[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15810-15815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8827]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 Funding Opportunities for Knowledge
Development and Application Cooperative Agreements
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's (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS),
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), and Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announce that they anticipate that FY 1996 funds
will be available for Knowledge Development and Application cooperative
agreements for the following activities. These activities are discussed
in more detail under Section 4 of this notice.
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Estimated
Activity Application Estimated funds available No. of Project
deadline awards period
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Managed Care.......................... 06/10/96 $10 million....................... 21 3 yrs.
Homelessness Prevention............... 06/10/96 2.6 million....................... 16 3 yrs.
Predictor Variables & Development..... 06/10/96 4.0 million....................... 9 3 yrs.
Wrap Around Services.................. 06/10/96 2.4 million....................... 2 3 yrs.
Cannabis Dependence Treatment......... 06/10/96 1.2 million....................... 5 3 yrs.
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These programs are being announced prior to the full annual
appropriation for FY 1996 for SAMHSA's programs. Applications are
invited based on the assumption that sufficient funds will be
appropriated for FY 1996 to permit funding of a reasonable number of
applications being hereby solicited. These programs are being announced
in order to allow applicants sufficient time to plan and to 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 projects. All applicants are reminded, however,
that we cannot guarantee sufficient funds will be appropriated to
permit SAMHSA to fund any applications. Questions regarding the status
of the appropriation of funds should be directed to the grants
management contacts listed in Section 4 of this notice.
SAMHSA will publish a notice in the Federal Register regarding the
amount of funding available for its programs when the final
appropriation is enacted.
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
SAMHSA Centers' substance abuse and mental health services activities
address issues related to Healthy People 2000 objectives of Mental
Health and Mental Disorders; Alcohol and Other Drugs; Clinical
Preventive Services; HIV Infection; and Surveillance and Data Systems.
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 and cooperative agreements
must use application form PHS 5161-1 (Rev. 7/92; OMB No. 0937-0189).
Application kits contain the PHS 5161-1, Standard Form 424 (Face Page)
and complete instructions for preparing and submitting applications.
Application kits may be obtained from the organization specified for
each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).
When requesting an application kit, the applicant must specify the
particular activity for which detailed information is desired. This is
to ensure receipt of all necessary forms and information,
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including any specific program review and award criteria.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Applications must be submitted to: SAMHSA
Programs, Division of Research Grants, National Institutes of Health,
Suite 1040, 6701 Rockledge Drive MSC-7710, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-
7710* (* Applicants who wish to use express mail or courier service
should change the zip code to 20817.)
APPLICATION DEADLINES: The deadlines for receipt of applications are
listed in the table above. Please note that the deadlines may differ
for the individual categories of 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.
Applications received after the deadline date and 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 program contact person
identified for each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).
Requests for information concerning business management issues
should be directed to the grants management contact person identified
for each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To facilitate the use of this Notice of
Funding Availability, information has been organized as outlined in the
Table of Contents below. For each activity, the following information
is provided:
Application Deadline.
Purpose.
Priorities.
Eligible Applicants.
Cooperative Agreements/Amounts.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number.
Program Contact.
Grants Management Contact.
Application Kits.
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. FY 1996 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Activities
4.1 Cooperative Agreements
4.1.1 Managed Care and Vulnerable Populations Cooperative
Agreements
4.1.2 Cooperative Agreements for CMHS/CSAT Collaborative Program
to Prevent Homelessness
4.1.3 Cooperative Agreements for Prevention Intervention Studies
on Predictor Variables by Developmental Stage
4.1.4 Cooperative Agreements for Wrap Around Services for
Clients in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs: Demonstrating Utility
and Cost Effectiveness in the Context of Changes in Health Care
Financing
4.1.5 Cooperative Agreements for a Multisite Study of the
Effectiveness of Brief Treatment for Cannabis (Marijuana) Dependency
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 mission within the Nation's health system is to improve
the quality and availability of prevention, early intervention,
treatment, and rehabilitation services for substance abuse and mental
illnesses, including co-occurring disorders, in order to improve health
and reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society.
