[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14917-14918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6368]
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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 Prevention (CSAP) 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, Community Initiated Prevention
Intervention, 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 awards (years)
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Community-Initiated Prevention April 26, 2001........ $8,000,000 19-25 3
Intervention.
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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 No.
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
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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 Prevention (CSAP)
announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2001 funds for cooperative
agreements to implement Community-Initiated Prevention Interventions.
The goal of this program is to determine how effective the selected
prevention intervention model is in preventing, delaying and/or
reducing substance use and substance abuse related problems.
Eligibility: Units of State and local or Indian tribal governments,
and domestic private non profit organizations may apply. This can
include: Community-based organizations, managed care and other health
care delivery systems, universities and colleges, faith-based
organizations, tribal organizations, and other organizations.
Availability of Funds: Approximately $8 million will be available
of which $2 million is allocated for fetal alcohol syndrome/alcohol
related birth disorders (FAS/ARBD) awards and $6 million for all other
awards. Approximately 4-5 awards will be made for FAS/ARBD projects
averaging $400,000 to $500,000 per year in total costs (direct and
indirect). Approximately 15-20 awards will be made for all other
intervention projects averaging $300,000 to $400,000 per year in total
costs (direct and indirect). Actual funding levels will depend on the
availability of funds. These funds may be used to pay for the local
intervention services (if other funds are not available), evaluation
design and implementation, data collection and analysis, and
preparation of the project reports and intervention implementation
manuals for others to use for replication.
Period of Support: Awards may be requested for up to 3 years.
Annual continuation awards depend on the availability of funds and
progress achieved by grantees.
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:
Soledad Sambrano, Ph.D., or Pamela Roddy, Ph.D., Division of Knowledge
Development and Evaluation, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II,
Suite 1075, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-9110, E-
Mail [email protected] [email protected].
For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Edna
Frazier, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, 6th Floor, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-6816, 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 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 9, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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