[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21260-21262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10513]


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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, Technical Assistance Resource Center for the 
Prevention of Violence and Behavioral Health Problems (SM 02-011), 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. No. of    Project period
                 Activity                  Application deadline       2002            awards           years
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Technical Assistance Resource Center for   June 19, 2002.......      $3,900,000               1                3
 the Prevention of Violence and
 Behavioral Health Problems.
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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 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 Administration 
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)--in collaboration 
with the Administration for Children and Families Office for Refugee 
Resettlement (AFC/ORR), the Department of Education, and the Department 
of Justice--announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 funds 
for a cooperative agreement to develop and operate a technical 
assistance (TA) resource center for the prevention of violence and 
behavioral health problems.
    The TA Center will provide technical assistance to existing 
grantees and to prospective grantees. These two broad based functions 
are:
    1. The TA Center will provide technical assistance to approximately 
160 grantees from three CMHS Prevention Programs Safe Schools/Healthy 
Students, Youth Violence Prevention Cooperative Agreements, and 
Targeted Capacity Expansion in order to assist those grant sites in 
meeting their project objectives.
    2. The TA Center will provide comprehensive outreach, consultation, 
and technical assistance to entities seeking Federal grant funding to 
support mental health promotion and violence prevention activities for 
underserved populations, including: racial and ethnic minorities, 
refugees, and individuals in low-income rural communities.
    Eligibility: Eligibility is open to domestic, public, and private 
not-for-profit entities. For example, the following are eligible to 
apply:
     Community based organizations.
     Private and public colleges and universities, including 
minority institutions of higher learning (historically black colleges 
and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges 
and universities).
     Social policy research centers.
     Consumer-run organizations.
     Faith-based organizations.
    Availability of Funds: One award will be made up for $3.9 million 
annually to cover total costs (direct and indirect) for this 
initiative. The actual funding level will depend on the availability of 
funds.
    Period of Support: Support may be requested for up to 3 years. 
Annual continuation awards depend on the availability of funds and 
progress achieved.

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: 
John Tuskan, Acting Branch Chief, Special Programs Development Branch, 
Center for Mental Health Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17-C-05, 
Rockville MD, 20857, (301) 443-1761, 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

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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 24, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-10513 Filed 4-29-02; 8:45 am]
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