Reinventing government, with its emphases on redefining the role of
Federal agencies and on improving customer service, has provided SAMHSA
with a welcome opportunity to examine carefully its programs and
activities. As a result of that process, SAMHSA is moving assertively
to create a renewed and strategic emphasis on using its resources to
generate knowledge about ways to improve the prevention and treatment
of substance abuse and mental illness and to work with State and local
governments as well as providers, families, and consumers to
effectively use that knowledge in everyday practice.
The agency has worked to transform its demonstration portfolio from
service-based projects to true knowledge-acquisition studies. For FY
1996, SAMHSA has developed an agenda of new programs designed to answer
specific important policy-relevant questions. These questions,
specified in this and subsequent Notices of Funding Availability, are
designed to provide critical information to improve the nation's mental
health and substance abuse treatment and prevention services.
The new agenda is the outcome of a process whereby providers,
services researchers, consumers, Council members and other interested
persons participated in special meetings or responded to calls for
suggestions and reactions. From this input, each SAMHSA Center
developed a ``menu'' of suggested topics. The topics were discussed
jointly and an agency agenda of critical topics was agreed to. The
selection of topics depended heavily on policy importance and on the
existence of adequate research and practitioner experience on which to
base studies. While SAMHSA's FY 1996 programs will sometimes involve
the evaluation of some delivery of services, they are really services
studies, not merely evaluation, since they are aimed at answering
policy-relevant questions.
SAMHSA differs from other agencies in focussing on needed
information at the services delivery level, and in its question-focus.
Dissemination is an integral, major feature of the programs. SAMHSA
believes that it is important to get the information into the hands of
providers as effectively as possible. Technical assistance, training,
preparation of special materials will be used, in addition to normal
communications means.
2. Special Concerns
SAMHSA's FY 1996 Knowledge Development and Application activities
discussed below do not provide funds for mental health and substance
abuse treatment and prevention services except for incremental costs
required by the particular activity's study design. Applicants are
required to propose true knowledge acquisition studies. Applications
seeking funding for services projects will be considered nonresponsive.
Applications that are incomplete or nonresponsive to the guidance for
applicants will be returned to the applicant without further
consideration.
3. Criteria for Review and Funding
Consistent with the statutory mandate for SAMHSA to support
activities that will improve the provision of treatment, prevention and
related services, including the development of national mental health
and substance abuse goals and model programs, 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.
3.1 General 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
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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 appropriate 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.
Additional funding criteria specific to the programmatic activity
may be included in the application guidance materials.
4. Special FY 1996 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Activities
4.1 Cooperative Agreements
Five major activities for SAMHSA cooperative agreement programs are
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 Cooperative Agreements for Managed Care and Vulnerable
Populations
Application Deadline: June 10, 1996.
Purpose: Cooperative agreements will be awarded for a
program designed to enhance knowledge about how managed care in the
public sector affects the provision of substance abuse (alcohol and
other drugs--AOD) and mental health (MH) services. Applications are
being solicited for Study Sites to conduct research on a single well-
defined approach to managed care for provision of AOD and MH services
in comparison to a traditional, publicly-funded approach to care and to
collaborate with other program participants in developing generalizable
findings across sites. Applications are also being sought for a
Coordinating Center to provide overall coordination of the program, to
manage and analyze the common data collected across Study Sites, and to
design and conduct a national survey of managed care organizations.
The following types of questions should be considered by applicants
for Study Sites:
What is the impact of managed care on utilization, outcomes and
costs for the defined population with mental health or substance use
problems? Does the impact vary for important subgroups within the
target population?
What is the experience of providers, families, and consumers with
managed care; e.g., how satisfied are they with their managed care plan
compared with other persons served in traditional, publicly-funded
programs?
