[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 474-478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 Funding Opportunities for Grants From the 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), SAMHSA, 
announces that FY 1995 funds are available for grants for the following 
activities. These activities are discussed in more detail under Section 
4 of this notice.

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                                                            Estimated                                           
                                           Application        funds       Estimated No.                         
                Activity                    deadline        available       of awards         Project period    
                                                           (thousands)                                          
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Substance abuse........................        01-10-95            $400               8  1 year.                
Conference Grants......................        05-10-95                                                         
                                               09-10-95                                                         
Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Outreach                04-27-95           7,500           20-25  2-3 years.             
 Services.                                                                                                      
Residential women and children.........        03-21-95          10,000           10-14  Up to 5 years.         
Pregnant/post-partum women.............        03-21-95           4,000             5-6  Up to 5 years.         
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    The actual amount available for awards and their allocation may 
vary, depending on unanticipated program requirements and the volume 
and quality of applications. Awards are made for grant periods which 
generally run from 1 up to 5 years in duration. FY 1995 funds for 
substance abuse treatment services and demonstration programs are 
appropriated by the Congress under Public Law 103-333. SAMHSA's 
policies and procedures for peer review and Advisory Council review of 
grant and cooperative agreement applications were published 
[[Page 475]] in the Federal Register (Vol. 58, No. 126) on July 2, 
1993.
    The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the 
health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People 
2000, a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. The 
Center's treatment improvement services and demonstration activities 
address issues related to Healthy People 2000 objectives: Promoting the 
physical, social, psychological and economic well-being of individuals 
recovering from alcohol and other drug dependencies; enhancing the 
physical, emotional, social and cognitive development of children 
exposed to alcohol and other drugs of abuse; promoting safe and healthy 
pregnancies and perinatal outcome; reducing the infant mortality rate 
and increasing the proportion of infants who receive recommended 
primary health care services; promoting outreach to drug abusers, IV 
drug users using uncontaminated paraphernalia, testing for HIV 
infection; increasing access to treatment programs; and promoting the 
collaboration of primary care, mental health and substance abuse 
treatment.
    Additional themes include fostering closer coordination between the 
criminal justice and public health systems to collaboratively address 
issues related to alcohol and other drug-related crime and violence; 
managing health care for community-based offender populations and 
designing cost-effective programming that is responsive to today's 
health care issues.
    Potential applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full 
Report: Stock No. 017-001-00474-0) or Summary Report: Stock No. 017-
001-00473-1) through the Superintendent of Documents, Government 
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325 (Telephone: 202-783-3238).

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Applicants for grants must use application form 
PHS 5161-1 (Rev. 7/92). The Application Kit contains the PHS 5161-1, 
Standard Form 424 (Face Page) and complete instructions for preparing 
and submitting applications. The Kit may be obtained from: National 
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345, 
Rockville, MD 20847-2345, 1-800-729-6686.
    When requesting an Application Kit, the applicant must specify the 
particular activity(ies) for which detailed information is desired. 
This is to ensure receipt of all necessary forms and information, 
including any specific program review and award criteria.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Applications must be submitted to: Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Division of Research Grants, NIH, 
Westwood Building, Room 240, 5333 Westbard Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 
20892*

(*If an overnight carrier or express mail is used, the Zip Code is 
20816.)

APPLICATION DEADLINES: The deadlines for receipt of applications are 
listed in the table above. Please note that the deadlines differ for 
the individual categories of grants.
    Competing applications must be received by the indicated receipt 
date(s) to be accepted for review. An application received after the 
deadline may be acceptable if it carries a legible proof-of-mailing 
date assigned by the carrier and that date is not later than one week 
prior to the deadline date. Private metered postmarks are not 
acceptable as proof of timely mailing. If the receipt date falls on a 
weekend, it will be extended to Monday; if the date falls on a national 
holiday, it will be extended to the following work day.
    Applications received after the receipt date(s) or those sent to an 
address other than the address specified above will be returned to the 
applicant without review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for activity-specific 
technical information should be directed to the contact person 
identified for each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).
    Requests for information concerning business management issues 
should be directed to: Ms. Mabel Lam, Grants Management Office, Center 
for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II Building, 6th Floor, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, 1-301-443-9665.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To facilitate the use of this notice of 
funding availability, information in this section has been organized, 
as outlined in the Table of Contents below. For each activity, 
information is presented under the following headings:

