[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15128-15130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6503]


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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 a cooperative agreement 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, Cooperative Agreement for the 
Border Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 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. funds  FY      Est. number of
            Activity                   deadline              2001               awards          Project period
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Border Center for the             May 21, 2001......  $1 million........  One...............  3 years.
 Application of Prevention
 Technologies.
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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 No. 
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 one cooperative agreement 
for implementing the Border Center for the Application of Prevention 
Technologies (Border CAPT). CSAP's CAPT program started in 1997, as 
part of the DHHS Secretarial Initiative called the Youth Substance 
Abuse Prevention Initiative, and it is a major national resource 
supporting the application and dissemination of substance abuse 
prevention interventions that are scientifically proven. CAPTS provide 
their clients with technical assistance and training in order to apply 
consistently the latest research based knowledge about effective 
substance abuse prevention programs, practices,

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and policies. The Border CAPT's primary clients are communities within 
the border territories--the 60-mile corridor running along both sides 
of the U.S.-Mexico border. Beyond this boundary, the Border CAPT 
coordinates the provision of services with the Western CAPT and the 
Southwest CAPT across the four border States of California, Arizona, 
New Mexico, and Texas. The other CAPT clients are States receiving 
funds though CSAP's State Incentive Cooperative Agreement for Community 
Based Action (SIGs) as well as non-SIGs States, U.S. territories, 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations, local communities, and 
substance abuse prevention organizations and practitioners.

Eligibility

    Applications may be submitted by domestic public and private non-
profit entities, such as States and local government, community-based 
organizations, universities, colleges, and hospitals. It is required 
that applicants have offices physically located within the 60-mile 
border corridor running across California, Arizona, New Mexico, and 
Texas, which is the region to be served. Applicants must also certify 
that the organization has provided the border region population the 
types of services being proposed as mentioned in the Purpose of this 
announcement.

Availability of Funds

    The award in FY2001 will be approximately $1 million per year in 
total costs (direct and indirect), assuming the award is funded 
exclusively by CSAP funds. CSAP is making a total of $3 million 
available over the 3 year period. Actual funding levels may be 
augmented on a discretionary basis if interagency funds are transferred 
to CSAP for this program. Funding expansion based on interagency 
agreements will not be competed but will be limited to the applicant 
funded under this announcement.

Period of Support

    Awards may be requested for up to 3 years. Annual continuation 
awards depend on the availability of funds and progress achieved by the 
grantee.

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: Luisa del Carmen 
Pollard, M.A. or Rosa I. Merello, Ph.D., Division of Prevention 
Application and Education, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, 
Suite 800, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-6728, 
(301) 443-7462.
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Edna 
Frazier, 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.


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    Dated: March 12, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-6503 Filed 3-12-01; 4:39 pm]
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