[mentalhealth-l] New Grant Opportunity from the U.S. Dept. of Education

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New Grant Opportunity from the U.S. Dept. of Education

Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Overview Information;
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Grant Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Note: The title of the Emergency Response and Crisis Management grant 
program has been revised to Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools 
to reflect terminology used in the emergency management field. Hereafter, 
the grant program under CFDA 84.184E will be referred to as the Readiness 
and Emergency Management for Schools grant program.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.184E
Dates: Applications Available: April 6, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 21, 2007.

Estimated Average Size of Awards: $100,000 for small districts (1-20 school 
facilities); $250,000 for medium?sized districts (21-75 school facilities); 
and $500,000 for large districts (76 or more school 
facilities).     Estimated Number of Awards: 73.

Purpose of Program: The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools 
(REMS) grant competition supports efforts by LEAs to improve and strengthen 
their school emergency management plans, including training school 
personnel and students in emergency response procedures; communicating 
emergency plans and procedures with parents; and coordinating with local 
law enforcement, public safety, public health, and mental health agencies.

This priority supports local educational agency (LEA) projects to improve 
and strengthen emergency management plans, at the district and 
school?building level addressing the four phases of emergency management: 
Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. Plans must 
include: (1) Training for school personnel and students in emergency 
management procedures; (2) Coordination with local law enforcement, public 
safety, public health, and mental health agencies; and (3) A method for 
communicating school emergency management policies and reunification 
procedures to parents and guardians.

You may also view this document in text or PDF at the following 
site:  http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpemergencyresponse/index.html

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Center Note: Even if you don’t apply for this grant, it is a good time to 
review your crisis prevention, response, and follow-up procedures and 
infrastructure mechanisms. To this end, you might find the Center’s online 
clearinghouse Quick Find on Crisis Prevention and Response helpful – see 
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/qf/p2107_01.htm

Also, remember the Center’s homepage (http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu) –   has 
an icon entitled “Responding to a Crisis” for some quick guidance and 
review and some training aids.

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School Mental Health Project/
Center for Mental Health in Schools
UCLA Dept. of Psychology
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1563
(310) 825-3634 / Toll Free: (866) 846-4843 / Fax: (310) 206-8716
Email: smhp at ucla.edu
Web: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu 
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