     Application Deadline
     Purpose
     Priorities
     Eligible Applicants
     Grants/Amounts
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
     Program Contact

Table of Contents

1. Program Background and Objectives
2. Special Concerns
3. Criteria for Review and Funding
3.1 General Review Criteria
3.2 Funding Criteria for Approved Applications
4. Special FY 1995 Substance Abuse Treatment Activities
4.1 Grants
4.1.1 Substance Abuse Treatment Conference Grants
4.1.2 Community Based Comprehensive HIV/STD/TB Outreach Services for 
High Risk Substance Abusers Demonstration Program
4.1.3 Demonstration Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Women 
and their Children
4.1.4 Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and 
Postpartum Women
5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements
6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement
7. Executive Order 12372

1. Program Background and Objectives

    SAMHSA's CSAT has been given a statutory mandate to expand the 
availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol 
and other drug problems in the United States. CSAT utilizes a variety 
of grant, training, and technical assistance efforts to accomplish this 
mission through expanding human resources, improving the capabilities 
of the State and sub-State management infrastructure, and developing 
and promoting cost-effective approaches for treatment and recovery 
services.
    CSAT seeks to expand the availability and improve the quality of 
services aimed at addressing the special needs of populations that are 
especially vulnerable to addictive disorders, as well as to expand the 
volume of effective treatment and recovery services in targeted 
geographic areas where the demand for services far exceeds the existing 
capacity. The Center also works to upgrade the quality and 
effectiveness of treatment and recovery services through improved 
coordination among treatment providers, recovery programs, primary 
health care entities, mental health care providers, human service 
agencies, housing authorities, educational and vocational services, the 
criminal justice system, and a variety of related services. Further, 
CSAT seeks to upgrade the financial and physical condition of publicly 
funded addiction treatment and recovery programs.

2. Special Concerns

    SAMHSA's CSAT will address a number of special concerns in FY 1995. 
Particular emphasis will be placed on comprehensive approaches to 
treatment, and coordination with other Federal and [[Page 476]] non-
Federal programs. Special emphasis will be given to providing 
assistance for racial and ethnic minority populations; adolescents; 
residents of public housing and the homeless; women, their infants and 
children; rural populations; migrant workers; substance abusers 
involved in the criminal justice system; the disabled; those at risk 
for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis(TB), sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), 
and other infectious diseases; and those with co-occurring mental 
disorders.

3. Criteria for Review and Funding

    Competing applications requesting funding under the specific 
project activities in Section 4 will be reviewed for technical merit in 
accordance with established PHS/SAMHSA peer review procedures.
    Applications that are accepted for review will be assigned to an 
Initial Review Group (IRG) composed primarily of non-Federal experts. 
Applications will be recommended for approval or disapproval on the 
basis of technical merit. Applications recommended for approval will be 
assigned scores according to level of merit.
    Notification of the IRG's recommendation will be sent to the 
applicant upon completion of the initial review. In addition, the IRG 
recommendations on technical merit of applications over $50,000 will 
undergo a second level of review by the CSAT National Advisory Council, 
whose review may be based on policy considerations, as well as 
technical merit.

3.1  General Review Criteria

    As published in the Federal Register on July 2, 1993 (Vol. 58, No. 
126), SAMHSA's ``Peer Review and Advisory Council Review of Grant and 
Cooperative Agreement Applications and Contract Proposals,'' peer 
review groups will take into account, among other factors as may be 
specified in the application guidance materials, the following general 
criteria:
     Potential significance of the proposed project;
     Appropriateness of the applicant's proposed objectives to 
the goals of the specific program;
     Adequacy and appropriateness of the proposed approach and 
activities;
     Adequacy of available resources, such as facilities and 
equipment;
     Qualifications and experience of the applicant 
organization, the project director, and other key personnel; and
     Reasonableness of the proposed budget.

