[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13941-13942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5613]


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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 Prevention (CSAP) 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 Guidance for Applicants (GFA), 
including Part I, State Incentive Cooperative Agreements for Community-
Based Action, 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   Est. no. of
            Activity                  Application deadline          FY 2001       awards       Project period
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State Incentive Cooperative      April 18, 2001................   $28,000,000         8-12  3 years.
 Agreements for Community-Based
 Action.
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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) 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 
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 Prevention (CSAP) 
announces the availability of Fiscal year 2001 funds for cooperative 
agreements for implementing State Incentive Grant (SIG) Programs. This 
program calls for governors to develop and implement a comprehensive 
statewide substance abuse prevention strategy to optimize the use of 
all State and Federal substance abuse prevention funding streams and 
resources including: the 20 percent primary prevention set-aside from 
the SAPT Block Grant, the funds from this SIG program, and the 
additional financial support from

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Federal agencies, States, and communities. The Sig program has three 
goals: (1) Coordination of funding; (2) development of a comprehensive 
prevention State system; and (3) assistance to States in measuring 
progress in reducing substance use by establishing targets for measure 
included in the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
    Eligibility: Offices of the Governor for states and territories 
that currently receive the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Block grant may apply. Eligible applicants are limited to: Governor of 
a state or territory; President of a territory that has a President; 
and the Chairman of the Tribal Council of the Red Lake Band of 
Chippewa. If you have received a SIG in FY 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000 
you may not apply.
    Availability of Funds: Approximately $28 million will be available 
for 8-12 awards. The average award will be approximately $3 million per 
year in total costs (direct and indirect), with awards ranging from $2 
million to $5 million. Actual funding levels will depend on the 
availability of funds, state population, problems identified in the 
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse and other factors.
    Period of Support: Awards may be requested for up to 3 years. 
Annual continuation awards during this 3-year cycle will depend on the 
availability of funds and progress achieved by grantees.
    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: 
Dave Robbins or Patricia Getty, Division of State and Community Systems 
Development, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 930, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-0369, E-Mail 
[email protected] [email protected].
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Edna 
Frasier, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, 6th Floor, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-6816, E-Mail: 
[email protected].
    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 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 2, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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