[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32633-32635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15086]


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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 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 Develop a 
National Infrastructure for the Improvement of Treatment and Services 
for Children and Adolescents Who Experience Trauma, 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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                                                                                                       Project
              Activity                  Application deadline       Est. funds FY 2001   Est. number   period (in
                                                                     (in millions)       of awards      yrs.)
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Child Traumatic Stress Initiative..  July 30, 2001.............  *$9.5................          *18           *3
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*See the text below for more details on the funding, number of awards, and the project period. This will vary
  with the three types of awards.

    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 activity discussed in this 
announcement were appropriated by 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

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(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 cooperative agreements 
to implement the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI). 
Its purpose is to improve treatment and services for all children and 
adolescents in the United States who have experienced traumatic events. 
A network of centers will be established to identify or develop 
effective treatments and services, collect clinical data on child 
trauma cases and services, develop resources on trauma for 
professionals, consumers, and the public, and develop trauma-focused 
public education and professional training and other field development 
activities. This GFA solicits applications in three distinct, but 
related programs. It is anticipated that one award will be made in 
Category I for the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, which 
will provide national leadership and focus. Up to five awards will be 
made in Category II for the Treatment/Services Development Program, 
which will provide expertise to improve and provide specific areas of 
child and adolescent trauma treatment and services. Up to 12 awards 
will be made in Category III for the Community Practice Program, which 
will assume primary responsibility for implementing effective treatment 
and service delivery approaches for child trauma in community and 
specialty service settings.
    Eligibility: Domestic public and private nonprofit entities can 
apply.
    Availability of Funds: Approximately $2,500,000 will be available 
for Category I. Approximately $3,000,000 will be made available for 
Category II and the average award should range from $500,000 to 
$600,000 per year. For Category III, approximately $4,000,000 will be 
available, with the average award ranging from $250,000 to $340,000. 
These amounts are per budget year and total costs include direct and 
indirect costs.
    Period of Support: For all categories, applicants should request 
support for three years and provide a separate budget for each year.

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 program related questions, contact:

Robert DeMartino, PhD, 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 Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17C-26, 
Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301-443-2940, E-mail: 
[email protected];or
Malcolm Gordon, PhD, Special Programs Development Branch, Center for 
Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17C-05, Rockville, MD 20857, 
Telephone: 301-443-2957, E-mail: [email protected].

    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Gwen 
Simpson, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rm 13-103, 
Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-4456, 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 
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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 11, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-15086 Filed 6-14-01; 8:45 am]
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