[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 16602] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-8705] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 Funding Opportunities for Knowledge Development and Application Cooperative Agreements AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS. ACTION: Clarification of Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This notice is to clarify questions/issues that have been raised subsequent to the publication of the NOFA for SAMHSA's ``Cooperative Agreements for Integrating Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services with Primary Health Care Service Settings or with Early Childhood Service Settings, for Children ages Birth to 7 and their Families/Caregivers'' (Short Title: Starting Early Starting Smart--SESS). The NOFA was published in the Federal Register (Vol. 62, No. 31), Friday February 14, 1997, on pages 6974-6977. The receipt date for applications is April 17, 1997. Award Amounts: On page 6976 under the Cooperative Agreements/ Amounts section, the notice states that approximately $5.9 million will be available to support approximately 10 SESS site awards and $500,000 to support one data coordinating center award. To clarify, it is anticipated that funds available to support the data coordinating center may increase commensurate with the increased center tasks and responsibilities in years 2-4. In addition, proposed budgets must be for total costs (direct + indirect). Evaluation Costs: The percentage of the total proposed budget for evaluation costs is determined by the proposed study design and the costs associated with the steering committee and the data coordinating center. The budget must be consonant with the cost of doing the evaluation required by the study design. The proposed study design, evaluation associated costs, and overall budget will be evaluated by a peer review group as part of their overall assessment of the application. Eligible Applicants: On page 6976 under the Eligible Applicants section, the notice states that applications ``* * * may be submitted by units of State or local governments and by domestic private nonprofit and for-profit organizations * * *,'' and that each SESS site proposal must include documentation regarding the existence of an infrastructure and two years of experience providing behavioral health and other relevant services to the target population. SAMHSA has determined that ``home-based'' early childhood service settings are eligible applicants if they meet other eligibility requirements as specified in the announcement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose C. Kittrell, MSW, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Room 1075, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443-0354 or 443-0365. Dated: April 1, 1997. Richard Kopanda, Executive Officer, SAMHSA. [FR Doc. 97-8705 Filed 4-4-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P