Are there different patterns of services provided to enrollees and
their dependents under managed care than are provided in traditional
programs? For example, are there differences in the prevention,
rehabilitation, or wraparound services being provided?
Across Study Sites, the following types of questions should be
considered:
What are the comparative costs and benefits of different approaches
to managed care for AOD and MH services for specific target
populations? Across populations?
Are there specific aspects of managed care (type of provider
organization; level and type of financial risks; etc.) that produce
better outcomes than others?
Funds will be awarded and cooperative agreements administered
jointly by CMHS, CSAP and CSAT.
Priorities: Applicants for Study Sites must propose to
study one, and only one, of the specific target populations that
follow. Applicants who wish to study more than one population must
submit a separate complete application for each population group to be
studied.
(1) Women and children who are categorically eligible for Medicaid.
Within this broader population, families with children with serious
emotional disturbances (SED) are of particular interest and will be
oversampled when necessary.
(2) Adults who are seriously chemically dependent.
(3) Adults with serious mental illness (SMI).
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by
public and by private nonprofit and for-profit entities.
Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: Approximately 20
individual Study Sites awards at an estimated $450,000 each per year in
total costs. One Coordinating Center award at an estimated $1,250,000
per year in total costs. Actual funding levels will depend upon the
availability of funds at the time of the award.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230
Program Contact: For programmatic or technical assistance,
contact:
For substance abuse treatment issues: Mady Chalk, Ph.D., CSAT,
Rockwall II, Room 840, (301) 443-8796.
For substance abuse prevention issues: Ms. Ulonda Shamwell, CSAP,
Rockwall II, 9th Floor, (301) 443-9110.
For mental health issues: Roger B. Straw, Ph.D., CMHS, Parklawn,
Room 11C-26, (301) 443-3606.
Questions related to the cross-site aspects of the Coordinating
Center should be directed to Roger Straw (contact information above);
questions related to the survey should be directed to: Nancy Kennedy,
Dr. P.H., CSAP, Rockwall II, 9th Floor, (301) 443-9453.
Grants Management Contact: For business management assistance,
contact: Ms. Mable Lam, CSAT, Rockwall II, 6th Floor, (301) 443-9360.
The mailing address for all of the individuals listed above is:
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
Application Kits: Application kits are available from:
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,
Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345, (800) 729-6686.
4.1.2 Cooperative Agreements for CMHS/CSAT Collaborative Program To
Prevent Homelessness
Application Deadline: June 10, 1996.
Purpose: Cooperative agreements will be awarded to support
projects that will document homelessness prevention interventions for
individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders
who are formerly homeless or at risk for homelessness, and who are
engaged with the mental health and/or substance abuse treatment
systems. A second goal is to evaluate appropriate homelessness
prevention interventions for individuals with serious mental illnesses
and/or substance use disorders that address the following four topic
areas: housing
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instability and eviction from housing; discharge planning from
psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facilities; models of family
respite services; and resource management and representative payee
models.
This program is intended to answer the following question:
What is the relative effectiveness of alternate models for
preventing homelessness among adults with serious mental illnesses and/
or substance use disorders who are engaged with the treatment system?
Funds will be awarded and cooperative agreements administered
jointly by CMHS and CSAT.
Priorities: None.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by
public and by private nonprofit and for-profit entities. Applicants
must have an infrastructure in which the prevention program can be
provided for the target population and must have provided prevention
services for a minimum of two years prior to the date of the
application. Applicants must also be licensed, accredited, certified,
or chartered to provide substance abuse and mental health treatment
services by appropriate certification or credentialing bodies.
Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: Approximately 16 awards at
an estimated $165,000 in total costs each for the first year. Actual
funding levels will depend upon the availability of funds at the time
of the award.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
Program Contact: For programmatic or technical assistance,
contact:
Lawrence Rickards, Ph.D. or Walter Leginski, Ph.D., CMHS, Parklawn,
Room 11C-05, (301) 443-3706.
