[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16403-16404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7545]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Grant Programs Technical Assistance Workshops; Notice of Meetings

AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Technical Assistance Sessions for Potential 
Applicants for the SAMHSA/CSAT Grant Program: TI 00-004--``Cooperative 
Agreement to Bridge the Gap: Phase II Implementation of Community-Based 
Practice/Research Collaboratives.

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    Notice is hereby given for the following technical assistance 
sessions to be provided to prospective applicants for SAMHSA/CSAT 
Guidance for Applicants (GFA) TI 00-004. The text of the grant 
announcement can be downloaded from the SAMHSA Web Site at 
www.samhsa.gov or ordered from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol 
and Drug Information (NCADI) at (800) 729-6686.
    The technical assistance sessions will be held as follows: Session 
I--April 5, 2000, 1-3 p.m., 7th Floor Conference Room, Rockwall II 
Building, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 5515 Security Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20852; Session II--April 12, 2000, 3-5 p.m., Hilton New 
Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA. Each two-hour session will follow 
the following format: (1) Presentation of the key components of the 
GFA, and (2) question and answer session.
    Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to review the grant 
announcement prior to attending a technical assistance session to 
determine if they meet the capability criteria listed below for the 
implementation phase. Applications may be submitted by domestic public 
and private non-profit and for-profit entities such as community-based 
organizations, public or private universities, colleges, and hospitals, 
and units of State or local government. 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

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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.
    There is no registration fee for the sessions. Preregistration is 
encouraged. Registrants are responsible for costs associated with their 
own travel, meals and lodging. To preregister and for logistical 
assistance, please contact Un Lee, Tascon, Inc., (301) 315-9000. 
Session confirmation will be faxed.

    Dated: March 21, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 00-7545 Filed 3-27-00; 8:45 am]
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