[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7704-7706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4031]


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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 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, Partnerships for Youth Transition, 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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Activity..................................  Partnerships for Youth
                                             Transition

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Application Deadline......................  April 11, 2002
Est. Funds FY 2001........................  $2 million
Est. No. of Awards........................  4-5
Project Period............................  4 years
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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 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 (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), PO 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: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) announces the 
availability of FY 2002 funds for cooperative agreements to develop, 
implement, stabilize, and document models of comprehensive programs to 
help support youth with serious emotional disturbances or serious 
mental illnesses as they enter the period of emerging adulthood. By the 
end of the award period, these models should be well-positioned to be 
rigorously evaluated regarding their effectiveness.
    Eligibility: States and political sub-divisions of States (e.g., 
State agencies or departments; County, City, or State regional 
agencies; Indian tribes or tribal organizations as defined in section 
4(b) and section 4(c) of the Indian Self-determination and Education 
Assistance Act) can apply. States are defined in section 2 of the PHS 
Act as including, in addition to the several States, only the District 
of Columbia, Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana 
Islands, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands (now Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands). 
Interested parties who do not meet these criteria, including faith-
based organizations, are encouraged to partner with an agency or 
organization that is eligible to apply as the lead agency.
    Availability of Funds: Approximately $2 million will be available 
for 4-5 awards. No more than $500,000 in total costs (direct and 
indirect) will be awarded per cooperative agreement per year. Actual 
funding levels will depend on the availability of funds. SAMHSA intends 
to partner with other federal agencies and private foundations in the 
administration and funding of this program. The possibility exists, 
therefore, that money may become available to fund more sites than are 
specified here.
    Period of Support: Support should be requested for 4 years. Annual 
continuation awards will depend on the availability of funds and 
progress achieved. Only those programs that have completed all required 
products to the satisfaction of CMHS program staff at the end of year 2 
will be renewed for years 3 and 4.

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 and geographical 
distribution of sites will also be award criteria. No more than one 
cooperative agreement will be awarded per State.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.
    Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues contact: 
Diane L. Sondheimer, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11C-
16, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301-443-1333, Email: 
[email protected].
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Stephen 
Hudak, Division of Grants Management, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration, 5515 Security Lane, Rm 630, Rockville, MD 
20852, (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 2002 
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

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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 13, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Services 
Administration.
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