - Products and quantities: No products, part numbers, or commercial vendors are specified; the procurement is for grant-funded services.

Description

The Oregon Health Authority is seeking proposals for a grant opportunity to build capacity among local public health authorities, local mental health authorities, and community mental health programs serving jurisdictions with above-national-average youth suicide death burdens. The work is intended to increase youth suicide risk identification and referrals, strengthen providers’ capacity to assess, manage, and treat at-risk youth, and improve continuity of care and follow-up. The solicitation describes a three-year term with three awards and options to extend; year two and three funding is contingent on federal awards. Proposals are due December 22, 2026, at 3:00 PM.

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