[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42573-42574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15781]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year 2003 Funding Opportunities

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability for grants to expand substance 
abuse treatment capacity in targeted areas of need (Short Title: 
Targeted Capacity Expansion--PA 03-001)

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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces the 
availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 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 Program 
Announcement (PA), including Part I, Grants to Expand Substance Abuse 
Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need (Short Title: Targeted 
Capacity Expansion--PA 03-001), 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. number
             Activity                Application deadline     Est. funds FY 2003   of awards    Project  period
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Grants to Expand Substance Abuse   Sept. 10, 2002 and Jan.   $28 million........           56  3 years.
 Treatment Capacity in Targeted     10 and Sept. 10
 Areas of Need.                     thereafter.
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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. This program is being announced prior to the 
annual appropriation for FY 2003 for SAMHSA's programs. Applications 
are invited based on the assumption that sufficient funds will be 
appropriated for FY 2003 to permit funding of a reasonable number of 
applications being hereby solicited. This program is being announced in 
order to allow applicants sufficient time to plan and prepare 
applications. Solicitation of applications in advance of a final 
appropriation will also enable the award of appropriated grant funds in 
an expeditious manner and thus allow prompt implementation and 
evaluation of promising practices. All applicants are reminded, 
however, that we cannot guarantee sufficient funds will be appropriated 
to permit SAMHSA to fund any applications. This program is authorized 
under Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act. 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: National Clearinghouse 
for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 
20847-2345, Telephone: 1-800-729-6686. 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 Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) 
announces the availability of funds for grants to expand or enhance 
substance abuse treatment capacity in local communities. The Targeted 
Capacity Expansion (TCE) program is designed to address gaps in 
treatment capacity by supporting rapid and strategic responses to 
demands for alcohol and drug treatment services and/or innovative 
solutions to unmet needs in communities with serious, emerging 
substance abuse problems.
    This Program Announcement (PA) is a re-issuance (with revisions) 
and replaces a prior PA by the same title, ``Targeted Capacity 
Expansion,'' No. PA 00-001.
    Eligibility: Only the following are eligible to apply:
     Local governments (cities, towns, counties, and their 
respective departments and political subdivisions, such as a Department 
of Health and Human Services); and
     Tribes, Tribal governments, or other federally recognized 
Tribal authorities and organizations.
    Because States receive substantial funding for substance abuse 
treatment services via the Substance Abuse

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Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant, SAMHSA/CSAT uses TCE to 
target specific local needs that address national treatment priorities. 
Eligibility is restricted to local governmental entities in recognition 
of the local governments' responsibility for and interest in providing 
for the needs of their citizens, and because the success of the program 
will depend upon their authority and ability to broadly coordinate a 
variety of resources.
    Grants will be awarded only to local and tribal governments and 
their major organizational units with broad planning, policy, and 
service coordination responsibilities. Hospitals, community health 
centers, school systems, or court systems are not eligible for TCE 
grants.
    Community-based organizations (CBOs), including not-for-profit and 
faith based organizations, are not eligible to apply directly for these 
grants, even if providing services under contract to a unit of 
government. However, CSAT encourages local government applicants to 
develop partnerships with these organizations for the provision of 
treatment services as part of their proposed TCE projects.
    Potential applicants who are unsure of eligibility should contact 
the person responsible for program issues listed below.
    Availability of Funds: CSAT anticipates that approximately $28 
million will be available for approximately 56 awards in FY 2003. The 
total funds available and the actual funding levels will depend on the 
receipt of an appropriation. Additional funding for new grants may be 
available in future fiscal years. Applicants may request up to but not 
more than $500,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) per year. 
Because TCE is intended to be a national program benefitting the 
maximum possible number of communities, CSAT will reserve up to one 
third of TCE funds for applicants within States and communities that 
have no active TCE grants at the time awards are made.
    Period of Support: Awards may be requested for 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: 93.243.
    Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, contact: 
James M. Herrell, Ph.D., Division of Practice and Systems Development, 
CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 
20857, (301) 443-2376, 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 2003 
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 
2003 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: June 18, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-15781 Filed 6-21-02; 8:45 am]
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