These grants were the first for the Campus Suicide Prevention program that was authorized as part of the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act in October 2004. American Psychological Association was instrumental in developing the idea for this new federal grant program which is designed to strengthen and enhance mental and behavioral health services on college campuses. This program will be administered by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services.

The following universities received up to $75,000 in funding each year for up to three years (along with a required equivalent match from the university):

University of California—Berkeley, CA $74,521
University of Guam – Mangilao, Guam $75,000
Syracuse University – Syracuse, New York, $75,000
University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, $75,000
University of Oregon – Eugene, $75,000
University of California – Irvine, $75,000
Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, $73,186
Research Foundation of SUNY, Albany, $74,901
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, $75,000
Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, $25,050
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, $63,669
Arizona State University Board of Regents, Tempe, $75,000
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, $68,088
George Washington University, Washington, DC, $74,951
South Dakota School Mines and Technology, Rapid City, $75,000
Pace University, New York, New York, $48,324
Columbia College Chicago, Illinois, $71,540
Keene State College, New Hampshire, $31,490
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, $74,970
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, $74,987

Information about other new suicide prevention grants can be found on SAMHSA's website at http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/050920_grants.html.

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