[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17085-17086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8495]


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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 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, Development of Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol and Mental 
Health Treatment Systems for Persons Who Are Homeless, 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       Est. No. of        period
                                                                      2002              awards          years
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Grants Program to Develop,            June 19, 2002..........         $9,000,000              15-17            3
 Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol and,
 Mental Health Treatment Systems
 for, Persons Who Are Homeless.
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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 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 Treatment (CSAT) 
announces the availability of fiscal year 2002 funds for grants to 
enable communities to expand and strengthen their treatment services 
for homeless individuals with substance abuse disorders, mental 
illness, or with co-occurring substance abuse disorders and mental 
illness.
    Eligibility: Pursuant to Section 506 of the Public Health Service 
Act, eligible entities are community-based public and private nonprofit 
entities. Community-based public entities are those public entities 
located in the community and would include tribal and local governments 
that provide community-based services. Private nonprofit entities 
include community-based and faith-based organizations. States are not 
eligible to apply. The applicant agency and all direct providers of 
substance abuse and mental health services involved in the proposed 
system must be in compliance with all local, city, county and/or State 
requirements for licensing, accreditation, or certification. The 
applicant, if a direct provider of substance abuse treatment or mental 
health services, and any direct providers of substance abuse treatment 
or mental health services involved in the proposed system, must have 
been providing treatment services for a minimum of two years prior to 
the date of the application. If the applicant is not a direct provider 
of substance abuse treatment or mental health services, the applicant 
must document a commitment from a substance abuse treatment or mental 
health provider to participate in the proposed project.

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    Availability of Funds: Approximately $9.0 million will be available 
to fund 15 to 17 grants. The average award is expected to range from 
$450,000 to $600,000 per year in total costs (direct and indirect). 
Annual awards will be made subject to continued availability of funds 
and progress achieved by the grantee.
    Period of Support: Grants will be awarded for a 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: 93.243.
    Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, contact:
Joanne C. Gampel, M.A., CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 7th Floor, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-7945, 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 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 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: April 3, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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