[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2634-2636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1208]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Funding Opportunities

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 
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces the 
availability of FY 2000 funds for grants for the following activity. 
This activity is discussed in more detail under Section 3 of this 
notice. This notice is not a complete description of the activity; 
potential applicants must obtain a copy of the Program Announcement, 
including Part I, Programmatic Guidance for Grants to Expand Substance 
Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need, and Part II, 
General Policies and Procedures Applicable to all SAMHSA Applications 
for Discretionary Grants and Cooperative Agreements, before preparing 
an application.

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                                                  Estimated Funds
           Activity               Application      Available, FY   Estimated No. of         Project Period
                                   Deadline            2000             Awards
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Targeted Capacity............  April 19, 2000;.  up to             up to 55-60.....  up to 3 years
                                                  $30,000,000.
Expansion Program............  recurring           ..............    ..............
                                submission
                                dates of
                                September 10,
                                January 10, and
                                May 10
                                thereafter.
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    The actual amount available for awards and their allocation may 
vary, depending on unanticipated program requirements and the number 
and quality of applications received. FY 2000 funds for the activity 
discussed in this announcement were appropriated by the Congress under 
Public Law No. 106-113. SAMHSA's policies and procedures for peer 
review and Advisory Council review of grant and cooperative agreement 
applications

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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: 202-512-1800).
    SAMHSA will publish additional notices of available funding 
opportunities for FY 2000 in subsequent issues of the Federal Register.

    Note:  A specially targeted HIV Targeted Capacity announcement 
will be published at a later time.

    General Instructions: Applicants must use application form PHS 
5161-1 (Rev. 6/99; OMB No. 0920-0428). The application kit contains the 
two-part application materials (complete programmatic guidance and 
instructions for preparing and submitting applications), the PHS 5161-1 
which includes Standard Form 424 (Face Page), and other documentation 
and forms. Application kits may be obtained from the organization 
specified for the activity covered by this notice (see Section 3).
    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, including any 
specific program review and award criteria.
    The PHS 5161-1 application form and the full text of the activity 
described in Section 4 are also available electronically via SAMHSA's 
World Wide Web Home Page (address: http://www.samhsa.gov).
    Application Submission: Applications must be submitted to: SAMHSA 
Programs, Center for Scientific Review, 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.
    Competing applications must be received by the indicated receipt 
date to be accepted for review. An application received after the 
deadline may only be accepted 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 are subject to 
assignment to the next review cycle. Applications 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 the activity covered by this notice (see Section 3).
    Requests for information concerning business management issues 
should be directed to the grants management contact person identified 
for the activity covered by this notice (see Section 3).

Programmatic Information

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 moved 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.

2. Criteria for Review and Funding

2.1  General Review Criteria
    Competing applications requesting funding under the specific 
project activity in Section 3 will be reviewed for technical merit in 
accordance with established PHS/SAMHSA peer review procedures. Review 
criteria that will be used by the peer review groups are specified in 
the application guidance material.
2.2  Award Criteria for Scored Applications
    Applications will be considered for funding on the basis of their 
overall technical merit as determined through the peer review group and 
the appropriate National Advisory Council review process. Availability 
of funds will also be an award criteria. Additional award criteria 
specific to the programmatic activity may be included in the 
application guidance materials.
3. Special FY 2000 SAMHSA Activities
    Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted 
Areas of Need (Short Title: Targeted Capacity Expansion, number PA 00-
001).
     Application Deadline: The initial receipt date is April 
26, 2000. Thereafter, applications will be received three times per 
year, on September 10, January 10, and May 10.
     Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) 
announces the availability of funds for grants to expand substance 
abuse treatment capacity in targeted areas for a targeted response to 
treatment capacity problems and/or emerging trends. This program is 
designed to address gaps in treatment capacity by supporting rapid and 
strategic responses to demands for substance abuse (including alcohol 
and drug) treatment services in communities with serious, emerging drug 
problems as well as communities with innovative solutions to unmet 
needs. This Program Announcement (PA) is a reissuance (with revisions) 
of a prior Guidance for Applicants (GFA) by the same title, ``Targeted 
Capacity Expansion,'' GFA No. TI 99-002.
     Eligible Applicants: Only units of local (cities, towns, 
counties) governments and Indian Tribes and tribal organizations (as 
defined in the Indian Self-Determination Act--25 U.S.C., section 450b) 
are eligible to apply. States receive substantial funding for substance 
abuse treatment services via the Substance Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant. SAMHSA/CSAT is trying to target specific 
local needs that address national treatment priorities. Eligibility is 
restricted to local governmental entities. It is required, however, 
that applicants coordinate with their Single State Agency (SSA) for 
Alcohol and Drug Abuse. While SAMHSA recognizes the role of State 
governments in addressing substance abuse issues, eligibility is being 
limited in recognition of the primacy of local governments'

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responsibility for and interest in providing for the needs of their 
citizens, and because the success of the program will depend upon their 
authority and ability to broadly coordinate a variety of resources.
     Amount: Up to $30.0 million will be available to support 
awards under this program in FY 2000. Of this amount, approximately 
$22.1 million is available for general program applications from units 
of local government or Indian Tribes and tribal organizations. As 
specified in Congressional report language, up to $1.5 million is 
reserved for the Anchorage Southcentral Foundation; up to $1.5 million 
is reserved for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel, 
Alaska; up to $235,000 is reserved for the San Francisco Treatment on 
Demand Project; up to $200,000 is reserved for Center Point/Marin 
County Project; and up to $4.4 million is reserved for residential 
Pregnant and Post-Partum Women projects.
    All applications requesting FY 2000 funding under the Targeted 
Capacity Expansion Program will be considered for funding on the basis 
of their overall technical merit as determined through the initial peer 
review and CSAT's National Advisory Council review processes. In 
addition to the criteria listed in the ``Award Decision Criteria'' 
section of the PA, special funding consideration is being given in FY 
2000 to scored applications from units of local government that propose 
to work with community-based indigenous racial/ethnic providers because 
SAMHSA/CSAT experience and research have shown that cultural competency 
and an understanding of the client community increase access, 
retention, and positive treatment outcomes. SAMHSA/CSAT is committed to 
expanding the community's capacity to provide high-quality, 
comprehensive treatment services.
    Period of Support: Support may be requested for a period of up to 
three (3) years.
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
     Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, 
contact: Clifton Mitchell, Branch Chief, Treatment Systems Improvement 
Branch /Division of Practice and Systems Development, Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857; (301) 443-8404.
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Peggy 
Jones, Grants Management Officer, Division of Grants Management, OPS, 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, 
6th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; (301) 443-
9666.
     Application kits are available from: National 
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), P.O. Box 2345, 
Rockville, MD 20857-2345, Telephone: 1-800-729-6686.

4. 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 2000 
activity is subject to the Public Health System Reporting Requirements.

5. 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.

6. Executive Order 12372

    Applications submitted in response to the FY 2000 activity 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 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: Division of 
Extramural Activities, Policy, and 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: January 13, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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