[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19184-19185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9163]



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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(SAMHSA), 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 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 to Certify, 
Network, and Evaluate Crisis Programs That Offer Hotline 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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                                        Application                            Est number  of
             Activity                    deadline         Est. funds  FY 2001      awards       Project  period
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Improve & Evaluate Crisis Hotline  May 21, 2001........  $3 million*.........              2*  3 years*
 Services.
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    For more detailed information on the estimated funds, the estimated 
number of awards, and the project period see the text below. 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 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 Fiscal Year 2001 funds for cooperative 
agreements to certify, network, and evaluate crisis programs that offer 
hotline services. The overall purposes of this program are to: (1) 
Increase the number of crisis programs offering hotline services that 
are certified in suicide prevention in the United States; (2) increase 
the number of crisis centers/hotlines certified in suicide prevention 
that are networked through a single, toll-free, nationwide number, 
utilizing telecommunications technology that links callers to their 
geographically nearest crisis center. It is expected that approximately 
200-300 of these crisis centers will be certified and networked over 
the project period of the award (3 years) and (3) coordinate, collect, 
and analyze data from crisis centers/hotlines in order to evaluate 
their effectiveness. This GFA solicits applications for two categories 
of cooperative agreements: Category I, Certification and Networking; 
and Category II, Client and Community-Centered Outcomes Evaluation. In 
Category I, the recipient must carry out the activities in each of the 
following three elements: (1) Certification of crisis centers/hotlines, 
(2) Networking certified hotline services, and (3) Project evaluation. 
In Category II, the recipient must carry out activities in the design 
of data collection standards and in the collection and analysis of data 
and the production of a final outcomes report.
    Eligibility:Domestic, not-for-profit organizations may apply, 
including consortium/partnerships of organizations brought together for 
the purpose of this GFA; community-based organizations, including 
faith-based and consumer and family groups; public or private 
universities; hospitals; and units of State or local governments, 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
    Availability of Funds:For Category I, up to $2,550,000 is available 
per budget year, including direct and indirect costs. In Category II, 
up t $450,000 is available per budget year, including direct and 
indirect costs. It is anticipated that one award will be made for each 
category.
    Period of Support:The period of support for each Category is 3 
years. Continuation 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 
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 T. Baldi, Public Health Advisor, Division of Program Development, 
Special Populations, and Projects, Center for Mental Health Services, 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Room 17C-26, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-2892, E-Mail: 
[email protected]
or
Robert DeMartino, M.D., Associate Director for Program in Trauma and 
Terrorism, Division of Program Development, Special Populations, and 
Projects, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services

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Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17C-26, Rockville, MD 20857, 
(301) 443-2940, E-mail: [email protected]

    Questions on grants management issues should be directed to: Steve 
Hudak, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13-103, 
Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-4456, E-Mail: [email protected]
    Public Health Grants Management 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: April 9, 2001.
Richard Kopanda
Executive Officer,, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-9163 Filed 4-12-01; 8:45 am]
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