Sec. 203. Demonstration grants

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The Assistant Secretary shall award grants to States, counties, local governments, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the expansion, replication, or scaling of evidence-based programs across a wider area to enhance effective screening, early diagnosis, intervention, and treatment with respect to mental illness and serious mental illness, primarily by— applied delivery of care, including training staff in effective evidence-based treatment; and integrating models of care across specialties and jurisdictions.

A grant under this section shall be for a period of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years. Of the amounts made available for carrying out this section for a fiscal year— not less than half shall be awarded for screening, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment, as described in subsection (a), for individuals (or subpopulations of individuals) who are below the age of 26 when activities funded through the grant award are initiated; no amounts shall be made available for any program or project that is not evidence-based; no amounts shall be made available for primary prevention; and no amounts shall be made available solely for the purpose of expanding facilities or increasing staff at an existing program.

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. Of the amounts made available to carry out sections 501, 509, 516, and 520A of the Public Health Service Act for a fiscal year, 10 percent of such amounts are authorized to be used to carry out this section.