[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21164-21166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10454]


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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 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, Grants to Support Restraint & Seclusion Training in 
Programs that Serve Children and Youth, 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--               Project
                                                                             FY 2001  (in   Est. No.     period
              Activity                         Application deadline            millions)    of awards     (in
                                                                                                         years)
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Restraint and Seclusion Training      June 19, 2001........................         $1.5           5          3
 Demonstration sites.
Restraint and Seclusion Coordinating  June 19, 2001........................          $.5           1          3
 Center.
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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 activities discussed in 
this announcement were appropriated by Congress under Public Law No. 
106-310. SAMHSA's policies and

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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 for grants for five 
demonstration site grants and one coordinating center to develop and 
demonstrate the effectiveness of a best-practices training model on 
appropriate use of restraint and seclusion which emphasizes conflict 
resolution and de-escalation. This training initiative targets non-
medical community-based residential and day treatment programs serving 
children and youth. Applicants may apply for either the demonstration 
sites or the coordinating center, but not both.
    Eligibility: For the demonstration projects, applications may be 
submitted by public and private non-profit entities. For example, 
applications may be submitted from day treatment programs; non-medical 
community-based, 24-hour residential programs; legal protection and 
advocacy organizations; child welfare agencies/organizations; consumer 
advocacy organizations; community and faith based organizations and 
programs; and other child and/or youth serving organizations. 
Applicants for the demonstration site grants must be have been licensed 
to provide mental health treatment services for the past three years.
    For the coordinating center, applications may be submitted by a 
public or a private non-profit entity. For example, applications may be 
submitted by consumer advocacy and rights organizations that 
representing children and youth; state mental health agencies; 
universities and research institutions; and faith-based organizations 
and institutions.
    Availability of Funds: A total of $1,500,000 will be available for 
five demonstration site grants at $300,000 each. A total of $500,000 
will be available to support one coordinating center.
    Period of Support: Awards for demonstration sites and the 
coordinating center may be requested for up to 3 years. Annual non-
competitive continuation awards will depend upon 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 on the program, contact: Deborah 
Baldwin, Public Health Advisor, Center for Mental Health Services, 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Room 15C-21, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301-443-4257, 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 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.

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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 20, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-10454 Filed 4-26-01; 8:45 am]
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