The money will be channelled to remote areas through Highland's community planning partnership, which will decide on a two-year programme of action.
The programme will be implemented locally by Choose Life, which has a 10-year strategy to reduce suicides in Scotland by a fifth by 2013.
Young men are a priority group.
The funding includes a further 50,000 for Breathing Space, a helpline and signposting service targeting depressed young men. It will also be used to expand the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) programme in the Highland area.
Caroline Farquhar, head of implementation for Choose Life Scotland, said: "In Highland, if people seek help, the person they seek help from may know them. There's confidentiality, but a perception of stigma."
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