[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11071-11074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4874]


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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,  FY     number of        Project period
                                                                2000            awards
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Targeted Capacity Expansion   June 13, 2000.............     $16,000,000            30-40   Up to 3 years.
 Program for Substance Abuse
 Treatment and HIV/AIDS
 Services.
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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

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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 deadline for receipt of applications is 
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 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

    Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment 
and HIV/AIDS Services (Short Title: TCE/HIV Grant Program), number TI 
00-005).
     Application Deadline: June 13, 2000.
     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 enhance and expand 
substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS services in African American, 
Hispanic/Latino, and/or other racial/ethnic minority communities highly 
affected by the twin epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. This 
Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment and 
HIV/AIDS Services, or TCE/HIV, seeks to address gaps in substance abuse 
treatment capacity by increasing the accessibility and availability of 
substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS related services (including 
treatment for STDs, TB and hepatitis B and C) to African American, 
Hispanic/Latino, and/or other racial/ethnic minority substance abusers. 
This Guidance for Applicants (GFA) solicits applications for innovative 
targeted responses to the epidemic of substance abuse and related HIV/
AIDS, and is consistent with Congressional report language.


    Note: SAMHSA CSAT has two FY 2000 programs under which funding 
is available for substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS services.

    The two programs are: PA 00-001--Grants to Expand Substance Abuse 
Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need, and this program, TI 00-
005--Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment 
and HIV/AIDS Services. The eligibility

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requirements vary for each program; therefore, potential applicants 
must refer to the specific announcement to determine if they are 
eligible to apply.
     Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by 
public and domestic private non-profit and for-profit entities, such as 
units of State or local government and grassroots and/or community-
based organizations that have the capacity to provide substance abuse 
treatment services to African American, Hispanic/Latino, and/or other 
racial/ethnic minority communities. SAMHSA's CSAT encourages 
applications from substance abuse treatment programs that have a good 
record of reaching and serving hardcore, chronic drug users and their 
sex/needle-sharing partner(s) and facilitating their entry into 
substance abuse treatment. Targeted communities must be located in a 
metropolitan statistical area (MSA) with an annual AIDS case rate of, 
or greater than, 15/100,000 or in a State with an annual AIDS case rate 
of, or greater than, 10/100,000. SAMHSA CSAT's intention is to target 
areas at highest risk for HIV transmission. In the absence of 
consistent reporting of HIV data by all jurisdictions, the best 
indicator of the magnitude of the epidemic is AIDS case rates derived 
from CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports.
    In addition to the basic requirements for eligibility, providers of 
services must be in compliance with all local, city, county, and/or 
State licensing and/or accreditation/certification requirements, and 
must also have been providing substance abuse treatment services for a 
minimum of two years prior to the date of the application. SAMHSA 
believes that only existing experienced providers have the 
infrastructure and expertise to provide services and to address 
emerging and unmet needs as quickly as possible.
     Amount: Approximately $16.0 million will be available to 
support approximately 30-40 awards under this GFA in FY 2000. Awards 
are expected to range from $100,000 to $500,000 (direct and indirect 
costs) for projects directed to the following substance abusing 
populations in African American, Hispanic/Latino, and other racial/
ethnic minority communities:

 Women, and women and their children
 Adolescents
 Injecting drug users including men who have sex with men and 
inject drugs (MSM)
 Men or women who have been released from prisons and jails

    Prohibitions: Federal funds awarded under this GFA may not be used 
to carry out syringe exchange programs, such as the purchase and 
distribution of syringes and/or needles, nor can funds authorized under 
this program be used to pay for pharmacologics for antiretroviral 
therapy, STDs, TB and hepatitis B and C.
     Period of Support: Support may be requested for a period 
of up to three (3) years. Annual awards will be made subject to 
continued availability of funds and progress in meeting the goals and 
objectives of this program.
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
     Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, 
contact: Lisa A. Manley, Treatment and Systems Improvement Branch, 
Division of Practice and Systems Development, Center for Substance 
Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 7th Floor 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-2297.
     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 20847-2345, 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.


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    Dated: February 24, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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