[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6733-6734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3462]


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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, 
DHHS.

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 2002 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, Cooperative Agreements for the Comprehensive 
Community Mental Health Services For Children and Their Families 
Program, and Part II, General Policies and Procedures Applicable to all 
SAMHSA Applications for Discretionary Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements, before preparing and submitting an application. Please note 
that, by statutory mandate, this program requires that the applicant 
entity will provide, directly or through donations from public or 
private entities, non-federal contributions. These matching 
requirements are further detailed in Part I of the GFA.

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                                                                                      Estimated
             Activity                  Application deadline      Estimated funds FY   number of   Project period
                                                                        2001            awards
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Cooperative Agreements for the      April 26, 2002...........  $13 million..........     13-16   6 years
 Comprehensive Community Mental
 Health Service for Children and
 Their Families Program.
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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 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

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includes Standard Form 424 (Face Page), and other documentation and 
forms. Application kits may be obtained from: Knowledge Exchange 
Network, P.O. Box 42490, Washington, DC 20015, 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 fiscal year (FY) 2002 funds for grants to 
develop systems of care that deliver effective comprehensive community 
mental health services for children and adolescents with serious 
emotional disturbance and their families. The cooperative agreements 
will award funds to develop community service systems for the target 
population, and also to fund a broad array of services within these 
community service systems.
    Eligibility: Under Federal regulations, eligibility is limited to 
state governments, Indian tribes or tribal organizations (as defined in 
section 4(b) and section 4(c) of the Indian Self-determination and 
Education Assistance Act), political subdivision of a state (e.g., a 
county or city), the District of Columbia, and the territories of Guam, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands. This program has specific limitations on eligibility that are 
further detailed in Part I, Cooperative Agreements for the 
Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services For Children and Their 
Families Program.
    Availability of Funds: In FY 2002, approximately $13,000,000 will 
be available for the total costs (direct and indirect) of 13 to 16 
awards. Awards will be made in annual increments. Actual funding levels 
will vary depending on the availability of appropriated funds.
    Period of Support: An award may be requested for a project period 
of up to 6 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 may be included in the 
application guidance materials.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
    Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, contact: 
Diane L. Sondheimer, M.S., M.P.H. or Rolando L. Santiago, Ph.D., Child, 
Adolescent, and Family Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Room 11C-16, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-1333, E-Mail: 
[email protected], [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 apprized 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 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 
2002 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: February 7, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.
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