[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53628-53629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26654]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 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 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 the Accreditation of Opioid 
Treatment Programs (OTPs), 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     Est. No.     Project
                Activity                    Application  deadline           2001         of awards      period
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Grants to Support Accreditation of       December 4, 2001..........       $1.6 million           -8      3 years
 Opioid Treatment Programs.
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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 2002 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 homepage: 
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 (FY) 2002 funds for grants to 
partially subsidize the cost of accreditation of Opioid Treatment 
Programs (OTPs). The goal of these grants is to reduce the costs of 
basic accreditation education and accreditation surveys (site visits) 
for OTPs participating in the accreditation process pursuant to Title 
42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), part 8.
    Eligibility: Under Federal regulations, the final rule on Opioid 
Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of Opiate Addiction 
(42 CFR part 8), only private nonprofit organizations or State 
governmental entities, or political subdivisions thereof, which are 
approved by SAMHSA pursuant to that regulation, may accredit opioid 
treatment programs. Therefore, awards under this grant program will be 
made only to organizations that have been approved by SAMHSA as 
accreditation bodies.
    SAMHSA intends to make awards under this program as soon as 
possible; however, all grant awards must be made prior to September 30, 
2002. Therefore, any organization that has not yet applied to SAMHSA 
for approval as an accreditation body is urged to do so as soon as 
possible, as review and approval of these applications takes some time.
    Such organizations may apply for funding under this grant program 
prior to, simultaneously with, or after they submit their application 
for approval as an accreditation body, so long as they submit their 
application for funding prior to the application due date of December 
4, 2001. However, an application for a grant under this program will be 
considered for funding only after the applicant has been approved as an 
accrediting body, if such approval occurs prior to September 30, 2002.
    Availability of Funds: In FY 2002, approximately $1,600,000 will be 
available for the total costs (direct and indirect) of 4 to 8 awards.* 
Awards will

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be made in annual increments. Actual funding levels will vary depending 
on the availability of appropriated funds and the number of OTPs which 
apply to each SAMHSA-approved accreditation body grantee. Grant funding 
will be awarded in two phases. Phase I funds will be awarded at the 
beginning of the project period and will include up to $50,000 for one-
time project start-up and initial operational costs. Phase II awards 
for accreditation education and accreditation surveys will depend on 
the availability of appropriated funds and the number of OTPs accepted 
by the grantee for the accreditation process.
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    *This program is being announced prior to the full annual 
appropriation for fiscal year (FY) 2002 for the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) programs. 
Applications are invited based on the assumption that sufficient 
funds will be appropriated for FY 2002 to permit funding of a 
reasonable number of applications being hereby solicited. All 
applicants are reminded, however, that we cannot guarantee 
sufficient funds will be appropriated to permit SAMHSA to fund any 
applications. Questions regarding the status of the appropriation of 
funds should be directed to the Program Contact listed under the 
``How to Get Help'' section in the grant announcement.
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    Period of Support: An award may be requested for a project period 
of up to 3 years.
    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: 
Jacqueline Hendrickson, MSW CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockwall II Building, Suite 
740, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-1109, E-mail: 
[email protected]
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Steve 
Hudak, Division of Grants Management, OPS/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 6th 
floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, 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. 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: October 17, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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