[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40747-40748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14904]


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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, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) 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, Cooperative Agreement for State Treatment Needs 
Assessment Program (TI 02-004), before preparing and submitting an 
application.

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                                                                            Est. funds                 Project
                 Activity                        Application deadline        FY 2002    Est. number    period;
                                                                            (millions)   of awards     (years)
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Cooperative Agreement for State Treatment   July 24, 2002................         $3.0        10-12            3
 Needs Assessment Program.
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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. Complete application kits for 
STNAP cooperative agreements will be mailed directly from SAMHSA/CSAT 
by the Government Project Officer (GPO) to SSAs for the States. For 
additional copies please contact: Nita Fleagle, GPO, Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 840, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: (301) 443-8572. E-mail: 
[email protected].
    The PHS 5161-1 application form and the full text of the activity 
are also

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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 Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) 
announces the availability of fiscal year FY 2002 funds for cooperative 
agreements to develop and implement the State Treatment Needs 
Assessment Program (STNAP). The STNAP provides assistance to States for 
conducting evaluations of their substance abuse treatment services 
needs to determine ways to improve the availability and quality of 
treatment services.
    Eligibility: Applications are limited to the Single State 
Authorities (SSAs) because the States have statutory responsibility to 
develop and submit services needs assessment estimates in order to 
receive a SAPT Block Grant award. The term ``State(s)'' includes SSAs 
(or equivalent to) for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, 
Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American 
Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
    States may have only one active STNAP award (grant/cooperative 
agreement/contract) at any given time. However, an application under 
this GFA may be submitted during the last year of an existing award 
with the understanding that such an application, if approved, will not 
be considered for award unless all work on the prior award has been 
completed. For contracts, ``completed'' is defined as all deliverables 
have been received and approved by the GPO. For grants or cooperative 
agreements, ``completed'' is defined as all reporting and data 
submission requirement have been met and approved by the GPO.
    Availability of Funds: In FY 2002, approximately $3,000,000 will be 
available for the total costs (direct and indirect) for 10 to 12 
awards. Annual awards may not exceed $300,000 in total costs (direct 
and indirect). Actual funding levels will depend on the availability of 
funds. Awards may be requested for up to three years. Annual 
continuation awards are subject to continued availability of funds and 
progress achieved.
    Period of Support: An award may be requested for a project 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 specific to the programmatic 
activity may be included in the application guidance materials.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.238.
    Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, contact: 
Nita Fleagle, GPO, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, 
Rockwall II, Suite 840, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: 
(301) 443-8572. E-mail: [email protected].
    For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Steve 
Hudak, Division of Grants Management OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 6th 
floor, 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 apprised 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 FY 2002 
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: June 5, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-14904 Filed 6-12-02; 8:45 am]
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