[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58068-58069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23340]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Funding Opportunities
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability for American Indian/Alaska
Native National Resource Center for Substance Abuse Services.
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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announce the availability of FY 2003
funds for a cooperative agreement 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, American Indian/Alaska Native National Resource
Center for Substance Abuse Services (SP 03-001), 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 Est. number
Activity Application deadline FY 2003 of awards Project period
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American Indian/Alaska Native Nov. 18, 2002.......... $1,000,000 1 3 years.
National Resource Center for
Substance Abuse.
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The actual amount available for the award may vary depending on
unanticipated program requirements and actual SAMHSA appropriations.
This program is being announced prior to the annual appropriation for
FY 2003 for SAMHSA's programs. Applications are invited based on the
assumption that sufficient funds will be appropriated for FY 2003 to
permit funding of an American Indian/Alaska Native National Resource
Center cooperative agreement. This program is being announced in order
to allow applicants sufficient time to plan and prepare applications.
Solicitation of applications in advance of a final appropriation will
also enable the award of appropriated grant funds in an expeditious
manner and thus allow prompt implementation and evaluation of promising
practices. All applicants are reminded, however, that we cannot
guarantee sufficient funds will be appropriated to permit SAMHSA to
fund the cooperative agreement. This program is authorized under
section 516(5) and section 509 of the Public Health Service Act.
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 grant
announcement are also available electronically via SAMHSA's World Wide
Web Home Page: http://www.samhsa.gov (Click on ``Grant
Opportunities'').
When requesting an application kit, the applicant must specify the
particular announcement number 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)
and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) are accepting
applications for a fiscal year (FY) 2003 cooperative agreement for
implementing the American Indian/Alaska Native National Resource Center
for Substance Abuse Services (AI/AN-NRC).
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are domestic public and private
non-profit entities such as Tribes, AI/AN national organizations,
tribal or non-tribal community based and faith based organizations,
universities and colleges, or a consortium of any of the above with a
lead agency/entity designated for legal and accounting purposes.
Availability of Funds: It is expected that one cooperative
agreement, in the amount of approximately $1.0 million, will be
available per year in total costs (direct and indirect). Annual
continuation awards are dependent on the availability of funds and
progress achieved.
Period of Support: Awards may be requested for 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 criterion. Additional award
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criteria specific to the programmatic activity may be included in the
application guidance materials.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.243.
Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, contact:
Jon Rolf, Ph.D., CSAP/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Room 800, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-0380; FAX (301) 443-7072, [e-mail]
[email protected].
For questions regarding grants management issues, contact:
Steve Hudak, Division of Grants Management, OPS/SAMHSA, Rockwall
II, 6th floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-9666,
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 2003
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
2003 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 or on SAMHSA's Web site under ``Assistance with Grant
Applications''. 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: August 6, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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