[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13938-13939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5615]


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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 Mental Health Services (CMHS) 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, Circles of Care, 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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                                      Application                           Est. No. of
            Activity                    deadline        Est. funds FY 2001     awards         Project period
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Circles of Care.................  May 10, 2001.......  $2.4 million.......          7-9  3 years.
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    The actual amount available for the award may vary, depending on 
unanticipated program requirements and the number and quality of 
application received. FY 2001 funds for the activity discussed in this 
announcement were appropriated by Congress under Public Law No. 106-
310. SAMHSA's policies and procedures for peer review and Advisory 
Council review of grant and cooperative agreement application 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 Mental Health 
Services Knowledge Exchange, Network (KEN), PO Box 42490, Washington, 
DC 20015, Telephone: 1-800-789-2647.
    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: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) announces the 
availability of FY 2001 funds for grants to federally recognized tribal 
governments and urban Indian organizations to plan, design, and assess 
the feasibility of implementing a culturally appropriate system of care 
for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and their 
families who are experiencing or are at risk of serious emotional/
behavioral disturbance. This is the second issuance of the grant 
program which seeks to provide tribal communities with tools and 
resources to design systems of care for their children that reflect the 
unique needs of their communities. This grant program will not fund 
actual services. An important focus will be to integrate traditional 
healing methods indigenous to the communities with conventional 
treatment methodologies.
    Eligibility: Tribal governments and urban Indian organizations as 
defined by the Indian Self Determination Act, Pub. L. 93-638, and the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Pub. L. 94-437 can apply. The terms 
``Indian,'' ``tribal,'' ``AI/AN,'' and ``Native American'' include 
Alaska Native organizations. Collaboration with tribal colleges or 
universities is strongly encouraged. Previous Circle of Care grantees 
are not eligible to apply.
    Availability of Funds: Approximately $2.4 million will be available 
for 7-9 awards. The average award will be approximately $275,000 per 
year in total costs (direct and indirect), with awards ranging from 
$250,000-$350,000. 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: Support may be requested for up to 3 years. 
Annual non-competitive awards depend on the 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

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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: 
Jill Shepard Erikson, M.S.W. and Gary De Carolis, M.Ed., Center for 
Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11C-16, Rockville, MD 20857, 
Telephone: 301-443-1333, Email: [email protected], 
[email protected].
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Gwen 
Simpson, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rm 13-103, 
Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-4456, 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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