[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36209-36211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12936]


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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, Cooperative Agreement to Establish 
a Suicide Prevention Technical Resource Center (SM 02-012), 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
               Activity                   Application deadline         2002           awards      Project period
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Cooperative agreement to establish a    July 24, 2002...........      $2,500,000               1         3 years
 suicide prevention technical resource
 center.
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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 one 
cooperative agreement to establish a national suicide prevention 
technical resource center.
    The National Suicide Prevention Technical Assistance Resource 
Center will facilitate outreach to stakeholders (survivors, clinicians, 
advocates, scientists, and Federal, State, local, and tribal 
organizations) through provision of information and technical 
assistance in suicide prevention program planning and in implementation 
and identification of best practices.
    Eligibility: Applications may be submitted by public organizations, 
such as units of State, county, or local governments; by Indian tribes 
or tribal organizations (as defined in Section 4(b) and Section 4(c) of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act); and by 
domestic private nonprofit organizations such as community-based 
organizations, faith-based organizations, universities, colleges, and 
hospitals. These may include consortiums/partnerships of organizations 
brought together for the purposes of this GFA; however, only one 
organization may apply and be legally and fiscally responsible for the 
grant.
    Availability of Funds: Approximately $2,500,000 will be available 
per year for one award (including direct and indirect costs).
    Period of Support: The project period will be for 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, contact:
Robert DeMartino, M.D., Associate Director for Program in Trauma and 
Terrorism, Division of Program Development, Special Populations and 
Projects, Room 17C-26, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-2940, E-mail: 
[email protected]
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Steve 
Hudak, Division of Grants Management, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 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

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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. 02-12936 Filed 5-22-02; 8:45 am]
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