Crisis Counseling

 

The Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) supports the Recovery core capability and mission area as defined in the National Preparedness Goal. Its objective is to assist individuals and communities in recovering from the challenging effects of natural and human-caused disasters through the provision of community-based outreach and psycho-educational services. The CCP goals are to: reach large numbers of people affected by disasters through face-to-face outreach to shelters, homes, and other locations; provide emotional support, education, basic crisis counseling, and connection to familial and community support systems; train and educate CCP staff and other community partners about disaster reactions, appropriate interventions, and CCP services; develop partnerships with local disaster and other organizations; work with local stakeholders to promote community resilience and recovery; assess the emotional needs of survivors and make referrals to traditional behavioral health services when necessary; identify tangible needs and link survivors to community resources and disaster relief services; collect and evaluate aggregate, anonymized data to ensure quality services and justify program efforts; and leave behind a permanent legacy of improved coping skills, educational and resource materials, and enhanced community linkages.

Active 97.032 Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 14 grants 228,406 survivors. 16 grants 283,872 survivors.
Fiscal Year 2017 16 grants 283,872 survivors.
Fiscal Year 2018 16 grants 283,872 survivors.
Fiscal Year 2019 21 grants, 4,453,094 survivors served
Fiscal Year 2020 Assessed the emotional needs of survivors and made referrals to traditional behavioral health services when necessary
Fiscal Year 2021 In FY2021 -3 new Immediate Services Programs and 8 new Regular Services Programs were initiated in FY2021; many Regular Services Programs initiated during FY2020 continued through the beginning and into FY2021. The Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) assisted individuals and communities in recovering from the challenging effects of natural and human-caused disasters .
Fiscal Year 2023 Through the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP), states, territories, and tribes can provide survivors with the essential psychoeducational and coping skills to get through the emotionally and mentally difficult process of disaster recovery. These programs meet survivors where they are and, without diagnosing or engaging in clinical services, assist survivors with fortifying their own mental and emotional capabilities and thus increasing community resilience. As of mid-July in 2023, 8 states, tribes, and territories have received 11 CCP awards. Public Law -
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 416, Public Law 93-288, 42 U.S.C. 5183 Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories, States, and the District of Columbia are eligible for grants. In order to be eligible for services under this program, an individual must be a resident of the designated disaster area or must have been in the designated area at the time the disaster occurred. Grant awards will be determined in accordance with 2 CFR Part 200 for State and local governments. States, territories, and tribes are eligible for grants. If the Governor determines, during an assessment of the need for crisis counseling services, that because of unusual circumstances or serious conditions within the state or local mental health network, the state cannot carry out the crisis counseling program, they may identify a public or private mental health agency or organization to carry out the program or request the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Administrator to identify, with assistance of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), such an agency or organization. In order to be eligible for services under this program, an individual must be a resident of the designated disaster area or must have been in the designated area at the time the disaster occurred. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Application for Federal assistance for the Immediate Services Program must be submitted by the State to FEMA no later than 14 days after the Presidential declaration. Application for Federal assistance for the Regular Services Program must be submitted by the State to FEMA, along with a copy to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), no later than 60 days after the Individual Assistance designation in the Presidential declaration. Immediate Services Program applications are reviewed by FEMA program staff in consultation with SAMHSA CMHS. Awarding authority sits with the Regional Administrator as indicated by the Delegation of Authority. Grant award is provided by FEMA to the State Emergency Management Agency. Regular Services Program applications are reviewed by FEMA with formal recommendation from SAMHSA CMHS. Grant funds are provided by FEMA to SAMHSA CMHS for award to the State's mental health agency. The deadline for application for the Immediate Services Program is 14 days after the date of disaster declaration. The deadline for application for the Regular Services Program is 60 days after the designation for Individual Assistance in the disaster declaration. Approval or disapproval of applications by STTs will be determined expediently. Awards over $1 million are subject to a Congressional notification process. Immediate Services Program - The State may appeal the Regional Administrator's decision in writing within 60 days of the date of notification of the application decision. The State may further appeal the Regional Administrator's decision to the Assistant Administrator, Recovery, within 60 days of the date of the Regional Administrator's notification of the application decision. Regular Services Program - The State may appeal FEMA's decision in writing within 60 days of the date of notification of the decision. Not applicable. The application must be submitted by the regulatory deadline, as per 44 C.F.R. 206.171; the application must be complete (i.e., include the forms and authorized representative signatures) and must include: 1. The geographical areas within the designated disaster area for which services will be provided; 2. An estimate of the number of disaster victims requiring assistance; 3. A description of the State and local resources and capabilities, and an explanation of why these resources cannot meet the need; 4. A description of response activities from the date of the disaster incident to the date of application; 5. A plan of services