[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14922-14923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6314]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Funding Opportunities
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces the
availability of FY 2001 funds for cooperative agreements for the
following activity. This notice is not a complete description of the
activity; potential applicants must obtain a copy of the Guidance for
Applicants (GFA), including Part I, Cooperative Agreements for
Strengthening Comprehensive Substance Abuse Treatment Systems for
Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities, and Part II, General Policies and
Procedures Applicable to all SAMHSA Applications for Discretionary
Grants and Cooperative Agreements, before preparing and submitting an
application.
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Est. Funds FY Est. Number of Project Period
Activity Application Deadline 2001 (million) Awards (years)
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Strengthening Minority Communities.. May 21, 2001........... $2.5 5-8 3
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The actual amount available for the award may vary, depending on
unanticipated program requirements and the number and quality of
applications received. FY 2001 funds for the activity discussed in this
announcement were appropriated by the Congress under Public Law 106-
310. SAMHSA's policies and procedures for peer review and Advisory
Council review of grant and cooperative agreement applications were
published in the Federal Register (Vol. 58, No. 126) on July 2, 1993.
General Instructions: Applicants must use application form PHS
5161-1 (Rev. 7/00). The application kit contains the two-part
application materials (complete programmatic guidance and instructions
for preparing and submitting applications), the PHS 5161-1 which
includes Standard Form 424 (Face Page), and other documentation and
forms. Application kits may be obtained from: National Clearinghouse
for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD
20847-2345, Telephone: 1-800-729-6686.
The PHS 5161-1 application form and the full text of the activity
are also available electronically via SAMHSA's World Wide Web Home
Page: http://www.samhsa.gov.
When requesting an application kit, the applicant must specify the
particular activity for which detailed information is desired. All
information necessary to apply, including where to submit applications
and application deadline instructions, are included in the application
kit.
Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2001 funds for cooperative
agreements to encourage minority communities to strengthen and enhance
their substance abuse treatment system for adult racial/ethnic minority
populations. The goals of this program are to support communities in
their development of systems linkages and infrastructure leading to
organizational coalitions to improve the quality, effectiveness, and
efficiency of services to/in minority communities and to reduce
disparities in access to care.
Eligibility: Public and domestic private non-profit entities can
apply. For example, the following are eligible to apply: States; Tribal
or local governments; community-based organizations; and faith-based
organizations. The applicant agency and all direct providers of
substance abuse treatment services involved in the proposed system of
care must be in compliance with all local, city, county and/or State
licensing and/or accreditation/certification requirements. The
applicant agency, if providing substance abuse treatment services
directly, and any direct providers of substance abuse treatment
services involved in the proposed system of care, must have been
providing substance abuse treatment services for a minimum of two years
prior to the date of the application.
Availability of Funds: Approximately $2.5 million will be available
to fund 5 to 8 cooperative agreements. The average award is expected to
range from $300,000 to $600,000 per year in total costs (direct and
indirect). Annual awards will be made subject to continued availability
of funds to SAMHSA/CSAT and progress achieved by the grantee.
Period of Support: Grants will be awarded for a period of up to 3
years.
Criteria for Review and Funding: General Review Criteria: Competing
applications requesting funding under this activity will be reviewed
for technical merit in accordance with established PHS/SAMHSA peer
review procedures. Review criteria that will be used by the peer review
groups are specified in the application guidance material.
Award Criteria for Scored Applications: Applications will be
considered for funding on the basis of their overall technical merit as
determined through the peer review group and the appropriate National
Advisory Council review process. Availability of funds will also be an
award criteria. Additional award criteria specific to the programmatic
activity may be included in the application guidance materials.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, contact:
Ali Manwar, Ph.D., CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 7th floor, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-0816, E-Mail: [email protected].
For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Kathleen
Sample, Division of Grants Management, OPS/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 6th
floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-9667. E-Mail:
[email protected].
Public Health System Reporting Requirements: The Public Health
System Impact Statement (PHSIS) is intended to keep State and local
health officials apprised of proposed health services grant and
cooperative agreement applications submitted by community-based
nongovernmental organizations within their jurisdictions.
Community-based nongovernmental service providers who are not
transmitting their applications through the State must submit a PHSIS
to the head(s) of the appropriate State and local health agencies in
the area(s) to be affected not later than the pertinent receipt date
for applications. This
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PHSIS consists of the following information:
a. A copy of the face page of the application (Standard form 424).
b. A summary of the project (PHSIS), not to exceed one page, which
provides:
(1) A description of the population to be served.
(2) A summary of the services to be provided.
(3) A description of the coordination planned with the appropriate
State or local health agencies.
State and local governments and Indian Tribal Authority applicants
are not subject to the Public Health System Reporting Requirements.
Application guidance materials will specify if a particular FY 2001
activity is subject to the Public Health System Reporting Requirements.
PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement: The PHS strongly
encourages all grant and contract recipients to provide a smoke-free
workplace and promote the non-use of all tobacco products. In addition,
Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in
certain facilities (or in some cases, any portion of a facility) in
which regular or routine education, library, day care, health care, or
early childhood development services are provided to children. This is
consistent with the PHS mission to protect and advance the physical and
mental health of the American people.
Executive Order 12372: Applications submitted in response to the FY
2001 activity listed above are subject to the intergovernmental review
requirements of Executive Order 12372, as implemented through DHHS
regulations at 45 CFR part 100. E.O. 12372 sets up a system for State
and local government review of applications for Federal financial
assistance. Applicants (other than Federally recognized Indian tribal
governments) should contact the State's Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
as early as possible to alert them to the prospective application(s)
and to receive any necessary instructions on the State's review
process. For proposed projects serving more than one State, the
applicant is advised to contact the SPOC of each affected State. A
current listing of SPOCs is included in the application guidance
materials. The SPOC should send any State review process
recommendations directly to: Division of Extramural Activities, Policy,
and Review, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Parklawn Building, Room 17-89, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857.
The due date for State review process recommendations is no later
than 60 days after the specified deadline date for the receipt of
applications. SAMHSA does not guarantee to accommodate or explain SPOC
comments that are received after the 60-day cut-off.
Dated: March 8, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
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