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Note: There should be separate columns within the budget for the SS/HS funding and
Project LAUNCH funding.
The budget justification and narrative must be submitted as file BNF when you
submit your application into Grants.gov. (See Appendix B, Guidance for
Electronic Submission of Applications.)
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Section E: Literature Citations. This section must contain complete citations, including
titles and all authors, for any literature you cite in your application.
Section F: Biographical Sketches and Job Descriptions.
o Include a biographical sketch for the Project Director and other key positions.
Each sketch should be 2 pages or less. If the person has not been hired, include
a position description and/or a letter of commitment with a current biographical
sketch from the individual.
o Include job descriptions for key personnel. Job descriptions should be no longer
than 1 page each.
o Information on what you should include in your biographical sketches and job
descriptions can be found on in Appendix E of this document.
Section G: Confidentiality and SAMHSA Participant Protection/Human Subjects
You must describe procedures relating to Confidentiality, Participant Protection and the
Protection of Human Subjects Regulations in Section G of your application. See
Appendix G for guidelines on these requirements.
2. REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS
SAMHSA applications are peer-reviewed according to the evaluation criteria listed
above.
Decisions to fund a grant are based on:
o the strengths and weaknesses of the application as identified by peer reviewers;
o when the individual award is over $150,000, approval by the Center for Mental
Health Services’ National Advisory Council;
o availability of funds; and
o equitable distribution of awards in terms of geography (including urban, rural and
remote settings) and balance among populations to receive training/technical
assistance and program size.
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