[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24425]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Grant to American Council for Drug Education of New York

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

ACTION: Planned award to enhance the existing services of the National 
Helpline of Phoenix House.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to provide information to the public concerning 
the planned award by CSAT/SAMHSA to the American Council for Drug 
Education of New York to enhance and expand the quality of referral 
services, responsiveness, and information currently being provided to 
the public via the National Helpline of Phoenix House. This initiative 
is also designed to provide CSAT/SAMHSA with analyses of calls received 
and all critical information on its efforts to expand the availability 
of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug 
problems.
    The American Council for Drug Education of New York, which operates 
the National Helpline of Phoenix House, provides the public with free, 
confidential telephone access to substance abuse education, 
information, treatment referrals, and other related services through a 
confidential resource. The Helpline also disseminates information to 
researchers, prevention and treatment practitioners, and the general 
public on the incidence and prevalence of drug use and prevention and 
treatment approaches. The Helpline is a source of important information 
for drug users at risk for contracting and spreading the AIDS virus as 
well.
    Upon receipt of the satisfactory application recommended for 
approval by an Initial Review Group and the CSAT National Advisory 
Council, up to $200,000 in Federal funds may be awarded for a 12-month 
project period.
    This is not a formal request for applications. Grant funds will be 
provided only to the organization named above.
    Eligibility to apply for funds under this initiative is limited to 
the American Council for Drug Education of New York because it operates 
the National Helpline of Phoenix House, the only 24-hour-a-day nation-
wide confidential Helpline dedicated exclusively to providing callers 
throughout the United States with information on and referrals to 
substance abuse treatment. The Helpline is the only organization 
equipped to carry out the purpose of this grant in the next 12 months.

AUTHORITY/JUSTIFICATION: This grant will be made under the authority of 
Section 501(d)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 290aa).

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number is 
93.230.

CONTACT: Ms. Charlotte O. Gordon or Ms. Carol DeForce, Office of 
Communications and External Liaison, CSAT, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 6th 
Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443-5052.

    Dated: September 8, 1997.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 97-24425 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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