Application Information & Applicant Support Center

About the Funding Opportunity

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA)  is expected to release a Request for Grant Applications (RFGA) for Culturally Responsive Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention (YSIPP) Small-Grants to support culturally specific suicide prevention programming across Oregon. Lines for Life (LFL) is providing education and grant readiness support for organizations interested in this funding opportunity.

Through this funding opportunity, OHA seeks to support, strengthen, and connect Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) that provide culturally specific services across the full continuum of the Oregon Suicide Prevention Framework, including upstream prevention, intervention, community-based programming, culturally specific treatment options, and postvention supports.

OHA’s goal is to strengthen Oregon’s suicide prevention infrastructure while bolstering the evidence base for culturally specific approaches to suicide prevention.

Examples of programming may include:

• Tribal best practices and Indigenous approaches to suicide prevention
• Programming that centers culturally based protective factors
• Programming that strengthens cultural identity as a protective factor against suicide
• Community-driven prevention, intervention, treatment, and postvention strategies

This webpage is designed to help interested organizations learn about the upcoming Small Grants opportunity, prepare for the application process, register for information sessions, and review Frequently Asked Questions.

Key Dates

Dates are subject to change. OHA is the ultimate authority on the application timeline.

Ready to Apply?

Everything applicants need to prepare and submit an application can be found below.

Information Sessions

Join Lines for Life for a virtual, public information session to learn about Oregon’s suicide prevention infrastructure and how you can prepare a successful proposal to the RFGA.

Topics include:

• Overview of Oregon’s Suicide Prevention Landscape
• Grant readiness fundamentals
• Review of the RFGA, application processes and OregonBuys, registration
• General Questions & Answers

Session Calendar

All Information Sessions will be hosted virtually via Zoom. Dates are subject to change based on the release of the RFGA.

Applicant Self-Screening & Verification Support

Before submitting an application, organizations are encouraged to review the applicant self-screening checklist.

Download the Applicant Self-Screening Checklist (coming soon)

Applicants may schedule a one-on-one virtual meeting with Lines for Life staff to review administrative application requirements and submission procedures.

What This Support Includes

• Review of publicly available application materials and published requirements
• Verification of application completeness considerations
• Clarification of application and submission expectations
• Assistance with OregonBuys registration and application submission

What This Support Does Not Include

• Grant writing assistance
• Review, editing, or retention of application narratives or supporting materials
• Recommendations regarding project design or application strategy
• Feedback regarding competitiveness, scoring, or funding likelihood

Questions regarding eligibility, allowable costs or activities, project fit, funding priorities, or interpretation of the RFGA must be directed to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Single Point of Contact through the official OregonBuys question-and-answer process.

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Questions & Answers

Lines for Life will accept and respond to administrative and application process questions related to this funding opportunity.

Examples include:

• OregonBuys registration and account access
• Application submission procedures
• Required forms, templates, and supporting documentation
• Submission deadlines and technical application requirements.

All administrative and application process questions must be submitted via email to [email protected].

To ensure a fair and competitive process, Lines for Life cannot provide guidance regarding the substance of applications or interpretation of the funding opportunity. Questions regarding allowable activities, allowable expenses, eligibility determinations, program fit, project design, funding priorities, or solicitation requirements should be be submitted through the official question-and-answer process in OregonBuys or to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Single Point of Contact.

Questions received by Lines for Life that pertain to the funding opportunity itself will be forwarded to OHA.

Responses to all questions received by email or during information sessions will be published on this webpage and made available to all interested organizations by [DATE TBD].

[Download the Q&A Document for the Culturally Specific Suicide Prevention RFGA] (coming soon)

Stay Connected

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact [email protected].