[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20807-20809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10228]


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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

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obtain a copy of the Guidance for Applicants (GFA), including Part I, 
Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants to Address Mental Health Service 
Needs of Public Safety Workers Responding to Terrorist Attacks (SM 02-
00), 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 of  Project  period
               Activity                 Application  deadline        2001            awards          (years)
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Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants to  June 19, 2002.........      $2,200,000                6                3
 Address Mental Health Service Needs
 of Public Safety Workers Responding
 to Terrorist Attacks.
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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 2002 funds to support the provision of 
mental health services to public safety workers who respond to major 
national disasters such as the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
    The purpose of this program is to provide high-quality community-
based mental health services for fire and rescue personnel, police 
officers, and other workers directly involved in recovery efforts 
resulting from such events. In particular, the program is aimed at 
addressing the needs of workers engaged in rescue efforts or in 
searches for the missing and deceased. Emphasis will be placed on 
services that build upon the available evidence of effective ways to 
promote healthy coping behaviors in response to traumatic exposure and 
grief.

Eligibility

    States, political subdivisions of States, private nonprofit 
agencies, and Indian Tribes and tribal organizations may apply for 
targeted capacity expansion grants. For example, the following are 
eligible to apply:
     Community-based mental health providers.
     Nonprofit employee assistance programs.
     Occupational health organizations.
     Voluntary organizations, including faith-based 
organizations.
    Funds under this announcement are intended to provide interim and 
long-term services for public safety workers involved in the response 
to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Therefore, applications are 
limited to programs from States that were directly impacted by the 
September 11 attacks (New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania) and to 
programs from adjacent States (New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, 
Rhode Island, Maryland and the District of Columbia), where significant 
numbers of public safety workers were involved in response efforts 
through mutual aid agreements. Applicants must provide a detailed 
justification of needs directly related to the September 11 attacks.

Availability of Funds

    In FY 2002, approximately $2,200,000 will be available for up to 
six awards.

Period of Support

    The award may be requested for up to three 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 may be included in the application guidance 
materials.

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.243.

Program Contact

    For questions concerning program issues, contact: Seth Hassett, 
M.S.W., Public Health Advisor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17C-20, 
Rockville, MD 20857.
    (301) 443-4735.
    E-mail: [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

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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. Executive Order 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. 02-10228 Filed 4-25-02; 8:45 am]
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