[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 19349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10248]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Supplemental Awards for Women and Children's Residential 
Treatment Program Grantees

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

ACTION: Availability of Supplemental Funds for Currently Funded 
Grantees in CSAT Woman and Children's Program for Pregnant and 
Postpartum Women (PPW) and Residential Treatment Program for Women and 
their Children (RWC).

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public that CSAT is making 
available approximately $1.5 million for supplemental awards in FY 1997 
to existing PPW and RWC grantees in the Women and Children's Program to 
expand and/or enhance services for children. Competition is being 
limited to the 53 currently funded PPW and RWC grantees with at least 
one year of funding remaining as of September 30, 1997 (as reflected on 
the current Notice of Grant Award). Given the necessarily short 
implementation timeframe and limited funds available for this activity, 
and the need for reliable evaluation designs that can easily 
incorporate additional children's services, the existing CSAT treatment 
grant projects for women and children are the only projects that can 
effectively implement the services to be provided under this GFA. These 
projects have already demonstrated that they can effectively provide 
therapeutic services for children, and operate within well established 
infrastructures with knowledgeable, trained staff in addressing 
children's issues. They also have demonstrated solid and proven 
experience in the provision of services for children. Finally, these 
projects are required by legislation to provide comprehensive services 
for children of addicted women. These supplements will enhance the 
delivery of the statutorily-required services. Applications will be 
considered for funding on the basis of their overall technical merit as 
determined through the peer and CSAT National Advisory Council review 
process.
    Supplemental awards will be provided to PPW and RWC grantees to 
expand and/or enhance services for children of substance abusing 
parents. Grantees may apply for support to expand and/or enhance 
services for children within the scope of the current residential 
treatment grant, and may also apply for funds to increase the 
availability of child care services for women in any component of 
treatment under the administration of the sub-recipient treatment 
provider. The maximum amount of any one grant award will be $300,000.

    Authority: Supplemental awards will be made under authority of 
sections 508 and 510 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 290bb-1 and 42 U.S.C. 290bb-3, respectively.)

CONTACT: Maggie Wilmore, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, 
Rockwall II Building, Suite 7A-145, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857 (Telephone: 301 443-8216).
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CDFA) numbers are 
93.101 for the PPW Program and 93.102 for the RWC Program.

    Dated: April 15, 1997.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-10248 Filed 4-18-97; 8:45 am]
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