[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32369-32370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14985]


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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 Prevention (CSAP, Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), and Center for Mental Health Services 
(CMHS), announce 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, Strengthening 
Early Childhood Intervention by Integrating Behavior Health 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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                                                                  Est. funds  FY                      Project
               Activity                  Application  deadline      (millions)      Est. number       period
                                                                       2001          of awards        (years)
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SESS Prototypes......................  July 30, 2001............            $2.5               7               3
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    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 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 Prevention (CSAP), 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment(CSAT), and Center for Mental 
Health Services (CMHS) announce the availability of Fiscal Year 2001 
funds for cooperative agreements to Strengthen Early Childhood 
Interventions by Integrating Behavioral Health Services into customary 
early childhood service settings(behavioral health is defined as 
substance abuse prevention treatment and mental health services in this 
announcement). This program calls for applicants to address the 
following goals:
    (1) To increase access to behavioral health services by confirming 
the value of integrating behavioral health services into settings that 
families and young children 0-3 use regularly and frequently.
    (2) To replicate and disseminate the most successful approaches to 
intervening early in the lives of young children impacted by multiple 
family and social problems in established primary care sites, community 
based health centers and Early Head Start childhood settings.
    (3) To augment the knowledge of integrating behavioral health 
services in these non-stigmatized and familiar settings serving 
families and young children, by continued study of the results of these 
efforts through a

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validated set of impact measures, to be selected by grantees.
    (4) To incorporate into existing programs, SESS lessons learned, 
including strength based work with families and cultural competence 
practices.
    Eligibility: Applications for this initiative may be submitted by 
domestic public and nonprofit primary care organizations, community 
health clinics and Early Head Start programs.
    Availability of Funds: Approximately $2.5 million will be made 
available for 7 awards. The average award will be $300,000 in total 
costs (direct and indirect costs). Funds will support a 90-day planning 
period, local intervention services that address the program goals, 
data collection utilizing locally selected elements of an established 
data set, preparation of the project reports, and participation in 
funder/grantee workgroups on project implementation, data generation 
and analysis.
    Period of Support: Awards may be requested for 3 years. Annual 
continuation awards depend on the availability of funds and the 
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: 
Jocelyn Whitfield, MS, Office on Early Childhood, Center for Substance 
Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 1075, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857, (301) 443-7816, E-Mail [email protected]
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Edna 
Frazier, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, 6th Floor, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 (301) 443-6816, 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 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: June 8, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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