3.2  Funding Criteria for Approved Applications

    Applications recommended for approval by the peer review group and 
the CSAT National Advisory Council (if applicable) will be considered 
for funding on the basis of their overall technical merit as determined 
through the review process.
    Other funding criteria will include;
     Availability of funds.
     Geographic distribution.
    Additional funding criteria specific to the programmatic activity 
may be included in the application guidance materials.

4. Special FY 1995 Substance Abuse Treatment Activities

    Project activities are grouped in this notice under one section: 
Grants.

4.1  Grants

    Four major activities for CSAT grant programs are discussed below.

4.1.1  Substance Abuse Treatment Conference Grants.

     Application Deadlines: January 10, May 10, September 10, 
1995.
     Purpose: To provide support for domestic conferences 
relating to alcohol and other substance abuse treatment, including 
conferences for the purposes of coordinating, exchanging and 
disseminating information to the services community and the general 
public; and for the development of strategies for improving substance 
abuse treatment.
     Priorities: Consumer and treatment services-oriented 
constituency groups, including those representing State and local 
governments, professional associations, voluntary organizations, and 
self-help groups that share a mutual interest with CSAT.
     Eligible Applicants: Public and non-profit private 
entities.
     Grants/Amounts: Approximately eight (8) awards. Individual 
awards may not exceed $50,000 or 50% of the total costs of the 
conference, whichever is less.
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.218.
     Program Contact: Nancy S. Kilpatrick, M.A., Office of 
Scientific Analysis and Evaluation, Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment, Rockwall II Building, 6th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-8831.

4.1.2  Community Based Comprehensive HIV/STD/TB Outreach Services for 
High Risk Substance Abusers Demonstration Program

     Application Deadline: April 27, 1995.
     Purpose: To support community-based comprehensive HIV/STD/
TB outreach intervention services for chronic, hardcore substance 
abusers and their sex and/or needle sharing partners. Projects will 
demonstrate: (1) The efficacy of outreach as an intervention for 
facilitating access to substance abuse treatment, and (2) that 
comprehensive outreach interventions affect behavior changes in the 
targeted populations.
     Priorities: Extent to which outreach intervention services 
are directed towards chronic, hardcore substance abusers and their sex/
needle sharing partner(s). Chronic, hardcore substance abusers are 
defined as those individuals who have severe drug problems, frequently 
inject heroin and/or cocaine, and/or who are polydrug users. Emphasis 
is expected on providing outreach services to the following 
subpopulations: racial/ethnic minorities (includes African Americans, 
Latinos/Hispanics, Asian/Pacific Islanders, American Indians, Alaska 
Natives, and Native Hawaiians); women; residents of public housing 
projects; and homeless individuals.
     Eligible Applicants: Public and private non-profit 
entities must submit their applications through the Single State Agency 
(SSA) in their State. Indian Tribal authorities constitute an exception 
and may apply directly to CSAT without going through an SSA. Public and 
private non-profit providers presently operating in the third and final 
year of grants awarded in 1992 under the former Office of Treatment 
Improvement's demonstration program for AIDS Outreach for Substance 
Abusers are eligible to apply for competing renewals under this 
announcement for up to two additional years of support.
     Grants/Amounts: 20-25 awards, with individual award 
amounts varying from $275,000-$375,000. CSAT expects to set aside no 
more than 50% of available funds for competing renewals.
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.949
     Program Contact: Wendell McConnell, M.D., Chief, HIV/
Linkage Branch, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II 
Building, 6th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-
8160.

