[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17923-17924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8202]


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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) and Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announce 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 Agreements for CMHS/CSAT Collaborative 
Program on Homeless Families: Women with Psychiatric, Substance Use, or 
Co-Occurring Disorder and their Dependent Children, Phase 2; 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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Homeless Families Program, Phase 2.  April 18, 2001.........................  $3.4 million..........................          6-8   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), P.O. 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) and 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announce the availability 
of FY 2001 funds to invite currently funded grantees under the 
``Cooperative Agreements for CMHS/CSAT Collaborative Program on 
Homeless Families: Women with Psychiatric, Substance Use, or Co-
Occurring Disorders and their Dependent Children,'' GFA No. 99-011, to 
submit applications for Phase 2 cooperative agreements. The overall 
goal of the Homeless Families program is to evaluate time-limited, 
multi-faceted interventions targeted to homeless mothers with 
psychiatric, substance use, or co-occurring disorders who are caring 
for their dependent children. The Homeless Families program is being 
conducted in two phases. In Phase 2, (the focus of this GFA), study 
sites will conduct evaluations of their interventions using the cross-
site protocol developed by the Steering Committee in Phase I. Study 
sites will compare their documented intervention with an alternative 
treatment condition using experimental or quasi-experimental designs. 
Projects may use additional measures to conduct a site specific study.
    Eligibility: Eligibility to apply for Phase 2 awards will be 
limited to Phase 1 grantees. Continuation into Phase 2 is competitive 
and will be limited to those sites who have satisfied the requirements 
of Phase 1 and who can demonstrate the capacity to participate fully in 
the cross-site study. Not all Phase 1 grantees will necessarily 
continue into Phase 2.
    Availability of Funds: It is estimated that $3.4 million will be 
available to support 6-8 awards under this GFA in FY 2001. The average 
award is expected to be in the range of $425,000 to $567,000 in total 
costs (direct and indirect). Actual funding levels will depend upon the 
availability of appropriated funds and the number of applicants funded.
    Period of Support: Support should be requested for a period of 3 
years (in three budget periods of one year each). Annual awards will 
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

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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 on program issues contact:

Lawrence D. Rickards, Ph.D., or G.T. (Gigi) Belanger, or Pamela J. 
Fischer, Ph.D. Homeless Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health 
Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11C-05, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301-
443-3707 (LR), (301) 443-1391 (GB), 5 (301) 443-4569 (PF), E-mail: 
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected].

Cheryl Gallagher, M.A., or James M. Herrell, Ph.D., Clinical 
Intervention and Organizational Models Branch, Center for Substance 
Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, Rockwall II, 7th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-7259 (CG), (301) 443-2376 (JH), E-mail: 
[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 27, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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