[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16401-16403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7544]


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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     No. of       Project period
                                                                    2000          Awards
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PRC Implementation Program........  June 13, 2000............      $3,000,000         8-10  Up to 3 years.
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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).

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    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

    Cooperative Agreement to Bridge the Gap: Phase II Implementation of 
Community-Based Practice/Research Collaboratives (Short Title: PRC 
Implementation Program) number TI 00-004.
     Application Deadline: June 13, 2000.
     Purpose: The overall purpose of the PRC program is to 
improve the quality of substance abuse treatment by increasing 
interaction and knowledge exchange among key community based 
stakeholders, including substance abuse treatment providers, community-
based organizations providing support services to substance abusers, 
researchers, and policy makers, including health plan managers and 
purchasers of substance abuse treatment. Prior to the Implementation 
Phase of the program, it is expected that the PRCs will have developed 
the necessary infrastructure and capacity to conduct knowledge 
development and application studies to be able to participate 
effectively in federally-funded research efforts. Through these 
efforts, the PRCs will be able, over time, to make significant 
contributions to the field's knowledge and understanding about 
substance abuse treatment.
    In order to accomplish the goals of the Phase II PRC Implementation 
Program, applicants are required to have met the following criteria: 
(1) An operational, community based PRC has been established in which 
providers participate as full partners with researchers, policy makers 
and other stakeholder groups; (2) a formal organizational structure and 
statement of operating procedures, roles and responsibilities of 
stakeholder members and designated consumer representative has been 
developed and endorsed by stakeholder groups; (3) a formal needs 
assessment of PRC stakeholders has been conducted and utilized to 
establish a consensus based research and knowledge application agenda 
and implementation plan; and (4) stakeholders have endorsed the 
implementation plan.
     Eligible Applicants: Applications for Implementation 
Cooperative Agreements may be submitted by domestic public and private 
nonprofit and for-profit entities, such as community-based 
organizations, public or private universities, colleges, and hospitals, 
units of State or local government, and Indian Tribes and tribal 
organizations.
     Amount: It is estimated that $3.0 million will be 
available to support approximately 8-10 Implementation awards under 
this program in FY 2000. Awards are expected to range from $300,000--
$400,000 per year in total costs (direct+indirect).
     Period of Support: Support may be requested for a period 
of up to three years. Annual awards will be made subject to continued 
availability of funds and progress achieved.

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     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
     Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, 
contact:
Frances Cotter, Project Officer, Office of Managed Care, Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857, (301) 443-8796.
     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.

    Dated: March 12, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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