[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9351-9353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3123]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 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 2001 funds for grants for the following activity. 
This notice is not a complete description of the activity; potential 
applicants must obtain a copy of the Program Announcement, including 
Part I, Implementation of Community-Based Practice/Research 
Collaboratives, and Part II, General Policies and Procedures Applicable 
to all SAMHSA Applications for Discretionary Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements, before preparing and submitting an application.

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                                                                Est. funds FY     Est. No. of
              Activity                  Application deadline         2001            awards       Project period
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Implementation of Community-Based     May 4, 2001............      $2,400,000              6-7          3 years
 Practice/Research Collaboratives.
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    The actual amount available for the award may vary, depending on 
unanticipated program requirements and the number and quality of 
applications received. FY 2001 funds for the activity discussed in this 
announcement were appropriated by the Congress under Public Law 106-
310. 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 page 35962) on July 
2, 1993.
    General Instructions: Applicants must use application form PHS 
5161-1 (Rev. 7/00). 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: National Clearinghouse 
for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD

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20847-2345. Telephone: 1-800-729-6686.
    The PHS 5161-1 application form and the full text of the activity 
are also available electronically via SAMHSA's World Wide Web Home 
Page: http://www.samhsa.gov.
    When requesting an application kit, the applicant must specify the 
particular activity for which detailed information is desired. All 
information necessary to apply, including where to submit applications 
and application deadline instructions, are included in the application 
kit.
    Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) 
announces the availability of cooperative agreements to support the 
implementation of Practice/Research Collaboratives, hereinafter 
referred to as PRCs. This announcement solicits applications for 
cooperative agreements to implement the practice/research agenda that 
has been developed by community based stakeholders who are members of a 
Practice/Research Collaborative. Project support will enable grantees 
to build a self sustaining infrastructure, conduct studies which 
address PRC defined needs, and apply evidence based practices in 
community based treatment settings.
    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, researchers, policy makers, and a consumer 
representative. Prior to the Implementation Phase of the program, it is 
expected that the PRCs will have developed the necessary infrastructure 
to implement and evaluate the use of evidence based practices in 
community settings. 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.
    The PRC program is comprised of two types of grants: developmental 
grants and implementation cooperative agreements. In Fiscal Year 1999, 
the PRC program solicited applications for Developmental Grants under 
GFA TI 99-006. This announcement is a reissuance (with revisions) of 
the Fiscal Year 2000 GFA, TI 00-004, and is a solicitation for 
implementation grants only.
    Eligibility: Applications for Implementation Cooperative Agreements 
may be submitted by domestic public and private nonprofit 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.
    In order to accomplish the goals of the Phase II PRC Implementation 
Program, applicants must have an infrastructure in place. Therefore, 
applicants must provide written evidence that:
     An operational, community based PRC has been established 
in which providers participate as full partners with researchers, 
policy makers, a consumer representative, and other stakeholder groups;
     A formal organizational structure and statement of 
operating procedures, roles and responsibilities of stakeholder members 
and designated consumer representative have been developed and endorsed 
by stakeholder groups; and
     A formal needs assessment of PRC stakeholders has been 
conducted.
    Availability of Funds: It is estimated that $2.4 million will be 
available to support approximately 6-7 awards under this GFA in FY 
2001. 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.
    Criteria for Review and Funding:
    General Review Criteria: Competing applications requesting funding 
under this activity 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.
    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.
    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: Kathleen 
Sample, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 630, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-8926.
    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 2001 
activity is subject to the Public Health System Reporting Requirements.
    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.
    Executive Order 12372: Applications submitted in response to the FY 
2001 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

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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 31, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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