Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, 1041-1044 [2010-140]
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on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of
this notice.
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Dated: January 4, 2010.
Kevin Jennings,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and DrugFree Schools.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools;
Overview Information; Grants for the
Integration of Schools and Mental
Health Systems; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.215M.
Dates:
Applications Available: January 8,
2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 22, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: April 23, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Grants for the Integration of Schools
and Mental Health Systems program is
to increase student access to highquality mental health care by
developing innovative approaches that
link school systems with the local
mental health system.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from
section 5541 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7269).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2010 and
any subsequent year in which we make
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awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Increasing student access to quality
mental health care by developing
innovative approaches to link local
school systems with the local mental
health system. A program funded under
this absolute priority must include all of
the following activities:
(1) Enhancing, improving, or
developing collaborative efforts between
school-based service systems and
mental health service systems to
provide, enhance, or improve
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
services to students.
(2) Enhancing the availability of crisis
intervention services, appropriate
referrals for students potentially in need
of mental health services, and ongoing
mental health services.
(3) Providing training for the school
personnel and mental health
professionals who will participate in the
program.
(4) Providing technical assistance and
consultation to school systems and
mental health agencies and families
participating in the program.
(5) Providing linguistically
appropriate and culturally competent
services.
(6) Evaluating the effectiveness of the
program in increasing student access to
quality mental health services, and
making recommendations to the
Secretary about sustainability of the
program.
Under this competition we are
particularly interested in applications
that address the following priority.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2010 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an invitational priority.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not
give an application that meets this
invitational priority a competitive or
absolute priority over other
applications.
This priority is:
Low-Achieving Schools.
Projects that are designed to
dramatically improve student
achievement in schools identified for
corrective action or restructuring under
Title I of the ESEA or in high schools
with graduation rates of less than 60
percent through either comprehensive
interventions or targeted approaches to
reform.
Additional Requirements: The
following requirements are from the
notice of final requirements for this
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program, published in the Federal
Register on May 30, 2006 (71 FR 30778).
Requirement 1—Coordination of
Activities
Recipients of a grant under the Grants
for the Integration of Schools and
Mental Health Systems program are
required to coordinate project activities
with projects funded under the
Department of Health and Human
Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration’s
Mental Health Transformation State
Infrastructure Grants (MHTSIG) program
(CFDA 93.243), if a grantee’s State
receives a MHTSIG award. If a recipient
of a grant under the Grants for the
Integration of Schools and Mental
Health Systems program has received or
receives a grant under the Department of
Education’s Readiness and Emergency
Management for Schools (REMS)
program (CFDA 84.184E), formerly
known as the Emergency Response and
Crisis Management program, the
recipient must coordinate mental health
service activities under this grant with
those planned under its REMS grant.
Projects funded by this program must
complement, rather than duplicate,
existing or ongoing efforts.
Requirement 2—Safe Schools/Healthy
Students Recipients Excluded From
Receiving Awards
Former or current recipients under
the Safe Schools/Healthy Students
program (CFDA 84.184L) are not eligible
to receive a Grant for the Integration of
Schools and Mental Health Systems.
Recipients of Safe Schools/Healthy
Students awards are responsible for
completing a scope of work under that
program that is very similar to the
activities required under the Grants for
the Integration of Schools and Mental
Health Systems program. By restricting
the applicant pool to eliminate former
or current grantees under the Safe
Schools/Healthy Students program, we
will be able to focus Federal funds on
entities that have not yet received
Federal support to develop and
implement strong linkages with other
entities in their communities for the
provision of mental health services to
students.
Applicants may compete for both the
Grants for the Integration of Schools and
Mental Health Systems and Safe
Schools/Healthy Students programs in
the same year; if applicants are deemed
eligible for funding in both grant
competitions, the applicant will receive
the larger and more comprehensive of
the awards.
