[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19444-19446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9531]


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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, Competing Continuation for the Cooperative Agreement 
for a Violence Prevention Coordinating Center, 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. number       Project
              Activity                  Application  deadline          2001          of awards    period (years)
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Competing Continuation for the       May 10, 2002...............      $2,500,000               1               1
 Cooperative Agreement for a
 Violence Prevention Coordinating
 Center.
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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), The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), 
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2002 funds for a 
competitive continuation cooperative agreement to the Violence 
Prevention Coordination Center, referred to hereafter as the Safe 
Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Action Center. The SS/HS Action Center 
will:
    (1) Provide technical assistance (TA) utilizing the current 
consultant/broker model, to the 23 SS/HS grantees in the FY 2000 
cohort.
    (2) Provide targeted contractual awards to a percentage of grantees 
from the FY 1999 SS/HS cohort to develop a strategy for addressing 
sustainability issues.
    (3) Plan, organize, and implement, including providing all 
logistical support for, the SS/HS national grantee meeting to be held 
during FY 2003. The national meeting will involve a minimum of 500 
participants from approximately 88 SS/HS grant sites.
    Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to the currently funded SS/HS 
Action Center operated by the National Mental Health Association 
(NMHA), in partnership with the National Association of School 
Psychologists (NASP). Only NMHA can apply because of its unique role as 
the official TA Center for the SS/HS Initiative first launched in 1999.
    Availability of Funds: In FY 2002, approximately $2,500,000 will be 
available in total costs (direct and indirect).
    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: 
Gail F. Ritchie, M.S.W., SAMHSA/CMHS, 5600 Fishers Lane 17C-05, 
Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-7790, Email: [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 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

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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 12, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-9531 Filed 4-18-02; 8:45 am]
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