[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5688-5691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2332]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 Funding Opportunities for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements 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 cooperative agreements 
for the following activity. This activity is discussed in more detail 
under Section 4 of this notice.

                                                                                                                                                        
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                                                                   Estimated                                    
                                                     Application     funds      Estimated                       
                      Activity                         deadline    available      No. of       Project Period   
                                                                  (thousands)     awards                        
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Criminal Justice Treatment Networks................     05-10-95       $9,290         8-10  up to 5 yrs.        
                                                                                                                
     Refer to Federal Register, Vol. 60, No.2, January 4, 1995 for the following other FY 1995 CSAT funding     
                                                 opportunities.                                                 
                                                                                                                
Substance Abuse Conference Grants..................     01-10-95         $400            8  1 year.             
                                                        05-10-95                                                
                                                        09-10-95                                                
Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Outreach Services...........     04-27-95        7,500        20-25  2-3 years.          
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. 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 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; promoting outreach 
to drug abusers, IV drug users using uncontaminated paraphernalia, 
testing for HIV infection; increasing access to treatment programs; 
promoting the collaboration of primary care, mental health and 
substance abuse treatment and 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/cooperative agreements.
    Competing applications must be received by the indicated receipt 
dates 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 grants 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: This notice is organized according to the 
following Table of Contents:

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 Activity
    4.1  Cooperative Agreements
    4.1.1  Demonstration Cooperative Agreements for the Development 
and Implementation of Criminal Justice Treatment Networks

--Adult Female Offenders
--Juvenile Justice Populations
--Adult Male Offenders

    The following items are covered in this section:

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

    5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements.
    6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement.
    7. Executive Order 12372.

1. Program Background

    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, cooperative agreement, training, and technical assistance 
efforts to accomplish this mission through [[Page 5690]] 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. The Center supports 
demonstration programs to generate new knowledge that can be applied to 
the substance abuse treatment field.
    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 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 activity 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 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, and
     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 Activity

4.1  Cooperative Agreements

    A major CSAT cooperative agreement activity is discussed below. 
Substantive Federal programmatic involvement is required in cooperative 
agreement programs. Federal involvement will include planning, 
guidance, coordination, and participating in programmatic activities 
(e.g., participation in publication of findings) and on steering 
committees. Periodic meetings, conferences and/or communications with 
the award recipients may be held to review mutually agreed upon goals 
and objectives and to assess progress. Additional details on the degree 
of Federal programmatic involvement will be included in the application 
guidance materials.

4.1.1  Demonstration Cooperative Agreements for the Development and 
Implementation of Criminal Justice-Treatment Networks

--Adult Female Offenders
--Juvenile Justice Populations
--Adult Male Offenders

     Application Deadline: May 10, 1995
     Purpose: To assist States and local jurisdictions in the 
development and implementation of Criminal Justice-Treatment Networks. 
Such Networks link together a range of justice agencies--courts, 
juvenile justice, corrections, probation/parole--in partnership with 
community substance abuse treatment, public health, mental health, 
education, social services and employment agencies. This program will 
explore whether such a criminal justice treatment consortium makes 
measurable improvements in systems and client outcomes, as compared to 
client outcomes for those receiving episodic treatment not connected to 
a continuum of care.
     Priorities: Focus on the following three specific offender 
population categories:

--Adult Female Offenders
--Juvenile Justice Populations
--Adult Male Offenders
     Eligible Applicants: Local partnerships of public and 
private non-profit treatment providers and State/local criminal justice 
agencies, headed by a Lead Agency representing the courts or community 
supervision agency responsible for non-incarcerated offenders (i.e., 
probation/parole/juvenile supervision) must submit applications through 
the Single State Agency for Alcohol and Drug Abuse. In most cases, the 
proposed local network would be a court-based consortium, or 
corrections (non-incarcerated)-based consortium, or a combination of 
the two. In keeping with the intent of Congress in authorizing Center 
grants for substance abuse treatment in State and local criminal 
justice systems, this program is restricted to public and nonprofit 
entities.
    Funding is restricted to metropolitan areas with populations 
between 200,000 to one (1) million.
     Cooperative Agreement Amounts: 8-10 Demonstration 
Projects, with [[Page 5691]] individual awards ranging from $800,000-$1 
million.
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.229
     Program Contact: Nicholas L. Demos, J.D., Chief, Criminal 
Justice Systems Branch, Division of National Treatment Demonstrations, 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II Building, 6th Floor, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-6533.

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 are not subject to the Public Health 
System Reporting Requirements.
    Application guidance materials will specify if the 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 the FY 1995 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 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.

    Dated: January 25, 1995.
Richard Kopanda,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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