Hector Sanchez, M.S.W. or Joyce Johnson, D.O., M.A., CSAT, Rockwall II,
7th Floor, (301) 443-6534.
Grants Management Contact: For business management
assistance, contact: Stephen J. Hudak, CMHS, Parklawn, Room 15C-05,
(301) 443-4456.
Application Kits: Application kits are available from:
Homeless Programs Branch, CMHS, Parklawn, Room 11C-05, (301) 443-3706.
The mailing address for all of the individuals/organizations listed
above is: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
4.1.3 Cooperative Agreements for Prevention Intervention Studies on
Predictor Variables by Developmental Stage
Application Deadline: June 10, 1996.
Purpose: Cooperative agreements will be awarded to support
research studies to determine the most effective interventions to
change the developmental course of early predictor markers for
substance abuse in children at several defined developmental stages.
The goal of this program is the generation of new empirical knowledge
about effective approaches for changing the developmental trajectory of
children at risk of substance abuse. This program is designed to elicit
applications for research across identified age ranges that tests
interventions designed to (1) build social competence; (2) build self-
regulation and control; (3) enhance school bonding and cognitive
development in children in the 3-5 age range, school bonding and
academic achievement in children in the other age ranges; and (4)
develop strong parental/care-giver involvement.
The research question intended to be answered is as follows:
At what developmental stage does enhancement of each of the
variables being investigated prove most effective in preventing/
reducing negative behaviors that are predictive of substance abuse?
Funds will be awarded and cooperative agreements administered by
CSAP. Applications are solicited for two types of cooperative
agreements: Research Sites and a Research Coordinating Center.
Funds to support the program are limited to 3 years. Applicants
should plan data collection over a period of 2 years, with analysis
planned for the last 6 months of the program. Depending on the
availability of funds in subsequent years, it is hoped that long-term
follow-up and the study of continuing interventions will be permitted.
Priorities: This program is targeted to children in four
different developmental stages--3-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-11 years, and
12-14 years. Children living in inner cities and in poor, rural areas
within the age ranges defined are the populations of interest.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by
public and by private nonprofit and for-profit entities.
Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: Approximately 8 awards at
an estimated $500,000 each in total costs per year for Research Sites
and approximately $200,000 in total costs for a Research Coordinating
Center for the first year. Funds for the Research Coordinating Center
are expected to increase in years two and three. Actual funding levels
will depend upon the availability of funds at the time of the award.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
Program Contact: For programmatic or technical assistance,
contact: Mary A. Jansen, Ph.D., CSAP, Rockwall II, Room 9C-03, (301)
443-9136.
Grants Management Contact: For business management
assistance, contact: Ms. Mary Lou Dent, CSAP, Rockwall II, Room 640,
(301) 443-3958.
The mailing address for all of the individuals listed above is:
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
Application Kits: Application kits are available from:
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,
Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345, (800) 729-6686.
4.1.4 Cooperative Agreements for Wrap Around Services for Clients in
Non-Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs: Evaluating Utility
and Cost Effectiveness in the Context of Changes in Health Care
Financing
Application Deadline: June 10, 1996.
Purpose: Cooperative agreements will be awarded for the
purpose of generating new knowledge about the relative impact of wrap
around services on the success of the treatment of addictive disorders
and the relative cost-effectiveness of these services in light of
changes in health care financing, including managed care, as they
relate to substance abuse treatment. The goal of this demonstration is
to obtain information about the extent to which the provision of a
range of wrap around services (matched to client needs) in conjunction
with substance abuse treatment, improves outcome, and at what cost. For
the purposes of this study, wrap around services include (1) vocational
training; (2) educational services; (3) child care; (4) transportation;
and (5) advisory legal services.
The following questions are of interest in assessing the impact of
wrap around services as part of comprehensive substance abuse
treatment:
(1) What impact on treatment outcome is attributable to the
provision of various wrap around services matched to client needs?
(2) What are the unit costs for providing wrap around services
matched to client needs?