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Requirement 3—Preliminary
Interagency Agreement
Applicants for an award under the
Grants for the Integration of Schools and
Mental Health Systems program must
develop and submit with their
applications a preliminary interagency
agreement (IAA). The IAA must contain
the signatures of an authorized
representative of at least (1) one or more
State or local educational agencies or
Indian Tribes; (2) one or more juvenile
justice authorities; and (3) one or more
State or local public mental health
agencies. This preliminary IAA would
confirm the commitment of these
partners to complete the work under the
proposed project, if funded. If the
applicant is funded, recipients will
complete a final IAA as required by
section 5541(e) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended (ESEA). The final IAA must be
completed and submitted to us, signed
by all parties, no later than 12 months
after the award date.
Applications that do not include the
proposed preliminary IAA with all of
the required signatures will be rejected
and not be considered for funding.
Requirement 4—Inclusion of Parental
Consent Considerations in Final IAA
The final Interagency Agreement
(IAA) must include a description of
policies and procedures that would
ensure appropriate parental or caregiver
consent for any planned services,
pursuant to State or local laws or other
requirements.
Requirement 5—Provision of Direct
Services
Grant funds under this program must
not be used to provide direct services to
students.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7269.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84,
85, 97, 98, 99, and 299. (b) The notice
of final requirements for this program,
published in the Federal Register on
May 30, 2006 (71 FR 30778).
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except Federally
recognized Indian Tribes.
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II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$5,913,000.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards later in
FY 2010 and in FY 2011 from the list
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of unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$150,000–$400,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$347,800.
Estimated Number of Awards: 17.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Budgets should be developed for a
single award with a project period of up
to 24 months. No continuation awards
will be provided.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: State
educational agencies (SEAs), local
educational agencies (LEAs), including
charter schools that are considered
LEAs under State law, and Indian
Tribes. Additional eligibility
requirements are listed elsewhere in this
notice under Additional Requirements
in section I. of this notice.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This
program involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements in
accordance with section 5541(i) of the
ESEA.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address To Request Application
Package: You can obtain an application
package via the Internet or from the
Education Publications Center (ED
Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet,
use the following address: https://
www.ed.gov/programs/mentalhealth/
applicant.html. To obtain a copy from
ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the
following: Education Publications
Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794–1398. Telephone, toll free: 1–
877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–
576–7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this program or
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.215M.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the person or
team listed under Accessible Format in
section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
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the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: January 8,
2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 22, 2010.
Applications for grants under this
program may be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
accessible through the Department’s eGrants site, or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically, or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery, please refer to
section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who
need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application
process should contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If
the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
remains subject to all other
requirements and limitations in this
notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: April 23, 2010.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
program.
5. Funding Restrictions: Grant funds
under this program must not be used to
provide direct services to students or
families. Funding restrictions for this
competition can be found in the notice
of final requirements published in the
Federal Register on May 30, 2006 (71
FR 30778). We reference additional
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program may be submitted
electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
If you choose to submit your
application to us electronically, you
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must use e-Application, accessible
through the Department’s e-Grants Web
site at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic
application, you will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
Please note the following:
• Your participation in e-Application
is voluntary.
• You must complete the electronic
submission of your grant application by
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date. EApplication will not accept an
application for this competition after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application
process.
• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday
until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00
a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday,
Washington, DC time. Please note that,
because of maintenance, the system is
unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on
Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and
between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and
6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington,
DC time. Any modifications to these
hours are posted on the e-Grants Web
site.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you submit your
application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including all information
you typically provide on the following
forms: The Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for
SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
You must attach any narrative sections
of your application as files in a .DOC
(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format. If you
upload a file type other than the three
file types specified in this paragraph or
submit a password protected file, we
will not review that material.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.
• Prior to submitting your electronic
application, you may wish to print a
copy of it for your records.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgment that will
include a PR/Award number (an
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identifying number unique to your
application).