    Note: Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting an 
application under this activity will be available on January 18, 
1995. [[Page 477]] 

4.1.3 Demonstration Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Women 
and their Children

     Application Deadline: March 21, 1995.
     Purpose: To improve the service, access to and/or delivery 
system for substance abusing, parenting women and their children in 
comprehensive residential treatment programs that have potential for 
becoming models; to provide findings that will support or modify 
existing information on the potential generalizability to appropriate 
populations; and to develop knowledge that can be transferred. Projects 
will demonstrate that substance abuse treatment services, delivered in 
residential settings coupled with primary health, mental health, and 
social services can improve overall treatment outcomes for women/
children by decreasing alcohol and other drug use; improving physical 
health, and reducing client morbidity/mortality; improving emotional/
psychological health, and family/social functioning; enhancing socio-
economic well-being of women/family unit services; decreasing 
involvement in crime, inter-personal violence, child abuse and neglect, 
and sexual abuse; and enhancing cognitive/educational development of 
children.
     Priorities: Racial/ethnic minority women; in particular, 
Native American/Alaska Native and Hispanic women. Other groups include 
women who have been physically or sexually abused; women and children 
involved, or at risk for involvement, with the foster care/child 
welfare system; adolescent and adult women in the Criminal Justice (CJ) 
system; women with co-occurring disorders; and women who are 
cognitively or physically impaired. Significant others/extended family 
members when determined in the best interest of the women and children.
     Eligible Applicants: Public and private non-profit 
treatment providers must submit their applications through the Single 
State Agency (SSA) in their State. Indian Tribal authorities constitute 
an exception and may apply directly to CSAT without going through an 
SSA.
     Grants/Amounts: 10-14 awards, with individual award 
amounts varying from $600,000-$900,000.
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.102
     Program Contact: Maggie Wilmore, Division of Clinical 
Programs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II Building, 
6th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-
8160.

4.1.4 Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and 
Postpartum Women

     Application Deadline: March 21, 1995.
     Purpose: To expand availability of comprehensive, quality 
residential treatment for pregnant/postpartum women and their infants 
who suffer from alcohol and other drug abuse problems. Funds will 
support alcohol and other drug abuse treatment services to be delivered 
in residential settings, coupled with primary health, mental health and 
social services, that strive to: decrease alcohol and other drug (AOD) 
use; improve physical health, promote safe and healthy pregnancies/
perinatal outcome, and reduce client morbidity and mortality; improve 
psychological and emotional health, and family social functioning; 
enhance socio-economic well-being of women/family unit by improving 
employment status, accessibility to housing, and human services; 
decrease interpersonal violence, child abuse and neglect, and sexual 
abuse; and enhance the cognitive/educational development of infants/
children with intra-uterine exposure to AOD use.
     Priorities: Racial/ethnic minority women; in particular, 
Native American/Alaska Native and Hispanic women. Other groups include 
women who have been physically or sexually abused; women and children 
involved, or at risk for involvement, with the foster care/child 
welfare system; adolescent and adult women in the Criminal Justice (CJ) 
system; women with co-occurring disorders; and those with cognitive or 
physical impairment. Significant others/extended family members when 
determined in the best interest of the women and children.
     Eligible Applicants: Public and private non-profit 
treatment providers must submit their applications through the Single 
State Agency (SSA) in their State. Indian Tribal authorities constitute 
an exception and may apply directly to CSAT without going through an 
SSA.
     Grants/Amounts: 5-6 awards, with individual award amounts 
varying from $600,000-$800,000.
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.101
     Program Contact: Maggie Wilmore, Division of Clinical 
Programs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II Building, 
6th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 (301) 443-8160.

5. 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. The 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 1995 
activity described above is not subject to the Public Health System 
Reporting Requirements.

6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement

    The PHS strongly encourages all grant and cooperative agreement 
recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of 
all tobacco products. This is consistent with the PHS mission to 
protect and advance the physical and mental health of the American 
people.
    Specific application guidance materials may include more detailed 
guidance as to how the Center will implement SAMHSA's policy on 
promoting the non-use of tobacco.

7. Executive Order 12372

    Applications submitted in response to most, if not all, of the FY 
1995 activities 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 
[[Page 478]] 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: Office of Review, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II Building, Suite 630, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 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. The CSAT does not guarantee to accommodate or explain 
SPOC comments that are received after the 60-day cut-off.
    Application guidance materials will specify if a particular FY 1995 
activity described above is not subject to the provisions of Executive 
Order 12372.

    Dated: December 28, 1994.
Richard Kopanda,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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