[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18259-18260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8453]


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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, American Indian/Alaskan Native Community Planning 
Program, 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. number
               Activity                        Application deadline                  Est. funds FY 2001            of awards        Project  period
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American Indian Alaskan Native         July 10, 2001......................  $1 million.........................         8-10   1 year.
 Community Planning Program.
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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 Treatment (CSAT) announces the 
availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 funds for grants to American 
Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities to support community 
planning and consensus building, leading to the development of local 
substance abuse treatment system plans. The plans would describe how 
tribal governments, organizations providing services to urban Indian 
communities, and other indigenous community organizations will work 
together to deliver integrated substance abuse treatment and related 
services, such as HIV/AIDS prevention, mental health services, primary 
care, and other public health services. The CSAT American Indian/
Alaskan Native Planning Grants Program is made up of two types of 
grants: Phase I, which is the Development of a community planning 
process; and Phase II, which is the Implementation of a services 
integration plan. This announcement is

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only for Phase I grants. Contingent upon future funding and the 
accomplishments of Phase I projects, CSAT may issue a future, ``Phase 
II'' announcement to support implementation of plans developed during 
Phase I.

Eligibility

    Applications may be submitted by Tribes, Tribal governments, or 
other Tribal authorities, tribal colleges and universities, or by 
public and domestic private non-profit entities, including faith based 
organizations, that serve American Indian or Alaskan Native 
communities.

Availability of Funds

    Approximately $1,000,000 will be available in FY 2001 to support 8-
10 grants. The average award is expected to range from $100,000 to 
$150,000 in total costs (direct and indirect). Actual funding levels 
will depend on the availability of funds to SAMHSA.
    Period of support: Grants will be awarded for a period of 12 
months.

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: 
Maria E. Burns, Treatment and Systems Improvement Branch, Division of 
Practice and Systems Development, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 
SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 
(301) 443-7611, 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 
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 29, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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