Sec. 202. Innovation grants
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The Assistant Secretary shall award grants to State and local governments, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations for expanding a model that has been scientifically demonstrated to show promise, but would benefit from further applied research, for— enhancing the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness and serious mental illness; or integrating or coordinating physical, mental health, and substance use services. A grant under this section shall be for a period of not more than 2 years.
Of the amounts made available for carrying out this section for a fiscal year— not more than one-third shall be awarded for use for primary prevention; and not less than one-third shall be awarded for screening, diagnosis, treatment, or services, as described in subsection (a), for individuals (or subpopulations of individuals) who are below the age of 18 when activities funded through the grant award are initiated. As a condition on receipt of an award under this section, an applicant shall agree to adhere to guidelines issued by the National Mental Health Policy Laboratory on research designs and data collection.
The Assistant Secretary may terminate any award under this section upon a determination that— the recipient is not providing information requested by the National Mental Health Policy Laboratory or the Assistant Secretary in connection with the award; or there is a clear failure in the effectiveness of the recipient’s programs or activities funded through the award. As a condition on receipt of an award under this section, an applicant shall agree— to report to the National Mental Health Policy Laboratory and the Assistant Secretary the results of programs and activities funded through the award; and to include in such reporting any relevant data requested by the National Mental Health Policy Laboratory and the Assistant Secretary.
In this section, the term primary prevention means prevention that is designed to prevent a disease or condition from occurring among the general population without regard to identifying the presence of risk factors or symptoms in the population. Of the amounts made available to carry out sections 501, 509, 516, and 520A of the Public Health Service Act for a fiscal year, 5 percent of such amounts are authorized to be used to carry out this section.