[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18260-18262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8454]


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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 fnding 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 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, Competitive Renewal for the Grants to Support 
Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers, 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. funds FY    Est. number of
           Activity                 Application deadline           2001            awards       Project  period
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Technical Assistance Centers    May 4, 2001................      $1,820,000                5   1 year
 Renewal.
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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) announces the 
availability of FY 2001 funds to supplement and extend the five 
Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers comprised 
of 3 consumer technical assistance centers and 2 consumer supporter 
technical assistance centers. The purpose of these technical assistance 
centers is to develop and implement activities that assist in the 
improvement of mental health service systems at the State and local 
levels.

Eligibility

    The currently funded 3 consumer and 2 consumer supporter technical 
assistance centers--Consumer Organization and Networking Technical 
Assistance Center (CONTAC) located in Charleston, West Virginia; 
National Empowerment Center (NEC), located in Lawrence, Massachusetts; 
National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse located in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the National Consumer Supporter Technical 
Assistance Center at the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) 
located in Alexandria, VA; and the National Consumer Supporter 
Technical Assistance Center at the National Alliance for the Mentally 
Ill (NAMI), located in Arlington, Virginia may apply.

Availability of Funds

    It is estimated that a total of $1,820,000 will be available for 
all awards under this announcement. Each of the 5 technical assistance 
centers may apply for the same amount (direct and indirect) as their 
current year 03 award. The actual level of awards will depend on the 
availability of appropriated funds and the applicant's budget 
justification.
    Period of Support: The award may be requested for one year.

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 on program issues, contact: Risa S. Fox, M.S., 
L.C.S.W., Division of Knowledge Development & Systems Change, Center 
for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11C-22, Rockville, MD 20857, 
Telephone: 301-443-3653, E-mail: [email protected].
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Steve 
Hudak, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rm 13-103, 
Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-9666, 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

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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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