[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15731-15733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6824]


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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 cooperative agreements 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 to Provide 
Minority Community-based HIV/AIDS Related Mental Health Treatment and 
Education 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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                                                                                                              Est. No. of
              Activity                       Application deadline                Est. funds FY 2001              awards             Project period
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Minority HIV/AIDS Mental Health       May 21, 2001.....................  $9.4 million*....................          24-26*   5 years*.
 Services.
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* See the text below for more details on the funding, number of awards, and the project period. This will vary with the three types of awards.

    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

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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, 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 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: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) 
announces the availability of FY 2001 funds for cooperative agreements 
to expand the service capacity targeted to meet unmet mental health 
treatment needs of individuals living with HIV/AIDS who are African 
American, Hispanic/Latino, and/or from other racial and ethnic minority 
communities. An adjunct purpose is to train and improve the skills of 
individuals in African American, Hispanic/Latino, and/or other racial 
and ethnic minority communities who provide mental health care and 
emotional support in traditional and/or non-traditional settings. This 
program will consist of HIV/AIDS related mental health treatment 
services, HIV/AIDS and mental health education services, and a 
coordinating center. The expansion of HIV/AIDS related mental health 
treatment services, education, and training will assist health care 
providers and community support systems to identify and address mental 
health issues specifically related to HIV/AIDS; will increase referrals 
to HIV/AIDS and/or mental health services by community stakeholders; 
and enhance the coordination/integration of HIV/AIDS services with 
mental health services. To achieve this end, community-based 
organizations serving minority clients will be targeted and engaged as 
key liaisons to community members, health care providers, and 
resources. Such an approach will enable (1) coordinated and integrated 
services to be tailored to the needs of each community, and (2) the 
identification and/or application of culturally competent components of 
treatment and education services. The coordinating center will ensure 
the collection and analysis of process and descriptive information/data 
as well as relevant GPRA outcome data pertaining to common measures 
across the sites.
    Eligibility: For the HIV/AIDS Related Mental Health Treatment 
Services: applications may be submitted by domestic private/public non-
profit community-based organizations that serve predominantly racial 
and ethnic minority disproportionally impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic 
(i.e., African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and other racial/ethnic 
minorities). Applicants must have the capacity and experience to 
provide HIV/AIDS related mental health treatment services to the 
targeted population(s). Community Mental Health Centers or other 
community health facilities operated by local governments or 
jurisdictions, as well as Indian tribes and tribal organizations, may 
apply.
    Other than these entities, governmental entities are not eligible 
for funding under this GFA (i.e., city, county, and State governments). 
This eligibility restriction reflects congressional report language and 
the need to work directly at both traditional and non-traditional 
community levels in building a community HIV/AIDS related mental health 
infrastructure of treatment services.
    Examples of community-based organizations eligible to apply 
include: HIV/AIDS service entities; mental health service entities, 
including community mental health centers; substance abuse treatment 
entities; behavioral health or entities targeting co-occurring 
illnesses; primary care/medical service entities; or any combination of 
the above as long as they are community based.
    For the HIV/AIDS and Mental Health Education and Training: 
applications may be submitted only by community-based organizations 
that are applying for the mental health treatment services grants in 
this GFA. Applications may be for the expansion of a promising or 
proven community-based education/training program or for the 
development of a new community-based education/training program.
    For the Coordinating Center, applications may be submitted by 
domestic public and private non-profit entities for the Coordinating 
Center cooperative agreement awards. Applicants for the Coordinating 
Center may not apply for the mental health treatment service grants.
    Availability of Funds: Approximately $6 million will be available 
annually for approximately 15 community-based HIV/AIDS-mental health 
treatment service awards. The average annual award per site should 
range from $350,000 to $450,000 in total costs (direct and indirect). 
Approximately $2 million will be available annually for approximately 
8-10 awards to document HIV/AIDS and mental health education and 
training at the community level to applicants who are applying for a 
mental health treatment services award. The average annual training 
award will range from $150,000 to $350,000 per site in addition to the 
base treatment service award. Awards may be requested for up to five 
(5) years. Approximately $1.4 million is available for the program 
Coordinating Center on an annual basis. The actual funding level will 
depend on the number and size of the education/training activities 
funded at the mental health treatment site. An award for the 
coordinating center must be requested for five years.
    Period of Support: Support for the 15 community-based HIV/AIDS 
mental health treatment service awards and the 8-10 HIV/AIDS and mental 
health education and training at the community level may be requested 
for up to 5 years. The award for the coordinating center must be 
requested for 5 years. All annual continuation 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 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

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may be included in the application guidance materials.

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.

    Program Contact: For questions on treatment services program issues 
and the coordinating center, contact: Mary C. Knipmeyer, Director, HIV/
AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study, Office of the 
Associate Director for Medical Affairs, Center for Mental Health 
Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15-81, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301-443-
0688, E-mail: [email protected].
    For questions on education/training program issues, contact: 
Barbara J. Silver, Director HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Program, 
Office of the Associate Director for Medical Affairs, Center for Mental 
Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15-81, Rockville, MD 20857, 
Telephone: (301) 443-7817, 
E-mail: [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 14, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
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