[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18016-18018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8972]


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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, Competitive Renewal for the Grants to Support 
Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers, 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  Est. number
             Activity                  Application deadline        FY 2001     of awards       Project period
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Competitive Renewal for the        May 21, 2002................   $1,820,000            5  1 year.
 Grants to Support Consumer and
 Consumer Supporter Technical
 Assistance Centers.
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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: 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 to supplement 
and extend the five existing Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical 
Assistance Centers. The purpose of these technical assistance centers 
is to develop and implement activities that assist in the improvement 
of mental health service systems at the State and local levels. In 
addition, the technical assistance centers are responsible for 
providing technical assistance and support to the 24 grantees under the 
Statewide Consumer Network Grant Program.
    The President's proposed fiscal year 2003 budget does not include 
funding for the Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance 
Centers. In order to continue current activities while the applicant 
transitions to other funding sources, and to avoid any detrimental 
effects during the transition period, CMHS is issuing this GFA to 
continue funding of the existing centers for one additional year.
    Eligibility: Because this GFA is to support a phaseout of this 
grant program, only the currently funded three consumer and two 
consumer supporter technical assistance centers may apply. These 
include the Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance 
Center (CONTAC), located in Charleston, West Virginia; National 
Empowerment Center (NEC), located in Lawrence, Massachusetts; National 
Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse, located in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; National Consumer Supporter Technical 
Assistance Center at the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), 
located in Alexandria, Virginia; and National Consumer Supporter 
Technical Assistance Center at the National Alliance for the Mentally 
Ill (NAMI), located in Arlington, Virginia.
    Availability of Funds: In FY 2002, approximately $1,820,000 will be 
available for all awards under this announcement and for the 
Alternatives Conference. Each of the five technical assistance centers 
may apply for the same amount (direct and indirect) as its third year 
award (September 2000). The actual level of awards will depend on the 
availability of appropriated funds and the applicant's budget 
justification.

Period of Support

    The award may be requested for one 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 may be included in the 
application guidance materials.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.243.
    Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, contact: 
Risa S. Fox, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301)443-3653, 
[email protected].
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Steve 
Hudak, Division of Grants Management, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane 13-103, 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

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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 9, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-8972 Filed 4-11-02; 8:45 am]
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