[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8184-8186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3862]


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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      Estimated
             Activity                Application deadline     available,     No. of          Project period
                                                               FY 2000       awards
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Community Action Expansion         May 17, 2000; recurring    $1,350,000           10  1 year.
 Program.                           submission dates of
                                    January 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 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.

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.)
    Applications sent to an address other than the address specified 
above will be returned to the applicant without review.

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 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

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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

    Community Action Grants for Service Systems Change (Short Title: 
CSAT Action Grant Program), number PA 00-002).
     Application Deadline: May 17, 2000 for FY 2000 awards; 
thereafter, annually on January 10 depending on the availability of 
funds in future years.
     Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) 
announces the availability of grant funds to support the adoption of 
specific exemplary practices related to the delivery or organization of 
services or supports into their systems of care for adolescents and 
adults seeking treatment for alcohol and/or other drug use problems, 
including women and their children.
    This program, hereinafter referred to as ``CSAT Action Grant 
Program,'' solicits applications to stimulate activities by communities 
that will result in adoption of specific exemplary service delivery 
practices that yield the best results for these target populations. 
Grant funds may be used for any activity that is a part of the 
consensus building and decision-support process. Note: Grant funds may 
not be used to support direct services.
    This Program Announcement (PA) is a reissuance (with minor 
revisions) of a prior Guidance for Applicants (GFA) by the same title, 
``CSAT Action Grant Program'' GFA No. TI 99-003.
     Eligible Applicants: Applications for grants will be 
accepted from domestic public and private entities. Public entities 
include State and local government agencies, and federally designated 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Private entities include those 
organized as not-for-profits and those organized as for-profits. Such 
organizations include, but are not necessarily limited to, those 
responsible for service delivery policy, those representing consumers 
and families, those providing services to the target population, and 
those responsible for training and accrediting service providers.
     Amount: It is estimated that $1,350,000 will be available 
to support approximately 10 awards under this PA in FY 2000. The 
average award is expected to range from $50,000 to $150,000 in total 
costs (direct + indirect). Actual funding levels will depend upon the 
availability of appropriated funds.
     Period of Support: CSAT Action Grant projects will be 
funded for 1 year.
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
     Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, 
contact: Jane Ruiz, Treatment and 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) 
443-8802.
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: 
Christine Chen, 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) 443-8926.
     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

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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: February 13, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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