• Within three working days after
submitting your electronic application,
fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the
Application Control Center after
following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant’s Authorizing
Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the
Application Control Center at (202)
245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of System Unavailability: If you
are prevented from electronically
submitting your application on the
application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will
grant you an extension of one business
day to enable you to transmit your
application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this
extension if—
(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2) (a) E-Application is unavailable for
60 minutes or more between the hours
of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date; or
(b) E-Application is unavailable for
any period of time between 3:30 p.m.
and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgment of any system
unavailability, you may contact either
(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–
8930. If e-Application is unavailable
due to technical problems with the
system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be
sent to all registered users who have
initiated an e-Application.
Extensions referred to in this section
apply only to the unavailability of
e-Application. If e-Application is
available, and, for any reason, you are
unable to submit your application
electronically or you do not receive an
automatic acknowledgment of your
submission, you may submit your
application in paper format by mail or
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hand delivery in accordance with the
instructions in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you submit your application in
paper format by mail (through the U.S.
Postal Service or a commercial carrier),
you must mail the original and two
copies of your application, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215M), LBJ Basement
Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202–4260.
You must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application in
paper format by hand delivery, you (or
a courier service) must deliver the
original and two copies of your
application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215M), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays,
and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department—
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424
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the CFDA number, including suffix
letter, if any, of the competition under
which you are submitting your
application; and
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail to you a notification of receipt
of your grant application. If you do not
receive this grant notification within 15
business days from the application
deadline date, you should call the U.S.
Department of Education Application
Control Center at (202) 245–6288.
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V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are from 34 CFR
75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the
application package.
2. Review and Selection Process:
Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are
the equitable distribution of grants
among the geographical regions of the
United States and among urban,
suburban, and rural populations.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may notify you informally,
also.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. You must also submit an
interim progress report twelve months
after the award date. This report should
provide the most current performance
and financial expenditure information
as directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also
require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For
specific requirements on reporting,
please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/
grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
Secretary has established the following
key performance measures for assessing
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the effectiveness of the Grants for the
Integration of Schools and Mental
Health Systems program:
a. The percentage of schools served by
the grant that have comprehensive,
detailed linkage protocols in place; and
b. The percentage of school personnel
served by the grant who are trained to
make appropriate referrals to mental
health services.
These two measures constitute the
Department’s measures of success for
this program. Consequently, applicants
for a grant under this program are
advised to give careful consideration to
these two measures in conceptualizing
the approach and evaluation of their
proposed project. If funded, applicants
will be asked to collect and report data
in their interim and final performance
reports about progress toward these
measures. The Secretary will also use
this information to respond to the
evaluation requirements concerning this
program established in section 5541(f)
of the ESEA. For specific requirements
on grantee reporting, please go to
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
Dated: January 4, 2010.
Kevin Jennings,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and DrugFree Schools.
VII. Agency Contact
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the program is to provide grants to
eligible applicants to improve
postsecondary education.
Priorities: This competition includes
one absolute priority and one
invitational priority.
Absolute Priority: This priority is from
the notice of final priorities for this
program, published in the Federal
Register on December 11, 2009 (74 FR
65764). For FY 2010, this priority is an
absolute priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this absolute
priority.
This priority is:
European Union (EU)-United States
(U.S.) Atlantis Program—(84.116J).
This priority supports the formation
of educational consortia between the EU
and U.S. institutions. To meet this
priority, the applicant must propose a
project that encourages cooperation in
the coordination of curricula; the
exchange of students, if pertinent to
grant activities; and the opening of
educational opportunities between the
U.S. and EU Member States. In order to
be eligible for an award under this
priority, the applicant in the U.S. must
be a U.S. institution and the applicant
in the EU must be an EU institution.
EU institutions participating in any
consortium proposal under this priority
may apply to the Directorate-General for
Education and Culture (DG EAC),
European Commission, for funding
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Allen, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 10079, Potomac Center Plaza
(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–6450.
Telephone: (202) 245–7875 or by e-mail:
sarah.allen@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal
Relay Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of
this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You can view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
fedregister. To use PDF you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at this site.
Note: The official version of this document
is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education (FIPSE)—Special Focus
Competition: European Union-United
States Atlantis Program Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.116J.
