[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8109-8110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3946]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)


Notice of Technical Assistance Workshops

AGENCY: Center for Mental Health Services; Center for Substance Abuse 
Prevention; Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
    Notice is hereby given of the following workshops for the provision 
of technical assistance to potential applicants for SAMHSA grants.
    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), are offering a series of three one-day regional Technical 
Assistance Workshops for prospective applicants. These workshops will 
be conducted jointly by the three SAMHSA Centers to provide support to 
prospective applicants in preparing their applications to published 
grant announcements.
    It is anticipated that several SAMHSA grant announcements will be 
featured at the workshop:

Center for Mental Health Services

Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their 
Families
Community Action Grants for Service Systems Change--Phase I
School Violence

Center for Substance abuse Prevention

Community--Initiated Prevention Interventions
Family Strengthening
Substance Abuse Prevention and HIV Disease Prevention

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Targeted Capacity Expansion
Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Treating Substance Abuse and 
HIV/AIDS
Adolescent Treatment Models
Comprehensive Community Treatment Program for the Development of New 
and Useful Knowledge
Community Action Grants
HIV/AIDS Outreach

    These GFAs can be found at the SAMHSA Web Site at www.SAMHSA.gov. 
following publication in the Federal Register. Potential participants 
are strongly encouraged to check these resources and be familiar with 
the GFAs in which they are interested prior to attending the workshop.
    The Technical Assistance Workshops will be held at the following 
locations: Workshop I--Washington, DC, Thursday, March 11, Washington 
Hilton and Towers, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009, 
(202) 483-3000; Workshop II--Chicago, IL , Wednesday, March 17, 
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago, 
IL 60611, (312) 464-1000; and Workshop III--Los Angeles, CA, Friday, 
March 19, LA Airport Hilton and Towers, 5711 West Century Blvd, Los 
Angeles, CA 90045, (310) 410-4000.
    Registration and check-in at each site will be at 8:00 a.m.; 
workshop hours are 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
    Preliminary Agenda Highlights for the TA Workshops include: (1) 
Review of SAMHSA programs and priorities; (2) Provision of related 
resource materials; (3) Technical/practical aspects of the grant 
application process including application requirements, improving 
applications, instruction in completing required forms, submission, 
review, award procedures, and program evaluation; (4) Separate breakout 
sessions for discussion of specific grant

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announcements; and (5) Opportunity for questions and answers.

TA Workshop Arrangements and Contacts

    There is no registration fee for the workshops. Preregistration is 
strongly encouraged. Registrants will be responsible for costs 
associated with their own travel, meals, and lodging. Workshop 
confirmation will be faxed. For logistical assistance please contact 
Ms. Lisa Wilder by phone at (301) 984-1471, x333 or by fax at (301) 
984-4416. For information regarding the content of the TA Workshops, 
please contact Ms. Sarah Silverman at (301) 443-1249.
    SAMHSA suggests that the attendees be those persons having the 
responsibility for conceptualizing and writing the application.

Hotel Information

    Participants are responsible for making their own hotel 
reservations. When calling the hotel, reference the SAMHSA Grantee 
Workshop. Registrants are urged to make their hotel reservations as 
soon as possible.

    Date February 10, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer,
SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-3946 Filed 2-17-99; 8:45 am]
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