to be provided to meet the identified needs; and 6. A detailed budget, showing the cost of proposed services separately from the cost of reimbursement for any eligible services provided prior to application. The Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) provides supplemental funding to states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Federally recognized Tribes for technical assistance and training as well as short-term crisis counseling services to individuals impacted by a presidentially-declared major disaster that includes Individual Assistance. CCP services involve the counseling goals of assisting disaster survivors in understanding their current situations and reactions, mitigating additional stress, assisting survivors in reviewing their options, promoting the use or development of coping strategies, providing emotional support and encouraging linkages with other individuals and agencies who may help survivors recover to their pre-disaster level of functioning. The CCP is comprised of the Immediate Services Program (ISP) and the Regular Services Program (RSP). The Immediate Services Program grant provides 60 days of services from the declaration date and enables the State or local agency to respond to the immediate behavioral health needs of people affected by the disaster. The Regular Services Program grant provides up to nine months of crisis counseling, outreach, consultation and education services to people affected by a disaster. Funding for the ISP and RSP programs is considered separate and distinct as these are two different grants. Not applicable. In accordance with the provisions of 2 C.F.R. 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 C.F.R. 200.503. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-federal entity records pertinent to a federal award generally must be maintained for at least three years from the date the final Federal Financial Report (FFR) is submitted. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.334. Further, if the recipient does not submit a final FFR and the award is administratively closed, FEMA uses the date of administrative closeout as the start of the general record retention period. The record retention period may be longer than three years or have a different start date in certain cases. These include: o Records for real property and equipment acquired with federal funds must be retained for three years after final disposition of the property. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.334(c). o If any litigation, claim, or audit is started before the expiration of the three-year period, the records must be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been resolved and final action taken. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.334(a). o The record retention period will be extended if the recipient is notified in writing of the extension by FEMA, the cognizant or oversight agency for audit, or the cognizant agency for indirect costs. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.334(b). o Where FEMA requires recipients to report program income after the period of performance ends, the program income record retention period begins at the end of the recipient's fiscal year in which program income is earned. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.334(e). o For indirect cost rate proposals, cost allocation plans, or other rate computations records, the start of the record retention period depends on whether the indirect cost rate documents were submitted for negotiation. If the indirect cost rate documents were submitted for negotiation, the record retention period begins from the date those documents were submitted for negotiation. If indirect cost rate documents were not submitted for negotiation, the record retention period begins at the end of the recipient's fiscal year or other accounting period covered by that indirect cost rate. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.334(f). Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) provides supplemental funding to states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Federally recognized Tribes for technical assistance and training as well as short-term crisis counseling services to individuals impacted by a disaster that received a Presidential major or emergency declaration. The CCP is comprised of the Immediate Services Program (ISP) and the Regular Services Program (RSP). The Immediate Services Program grant provides 60 days of services from the declaration date and enables the State or local agency to respond to the immediate behavioral health needs of people affected by the disaster. The Regular Services Program grant provides up to nine months of crisis counseling, outreach, consultation and education services to people affected by a disaster. Funding for the ISP and RSP programs is considered separate and distinct as these are two different grants. A state, territory, or tribe may apply for both the ISP and RSP but neither is a requisite of the other. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Payment based on Project need. Payment based on Project need. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for a listing of addresses for FEMA's Regional Offices. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Individual Assistance
500 C Street, SW, Sixth Floor
Washington, DC 20472-3100 US
FEMA-HQ-CSS@dhs.gov
Phone: (202) 212-1117 http://www.samhsa.gov 70-0702-0-1-453 (Project Grants) FY 22$39,733,175.00; FY 23 est $50,000,000.00; FY 24 est $72,254,697.00; FY 21$55,725,778.00; FY 20$382,779,756.00; FY 19$20,376,847.00; FY 18$26,996,637.00; FY 17 est $24,542,397.00; FY 16$22,311,270.00; - Not applicable/available. Federal Disaster Assistance Regulations, 44 CFR 206.171; Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training and the FEMA Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program Guidance. Fiscal Year 2019 21 grants, 4,453,094 survivors served
Fiscal Year 2020 Following a major Presidential disaster declaration that includes Individual Assistance, a state, territory, or tribe may apply for a CCP in order to augment mental health services within the affected areas. The CCP provides short-term, limited psycho-educational services and information on coping for those affected by the disaster; all interactions with crisis counselors are anonymous and treated as one-time interactions.
Fiscal Year 2023 Following a presidential major disaster or emergency declaration designated for Individual Assistance, a state, tribe, territory, or state mental health agency may apply for a Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) award.