[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22440-22442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11063]


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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, SAMHSA/HRSA Collaboration to Link Health Care for the 
Homeless Programs and Community Mental Health Agencies (SM 02-013), 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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                                                               Estimated    Estimated
             Activity                Application  deadline     funds  FY    number  of       Project  period
                                                                 2002         awards
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SAMHSA/HRSA Collaboration to Link  June 19, 2002...........   $3,100,000         15-19  3 years.
 Health Care for the Homeless
 Programs and Community Mental
 Health Agencies.
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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

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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, PO 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), and 
the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of 
Primary Health Care (BPHC) announce the availability of fiscal year 
2002 funds to support grants under the ``SAMHSA/HRSA Collaboration to 
Link Health Care for the Homeless Programs and Community Mental Health 
Agencies.'' Grants will be used to foster collaborations between Health 
Care for the Homeless programs (HCH) and community mental health 
agencies (CMHA) and increase the availability of mental health and 
primary care services for persons with serious mental illness who are 
homeless.
    Eligibility: This Guidance for Applicants (GFA) solicits 
applications for two types of grants: (1) Program grants, and (2) an 
Evaluation Center.
    Eligibility for Program Grants is limited to the following 
organizations:
    Health Care for the Homeless Programs that:
     Are current recipients of HRSA/BPHC HCH funds.
     Have an existing partnership with a CMHA, or have the 
capacity to develop such a collaboration.
    Community Mental Health Agencies that:
     Are private nonprofit community mental health facilities 
that are licensed, accredited, certified, or chartered by appropriate 
certification or credentialing bodies to provide mental health 
services.
     Have an existing partnership with a HCH program, or have 
the capacity to develop such a collaboration.
    Eligible applicants for the Evaluation Center award include:
     States, political subdivisions of States, tribal 
governments, and other public and private nonprofit entities such as 
community-based organizations, universities, colleges, faith-based 
organizations, consumer and family organizations, independent research 
institutes and hospitals.
    Availability of Funds: A total of $3.1 million will be available 
for the HCH/CMHA Collaboration Project. Two types of grants will be 
awarded: (1) Program Grants, and (2) an Evaluation Center Grant:
     Program Grant awards will be equally divided between HCH 
programs and CMHAs. Approximately $1.4 million will be available from 
HRSA to support 7-9 HCH programs, and approximately $1.4 million will 
be available from CMHS to support 7-9 CMHA programs. The average annual 
Program Grant award should range from $150,000-$200,000 in total costs 
(direct and indirect).
     One Evaluation Center grant will be awarded for 
approximately $300,000. The funding for the Evaluation Center will be 
contributed equally by CMHS, HRSA, and the Assistant Secretary for 
Planning Evaluation (ASPE) of the Office of the Secretary (OS) of the 
DHHS. Actual funding levels will depend on the availability of funds.
    Period of Support: Grants will be awarded for a period of up to 3 
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, Health 
Care for the Homeless applicants should contact: Jean L. Hochron, MPH, 
Chief, Health Care for the Homeless Branch, Bureau of Primary Health 
Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, 4350 East-West 
Highway, Rm 9-6D2, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 594-4430, Email: 
[email protected].
    For questions on program issues, Community Mental Health Agency 
Applicants and Evaluation Center Applicants should contact: Pamela J. 
Fischer, Ph.D., Homeless Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health 
Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11C-05, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 
443-4569, E-mail: [email protected].
    For questions regarding grants management issues, all applicants 
should contact: Steve Hudak, Division of Grants Management, Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health, Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane 13-
105, 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

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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 30, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-11063 Filed 5-2-02; 8:45 am]
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