health · HHS-SAMHS-SAMHSA
GLS Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · SM-26-009
Award Range
$0 – $125K
Total Program Funding
$8.8M
Expected Awards
71
Deadline
July 27, 2026
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
SAMHSA is giving $8.8M across 71 awards ($125K max each) to colleges and universities for campus suicide prevention programs. Activities include gatekeeper training (teaching faculty/staff/students to recognize warning signs), mental health screening, crisis intervention protocols, and connecting at-risk students to care. Small grants, lots of awards — designed to be accessible to any institution of higher education.
Who Should Apply
Colleges and universities only — community colleges, 4-year institutions, graduate/professional schools. Must be an accredited institution of higher education.
Who Should NOT Apply
K-12 schools (different program), individual counselors, nonprofits without a college/university partner, or non-academic organizations.
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Must be an institution of higher education (statutory requirement)
- •Must implement evidence-based suicide prevention approaches
- •Must improve access to behavioral health services for students
- •Must train campus community members as "gatekeepers"
- •Maximum $125K per award
💡 GrantQuick Tip
71 awards at $125K is one of the most accessible SAMHSA grants — small enough that most schools can implement and large enough to make a real difference. Community colleges (which often have the LEAST mental health resources) are especially competitive because reviewers know the need is greatest there. Propose specific, measurable activities: train X faculty in QPR, screen X students, reduce response time to crisis calls by Y hours.
Competitiveness: Very low — 71 awards for thousands of eligible institutions. If your college submits a solid plan, odds are strongly in your favor. Community colleges and MSIs (Minority-Serving Institutions) have additional priority.
What This Grant Funds
The purpose of this program is to support a comprehensive, public health, and evidence-based approach for colleges and universities that: improves access to behavioral health services for all college students, including those at risk for suicide, depression, serious mental illness, and substance use disorders that can lead to school failure; prevents and reduces suicide, mental health and substance use disorders; promotes student help-seeking behaviors and reduces stigma; improves the identification and treatment of at-risk college students.
Note: At least six awards will be made to junior/community colleges pending adequate application volume.
Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Maximum Award
- $125K
- Total Program Funding
- $8.8M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 71
- Cost Sharing Required?
- Yes
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Agency Contact
Office of Financial Resources Division of Grants Management 240-276-1940
NOFOBudget.CMHS@samhsa.hhs.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov