[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21408-21410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10635]


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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 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 Addiction Technology Transfer 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. No.
             Activity               Application deadline   Est. funds FY 2001    of awards     Project period
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Addiction Technology Transfer       June 19, 2001.......  $7 million*.........        14*   5 years.
 Centers.
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*See the text below for more detailed information on the estimated funds available and the estimated number of
  awards. The actual amount available for the awards may vary, depending on unanticipated program requirements
  and the number and quality of applications received. FY 2001 funds for the activities 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 2001 funds for cooperative agreements to 
support the creation or continuation of Addiction Technology Transfer 
Centers. This program, referred to as ``ATTCs,'' solicits applications 
to:
    (1) develop and maintain an interdisciplinary consortium of health 
care and related professionals, educators, organizations, and State and 
local governments knowledgeable about research-based, effective, 
culturally appropriate approaches to substance abuse treatment and 
recovery;
    (2) shape systems of care by replicating and testing science and 
translating substance abuse treatment research into clinical practice;
    (3) develop a workforce of competent health care and related 
professionals reflective of the treatment population

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and who are prepared to function in managed care settings; and,
    (4) upgrade standards of professional practice for addictions 
workers in various settings.
    The ATTC program is comprised of 13 regions that together form a 
national resource. (Note: This 13 region organization is a new 
feature of the ATTC Program.) Each ATTC Site applicant must focus its 
services on the region it proposes to serve. Each ATTC Site may work 
with other ATTC Sites and with other organizations within or outside of 
the region. The ATTC regions are listed in an Appendix in the full 
funding announcement.
    This is a modified reissuance of SAMHSA/CSAT's Fiscal Year 1998 GFA 
No. TI 98-009, entitled ``Addiction Technology Transfer Centers 
(ATTCs). This announcement solicits applications for two types of 
awards: (1) ATTC Sites, and (2) an ATTC National Office.

Eligibility

    Applications may be submitted by public and domestic private non-
profit entities such as units of State or local government, recovery 
and other community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and 
State or private, non-profit universities, colleges, and hospitals. 
Current CSAT ATTC grantees with a project period that ends on or before 
September 30, 2001, excluding extensions in time without additional 
funds and who meet the above requirements, are also eligible to apply.
    An organization may submit an application for an ATTC Site and/or 
the ATTC National Office. A separate application is required for each 
function. Although the ATTC National Office may be established by an 
organization which also has an ATTC Site, it must be set up as a 
separate entity with dedicated staff, a separate and independent 
project director, a separate budget, audit, and specific 
responsibilities.

Availability of Funds

    Approximately $7,000,000 will be available to fund 13 ATTC Sites 
and one National Office. The average award for an ATTC Site is expected 
to range from $450,000 to $550,000 per year in total costs (direct and 
indirect). The award for the ATTC National Office is expected to be 
approximately $500,000 in total costs (direct and indirect).

Period of Support

    Cooperative agreements will be awarded for a period of 5 years. 
Annual awards will be made subject to continued availability of funds 
to SAMHSA/CSAT and progress achieved by the grantee.

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: Susanne R. 
Rohrer, RN, Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis, and Synthesis, 
CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 840, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 
20857, (301) 443-8521, 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

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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 24, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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