Funds will be awarded and cooperative agreements administered by
CSAT. Applications are solicited for Study Coordinating Center(s) with
a consortium of 8-10 substance abuse treatment providers (i.e., Study
Sites) each to provide overall study coordination.
Priorities: The proposed target population is adults (18
years old or older); their primary drug of choice
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must be cocaine, including crack-cocaine, or heroin, although the
majority of clients are likely to be poly-drug users. To the extent
that sampling constraints allow, the proposed sample should be
representative of gender and racial/ethnic groups in the United States.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by
public and by private nonprofit and for-profit entities.
Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: Approximately 1-2 awards
at an estimated $1.2 million in total costs each for Study Coordinating
Centers. Actual funding levels will depend upon the availability of
funds at the time of the award. Funds cannot be used to pay for
substance abuse treatment or wrap around services.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
Program Contact: For programmatic or technical assistance,
contact: Mr. Randy Muck, CSAT, Rockwall II, Suite 618, (301) 443-6574.
Grants Management Contact: For business management
assistance, contact: Ms. Mable Lam, CSAT, Rockwall II, Suite 618, (301)
443-9665.
The mailing address for the individuals listed above is: 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
Application Kits: Application kits are available from:
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,
Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345, (800) 729-6686.
4.1.5 Cooperative Agreements for a Multisite Study of the
Effectiveness of Brief Treatment for Cannabis (Marijuana) Dependency
Application Deadline: June 10, 1996.
Purpose: Cooperative agreements will be awarded to
evaluate the effectiveness of brief interventions in the treatment of
marijuana (cannabis) dependency. The purpose of the program is to test
the efficacy of relatively brief treatments for adults from differing
socio-economic and racial and ethnic backgrounds who meet criteria for
marijuana dependence as currently defined by DSM-IV and are seeking
treatment for this dependence.
The program is intended to provide answers to following questions:
(1) Are brief interventions more effective for selected populations
than a single assessment interview and deferred treatment (waiting list
control) in reducing marijuana use?
(2) How, for these populations, does a brief (3 sessions)
intervention compare in outcome to a still brief but somewhat extended
(up to 12 treatment sessions) intervention and to the controls
mentioned in number 1?
(3) Are the effects of either of these interventions reflected in
better social functioning among patients at follow up? In cognitive
functioning (if funds are available)?
Funds will be awarded and cooperative agreements administered by
CSAT. Applications are solicited for treatment sites and a coordinating
center.
Priorities: The target population for this program is
adults (18 years old and older) dependent on cannabis as currently
defined by DSM-IV. Because much of the published work on brief
interventions for marijuana dependence was carried out on a largely
Caucasian, largely employed patient population, CSAT is interested both
in testing the replicability of these findings and in determining to
what degree these techniques are applicable to populations with higher
proportions of ethnic and racial minorities and/or a higher level of
unemployment or under-employment.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by
public and by private nonprofit and for-profit entities.
Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: Approximately $1.2 million
will be available to support up to four treatment sites at
approximately $225,000 each and a coordinating center at approximately
$300,000. Actual funding levels will depend upon the availability of
funds at the time of the award.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
Program Contact: For programmatic or technical assistance,
contact: Mr. George Kanuck, CSAT, Rockwall II, Room 8A-131, (301) 443-
6549.
Grants Management Contact: For business management
assistance, contact: Ms. Mable Lam, CSAT, Rockwall II, 6th Floor, (301)
443-9665.
The mailing address for all of the individuals listed above is:
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
Application Kits: Application kits are available from:
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,
Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345, (800) 729-6686.
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. 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 1996
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 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.
Specific application guidance materials may include more detailed
guidance as to how a Center will implement SAMHSA's policy on promoting
the non-use of tobacco.
7. Executive Order 12372
Applications submitted in response to all FY 1996 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 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
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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 Extramural Activities 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: April 4, 1996.
Richard Kopanda,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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