Dates:
Applications Available: January 8,
2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 8, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: June 10, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information;
Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215M.
Dates:
Applications Available: January 8, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 22, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 23, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Grants for the Integration
of Schools and Mental Health Systems program is to increase student
access to high-quality mental health care by developing innovative
approaches that link school systems with the local mental health
system.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority
is from section 5541 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7269).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition,
this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we
consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Increasing student access to quality mental health care by
developing innovative approaches to link local school systems with the
local mental health system. A program funded under this absolute
priority must include all of the following activities:
(1) Enhancing, improving, or developing collaborative efforts
between school-based service systems and mental health service systems
to provide, enhance, or improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
services to students.
(2) Enhancing the availability of crisis intervention services,
appropriate referrals for students potentially in need of mental health
services, and ongoing mental health services.
(3) Providing training for the school personnel and mental health
professionals who will participate in the program.
(4) Providing technical assistance and consultation to school
systems and mental health agencies and families participating in the
program.
(5) Providing linguistically appropriate and culturally competent
services.
(6) Evaluating the effectiveness of the program in increasing
student access to quality mental health services, and making
recommendations to the Secretary about sustainability of the program.
Under this competition we are particularly interested in
applications that address the following priority.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this
competition, this priority is an invitational priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets this invitational
priority a competitive or absolute priority over other applications.
This priority is:
Low-Achieving Schools.
Projects that are designed to dramatically improve student
achievement in schools identified for corrective action or
restructuring under Title I of the ESEA or in high schools with
graduation rates of less than 60 percent through either comprehensive
interventions or targeted approaches to reform.
Additional Requirements: The following requirements are from the
notice of final requirements for this program, published in the Federal
Register on May 30, 2006 (71 FR 30778).
Requirement 1--Coordination of Activities
Recipients of a grant under the Grants for the Integration of
Schools and Mental Health Systems program are required to coordinate
project activities with projects funded under the Department of Health
and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration's Mental Health Transformation State Infrastructure
Grants (MHTSIG) program (CFDA 93.243), if a grantee's State receives a
MHTSIG award. If a recipient of a grant under the Grants for the
Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems program has received
or receives a grant under the Department of Education's Readiness and
Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) program (CFDA 84.184E),
formerly known as the Emergency Response and Crisis Management program,
the recipient must coordinate mental health service activities under
this grant with those planned under its REMS grant. Projects funded by
this program must complement, rather than duplicate, existing or
ongoing efforts.
Requirement 2--Safe Schools/Healthy Students Recipients Excluded From
Receiving Awards
Former or current recipients under the Safe Schools/Healthy
Students program (CFDA 84.184L) are not eligible to receive a Grant for
the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems. Recipients of
Safe Schools/Healthy Students awards are responsible for completing a
scope of work under that program that is very similar to the activities
required under the Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental
Health Systems program. By restricting the applicant pool to eliminate
former or current grantees under the Safe Schools/Healthy Students
program, we will be able to focus Federal funds on entities that have
not yet received Federal support to develop and implement strong
linkages with other entities in their communities for the provision of
mental health services to students.
Applicants may compete for both the Grants for the Integration of
Schools and Mental Health Systems and Safe Schools/Healthy Students
programs in the same year; if applicants are deemed eligible for
funding in both grant competitions, the applicant will receive the
larger and more comprehensive of the awards.
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Requirement 3--Preliminary Interagency Agreement
Applicants for an award under the Grants for the Integration of
Schools and Mental Health Systems program must develop and submit with
their applications a preliminary interagency agreement (IAA). The IAA
must contain the signatures of an authorized representative of at least
(1) one or more State or local educational agencies or Indian Tribes;
(2) one or more juvenile justice authorities; and (3) one or more State
or local public mental health agencies. This preliminary IAA would
confirm the commitment of these partners to complete the work under the
proposed project, if funded. If the applicant is funded, recipients
will complete a final IAA as required by section 5541(e) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). The
final IAA must be completed and submitted to us, signed by all parties,
no later than 12 months after the award date.
