[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28757-28758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13235]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Changes to a Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Funding Opportunities Notice

AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), DHHS.

ACTION: Modification/Clarification of a Notice of Funding Availability 
Regarding the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Minority HIV 
Prevention Initiatives Funding Announcement.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public that the SAMHSA/CSAP 
announcement No. SP-01-006, Targeted Capacity Expansion Initiatives for 
Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) and HIV Prevention (HIVP) in Minority 
Communities (Short Title: Minority HIV Prevention Initiatives) will be 
changed. Effective immediately, ALL domestic public and private non-
profit, youth-serving, community-based organizations that serve 
predominantly racial and ethnic minority populations disproportionately 
impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic will be eligible to apply for 
Category 3 funds; eligibility will not be restricted to faith-based 
organizations or to community-based organizations collaborating with 
faith-based organizations.
    This change in eligibility will ensure that all community-based, 
youth-serving organizations will have an opportunity to compete for 
funding on an equal footing. The emphasis is on an organization's 
qualifications and capacity to effectively provide substance abuse 
prevention and HIV prevention services to racial and ethnic minority 
youth, not on its secular or religious status. Faith-based 
organizations continue to be eligible to apply for funding in all three 
categories and will, like all other applicants, be evaluated based on 
how well they can provide the

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specified services to the target population.
    In addition to this change in eligibility, the Category 3 
definition for the youth target population has also been clarified as 
including individuals age 9 through 17.
    SP-01-006, Targeted Capacity Expansion Initiatives for Substance 
Abuse Prevention (SAP) and HIV Prevention (HIVP) in Minority 
Communities (Short Title: Minority HIV Prevention Initiatives), was 
previously published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2001 (Vol. 
66, Number 54, pages 15733-15735).
    Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, contact: 
Elaine Parry, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, 9th Floor, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-0365, Email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: May 21, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-13235 Filed 5-22-01; 12:27 pm]
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