[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36208-36209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12935]


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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 a cooperative agreement 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, State Mental Health Data 
Infrastructure Grants(SM 02-015), 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. number
             Activity                 Application deadline      FY 2002     of awards        Project period
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State Mental Health Data           July 24, 2002............     $550,000            7  3 years.
 Infrastructure Grants.
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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 Services 
Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), 
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2002 funds for State 
Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for State Uniform Reporting.
    The purpose of this program is to develop and sustain State and 
community data infrastructure that helps promote comprehensive, 
community-based systems of care for all children and adults with mental 
illness or at risk of developing mental illness. Information systems 
are important tools to improve accountability, increase access, target 
resources, and continuously improve quality of care.
    In this announcement, four grants to State Mental Health 
Authorities (SMHAs) and three grants to the Mental Health Authority in 
U.S. Territories are available for developing infrastructure for future 
data compilation of the Uniform Data Reporting under the Block Grant 
Program, to be reported as part of the CMHS Block Grant Application. 
Developing data capacity for the CMHS 16-State Indicator Pilot Grant 
program is also part of the effort for States that can complete Uniform 
Reporting Measures. The grant project is a collaborative effort of the 
Survey and Analysis Branch and the State Planning and Systems 
Development Branch, within the Division of State and Community Systems 
Development.
    Eligibility: The following are eligible to apply:
     Applicants must be State Mental Health Authorities or the 
equivalent in the District of Columbia.
     Applicants must be State Mental Health Authority 
equivalents in U.S. Territories.
     Previous grantees in this program are not eligible to 
apply, as they are already conducting the activities supported by the 
grant.
    Availability of Funds: Approximately $550,000 will be available for 
seven awards. The average annual award will be $100,000 for each State 
Mental Health Authority and $50,000 for each U.S. Territory (direct and 
indirect).
    An award may be made * * * ``only if the applicant agrees to make 
available (directly or through donations from public or private 
entities) non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount that 
is not less than 50 percent of such costs * * * Non-Federal 
contributions * * * may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
including plant, equipment, or services assisted or subsidized to any 
significant extent by the Federal Government may not be

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included in determining the amount of such contributions.'' Sec 3404, 
Data Infrastructure Projects, Part C of title XIX of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C.) 300y et. seq., amended Sec 1971, Data 
Infrastructure Development.
    Period of Support: Annual awards may be requested for 3 years, 
contingent upon 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 on the Mental Health Block Grant 
Program, contact: Nainan Thomas, Ph.D., Public Health Adviser, Room 
15C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-4257, E-mail: 
[email protected].
    For questions on Measures and the GFA Application, contact: Olinda 
Gonzalez, Ph.D., Public Health Adviser, Room 15C-04, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, E-mail: [email protected].
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Steve 
Hudak, Division of Grants Management, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration, Room 13-103, 5600 Fishers Lane, 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 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: May 13, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-12935 Filed 5-22-02; 8:45 am]
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