Applications that do not include the proposed preliminary IAA with
all of the required signatures will be rejected and not be considered
for funding.
Requirement 4--Inclusion of Parental Consent Considerations in Final
IAA
The final Interagency Agreement (IAA) must include a description of
policies and procedures that would ensure appropriate parental or
caregiver consent for any planned services, pursuant to State or local
laws or other requirements.
Requirement 5--Provision of Direct Services
Grant funds under this program must not be used to provide direct
services to students.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7269.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81,
82, 84, 85, 97, 98, 99, and 299. (b) The notice of final requirements
for this program, published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2006 (71
FR 30778).
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except Federally recognized Indian Tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $5,913,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards later in FY 2010 and in FY
2011 from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$400,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $347,800.
Estimated Number of Awards: 17.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months. Budgets should be developed for a
single award with a project period of up to 24 months. No continuation
awards will be provided.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs), local
educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are
considered LEAs under State law, and Indian Tribes. Additional
eligibility requirements are listed elsewhere in this notice under
Additional Requirements in section I. of this notice.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement-not-
supplant funding requirements in accordance with section 5541(i) of the
ESEA.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package: You can obtain an
application package via the Internet or from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following
address: https://www.ed.gov/programs/mentalhealth/applicant.html. To
obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following:
Education Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398.
Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-
576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.215M.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the person or team listed under
Accessible Format in section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: January 8, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 22, 2010.
Applications for grants under this program may be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants site, or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates
and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV. 6.
Other Submission Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 23, 2010.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions: Grant funds under this program must not be
used to provide direct services to students or families. Funding
restrictions for this competition can be found in the notice of final
requirements published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2006 (71 FR
30778). We reference additional regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
If you choose to submit your application to us electronically, you
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must use e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants
Web site at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
Your participation in e-Application is voluntary.
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. E-Application will not accept an application for this
competition after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process.
The hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00
a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until
8:00 p.m. Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that, because of
maintenance, the system is unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and
6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00 a.m.
on Thursdays, Washington, DC time. Any modifications to these hours are
posted on the e-Grants Web site.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you submit your application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: The
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications. You must attach any narrative sections of your
application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the
three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password
protected file, we will not review that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number
(an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because e-Application
is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2) (a) E-Application is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) E-Application is unavailable for any period of time between
3:30 p.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If e-Application is unavailable due
to technical problems with the system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all registered users
who have initiated an e-Application.
Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the
unavailability of e-Application. If e-Application is available, and,
for any reason, you are unable to submit your application
electronically or you do not receive an automatic acknowledgment of
your submission, you may submit your application in paper format by
mail or hand delivery in accordance with the instructions in this
notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the
original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215M), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery,
you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.215M), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424
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the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if any, of the competition
under which you are submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a notification
of receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this grant
notification within 15 business days from the application deadline
date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application
Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
from 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are the equitable distribution of
grants among the geographical regions of the United States and among
urban, suburban, and rural populations.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may notify you informally, also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. You must also submit an interim progress report
twelve months after the award date. This report should provide the most
current performance and financial expenditure information as directed
by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require
more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of
the Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems
program:
a. The percentage of schools served by the grant that have
comprehensive, detailed linkage protocols in place; and
b. The percentage of school personnel served by the grant who are
trained to make appropriate referrals to mental health services.
These two measures constitute the Department's measures of success
for this program. Consequently, applicants for a grant under this
program are advised to give careful consideration to these two measures
in conceptualizing the approach and evaluation of their proposed
project. If funded, applicants will be asked to collect and report data
in their interim and final performance reports about progress toward
these measures. The Secretary will also use this information to respond
to the evaluation requirements concerning this program established in
section 5541(f) of the ESEA. For specific requirements on grantee
reporting, please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Sarah Allen, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 10079, Potomac Center Plaza
(PCP), Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 245-7875 or by e-
mail: sarah.allen@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister. To
use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at
this site.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.
Dated: January 4, 2010.
Kevin Jennings,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
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