[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15133-15135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6504]


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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 Guidance for Applicants (GFA), 
including Part I, Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance 
Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services, 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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                                                                                   Estimated
           Activity              Application deadline     Estimated funds  FY      number of     Project period
                                                                 2001               awards
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Targeted Capacity Expansion     May 4, 2001...........  $11 million...........           25-35  5 years.
 for Substance Abuse Treatment
 and HIV/AIDS Services.
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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 polices 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 Treatment (CSAT) announces the 
availability of Fiscal Year 2001 funds for grants to enhance and expand 
substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS services in African American, 
Latino/Hispanic, and/or other racial or ethnic communities highly 
affected by the twin epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. This 
program seeks to address gaps in substance abuse treatment capacity and 
outreach services by increasing the accessibility and availability of 
substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS related services (including 
treatment for STDs, TB, and hepatitis B and C). In addition to 
providing substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS related services, 
applicants must secure linkages with primary care and mental health 
providers as well as with various indigenous community-based 
organizations with experience in providing services to these 
communities.

Eligibility

    Public and domestic private non-profit entities, such as units of 
State or local government, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, 
grassroots and/or community-based organizations and faith-based 
organizations that have the capacity to provide substance abuse 
treatment and HIV/AIDS services. Applicants for these grants should be 
community providers/community-based organizations that serve 
predominantly racial and ethnic minorities disproportionately impacted 
by the HIV/AIDS epidemic (i.e., African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos and 
other racial/ethnic minorities), based on the most recent estimated 
living AIDS cases, HIV infections and AIDS mortality among racial and 
ethnic minorities as reported by CDC. The applicant agency and all 
direct providers of substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS services 
with linkages to the applicant agency must be in compliance with all 
local, city, county and/or State licensing and/or accreditation/
certification requirements. These entities also must have been 
providing the services for a minimum of two years prior to the date of 
the application. CSAT encourages applications from substance abuse 
treatment programs and HIV/AIDS service organizations that have a good 
record of reaching and serving hardcore, chronic drug users and their 
sex/needle-sharing partner(s) and facilitating their entry into 
substance abuse treatment.

Availability of Funds

    Of the total $11.0 million available, $6.0 million will be made 
available to fund 15 to 20 grants in four population groups in 
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) not previously funded under CSAT 
TCE/HIV or HIV Outreach grant announcements. An additional $5.0 million 
will be available to fund 10 to 15 grants in three high risk target 
populations in States and MSAs with high AIDS rates. The average grant 
award is expected to range from $100,000 to $500,000 per year in total 
costs (direct and indirect). Annual awards will be made subject to 
continued availability of funds to SAMHSA/CSAT and progress achieved by 
the grantee.
    Period of Support: Grants will be awarded for a period of up to 5 
years.

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: 
David C. Thompson, Div. of Practice and Systems Development, CSAT/
SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 7th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 
(301) 443-6523, E-Mail: [email protected].
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Kathleen 
Sample, Division of Grants Management, OPS/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 6th 
floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-9667, 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

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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 12, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-6504 Filed 3-12-01; 4:39 pm]
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