4.6 ESTUDIO ECONÓMICO FINANCIERO
4.6.1 Inversión inicial
4.6.1.6 Amortización de la deuda
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MENT.
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(a) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary, acting
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through the National Mental Health Policy Laboratory (in
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this section referred to as the ‘‘NMHPL’’), shall—
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(1) award grants to eligible entities to initiate
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and undertake, for eligible children, early childhood
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intervention and treatment programs, and special-
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ized preschool and elementary school programs, with
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the goal of preventing chronic and serious mental ill-
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ness or serious emotional disturbance;
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(2) award grants to not more than 3 eligible en-
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tities for intervention outcomes study of children be-
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fore and after treatment in programs funded under
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paragraph (1) on eligible children who were treated
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5 or more years prior to the enactment of this Act;
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and
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(3) ensure that programs and activities funded
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through grants under this subsection are based on
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a sound scientific model that shows evidence and
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promise and can be replicated in other settings.
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(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES AND CHILDREN.—In this
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section:
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
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ty’’ means a nonprofit institution that—
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(A) is duly accredited by State mental
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health and education agencies, as applicable, for
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the treatment and education of children from 1
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to 10 years of age; and
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(B) provides services that include early
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childhood intervention and specialized preschool
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and elementary school programs focused on
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children whose primary need is a social or emo-
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tional disability (in addition to any learning dis-
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ability).
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(2) ELIGIBLE CHILD.—The term ‘‘eligible
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child’’ means a child who is at least 0 years old and
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not more than 12 years old—
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(A) whose primary need is a social and
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emotional disability (in addition to any learning
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disability);
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(B) who is at risk of developing serious
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mental illness or serious emotional disturbance
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or shows early signs of mental illness; and
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(C) who could benefit from early childhood
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intervention and specialized preschool or ele-
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mentary school programs with the goal of pre-
venting or treating chronic and serious mental
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illness or serious emotional disturbance.
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(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a grant
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under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an ap-
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plication at such time, in such manner, and containing
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such information as the Secretary may require.
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(d) USE OF FUNDS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD INTER-
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VENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.—An eligible enti-
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ty shall use amounts awarded under a grant under sub-
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section (a)(1) to carry out the following activities:
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(1) Deliver (or facilitate) for eligible children
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treatment and education, early childhood interven-
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tion, and specialized preschool and elementary school
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programs, including the provision of medically based
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child care and early education services.
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(2) Treat and educate eligible children, includ-
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ing startup, curricula development, operating and
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capital needs, staff and equipment, assessment and
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intervention services, administration and medication
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requirements, enrollment costs, collaboration with
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primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other li-
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censed mental health professionals, other related
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services to meet emergency needs of children, and
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communication with families and medical profes-
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sionals concerning the children.
(3) Develop and implement other strategies to
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address identified treatment and educational needs
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of eligible children that have reliable and valid eval-
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uation modalities built into assess outcomes based
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on sound scientific metrics as determined by the
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NMHPL.
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(e) USE OF FUNDS FOR INTERVENTION OUTCOMES
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STUDY.—In conducting a study on intervention outcomes
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through a grant under subsection (a)(2), an eligible entity
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shall include an analysis of—
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(1) the individuals treated and educated;
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(2) the success of such treatment and education
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in avoiding the onset of serious mental illness or se-
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rious emotional disturbance or the preparation of
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such children for the care and management of seri-
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ous mental illness or serious emotional disturbance;
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(3) any evidence-based best practices generally
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applicable as a result of such treatment and edu-
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cational techniques used with such children; and
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(4) the ability of programs to be replicated as
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a best practice model of intervention.
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(f) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this section,
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the Secretary shall ensure that each entity receiving a
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grant under subsection (a) maintains a written agreement
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with the Secretary, and provides regular written reports,
as required by the Secretary, regarding the quality, effi-
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ciency, and effectiveness of intervention and treatment for
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eligible children preventing or treating the development
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and onset of serious mental illness or serious emotional
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disturbance.
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(g) AMOUNT OFAWARDS.—
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(1) AMOUNTS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD INTER-
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VENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.—The
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amount of an award to an eligible entity under sub-
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section (a)(1) shall be not more than $600,000 per
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fiscal year.
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(2) AMOUNTS FOR INTERVENTION OUTCOMES
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STUDY.—The total amount of an award to an eligi-
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ble entity under subsection (a)(2) (for one or more
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fiscal years) shall be not less than $1,000,000 and
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not greater than $2,000,000.
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(h) PROJECT TERMS.—The period of a grant—
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(1) for awards under subsection (a)(1), shall be
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not less than 3 fiscal years and not more than 10
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fiscal years; and
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(2) for awards under subsection (a)(2), shall be
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not more than 10 fiscal years.
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(i) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Assistant Secretary,
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acting through the NMHPL, may not award a grant
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under this section to an eligible entity unless the eligible
entity agrees, with respect to the costs to be incurred by
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the eligible entity in carrying out the activities described
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in subsection (d), to make available non-Federal contribu-
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tions (in cash or in kind) toward such costs in an amount
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equal to not less than 10 percent of Federal funds pro-
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vided in the grant.
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(j) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available to the
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Center for Mental Health Services for fiscal year 2016 and
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each subsequent fiscal year, $5,000,000 are authorized to
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be used to carry out this section.
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