[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19769-19770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9951]


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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, Targeted Capacity Expansion: Meeting the Mental 
Health Services Needs of Older Adults, 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. no. of
            Activity                     Application deadline           FY 2001       awards     Project  period
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Targeted Capacity Expansion:      May 31, 2002......................   $5,000,000           10  3 years.
 Meeting the Mental Health
 Service Needs of Older Adults.
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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's 
(SAMHSA's), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), announces the 
availability of Fiscal Year 2002 funds for increasing service capacity 
for older persons with priority mental health needs. Grants or 
cooperative agreements are made as part of SAMSHSA/CMHS'' ``Targeted 
Capacity Expansion'' (TCE) Program. The program title is Mental Health 
Services for Older Adults.
    The purpose of this initiative is to increase the capacity of 
cities, counties, and tribal governments and not-for-profit direct 
service providers to provide intervention, early intervention, and 
treatment services to meet emerging and urgent mental health needs of 
older persons. In tandem with the direct provision of services the 
program provides resources for communities to build and/or expand the 
local and regional service system infrastructure that will help support 
prevention, early intervention, and treatment services having a strong 
evidence base.

Group I Awards

    Targeted Capacity Expansion Awards for Meeting the Mental Health 
Service Needs of Older Adults. Up to nine awards are anticipated for 
Targeted Capacity Expansion grants to help communities provide direct 
services and to build the necessary infrastructure to support this 
expanded service provision for serving the diverse mental health needs 
of older persons.

Group II Award

    Targeted Capacity Expansion Award for National Technical Assistance 
Center for the Mental Health Needs of Older Adults. One award is 
anticipated for a National Technical Assistance Center focused on the 
growing diverse mental health needs of older adults. This national 
resource center will engage in activities to synthesize and disseminate 
the knowledge base for mental health outreach, prevention, early 
intervention, assessment and treatment services for older persons.

Eligibility

    Eligibility to apply for Group I Awards will be limited to cities,

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counties, and tribal governments and their agencies, and to not-for-
profit direct service providers. Eligibility to apply for Group II 
Award includes all entities eligible for Group I Awards with the 
addition of private or public universities. 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

    It is estimated that a total of $5 million will be available to 
support the program under this GFA in FY 2002. Actual funding levels 
will depend on the availability of funds. $3.6 million will be 
dedicated for Group I Awards. No more than $400,000 in total costs 
(direct and indirect) will be awarded per grant per year. $1.4 million 
will be dedicated for the Group II category. Annual awards will be made 
subject to the continued availability of funds and progress achieved by 
awardees.

Period of Support

    Support may be requested for a period of up to three years for 
Group I and Group II awards (in three budget periods of one year each).

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: Betsy McDonel 
Herr, Ph.D., Social Science Analyst, Center for Mental Health Services, 
SAMHSA, Room 11C-22, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. (301) 594-
2197. (301) 443-0541 (Fax). E-mail: [email protected].
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Steve 
Hudak, Officer, Division of Grants Management, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, Room 630, 5515 
Security Lane, 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 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: April 18, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-9951 Filed 4-22-02; 8:45 am]
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