[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43335-43337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16296]


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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 for a supplement to expand and 
extend the Cooperative Agreement for the National Center for Child 
Traumatic Stress (NCCTS).

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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 grant 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, Supplement to Expand and Extend the Cooperative 
Agreement for the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (SM 02-
014), 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 2002     of awards     Project  period
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Cooperative Agreement for the      July 24, 2002.......  $5.3 million........            1   2 years.
 National Center for Child
 Traumatic Stress--Supplement.
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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 authorized under Section 582 of 
the

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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: Knowledge Exchange 
Network (KEN), P.O. Box 42490, Washington, DC 20015, Telephone: 1-800-
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 a 
supplement to expand and extend the cooperative agreement to develop 
and implement the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS). 
The NCCTS currently coordinates the National Child Traumatic Stress 
Network (NCTSN) and provides leadership and focus for 5 Intervention 
Development and Evaluation Centers (IDE) and 12 Community Treatment and 
Service Centers (CTS). These funds will enable NCCTS to (1) expand its 
Network and collaboration support for currently funded programs and 
extend this support to all new National Child Traumatic Stress 
Initiative (NCTSI) grantees funded in FY 2002; (2) comprehensively 
address the understanding, evaluation, and treatment of child traumatic 
stress resulting from disasters and terrorism; and (3) bring the 
knowledge gained and lessons learned from NCTSN to the nation through 
the National Resource Center on Child Traumatic Stress.
    Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to the University of California 
at Los Angeles (UCLA). UCLA (in partnership with Duke University) has 
operated the currently funded NCCTS in its first year. The NCCTS has 
proven capable and effective in carrying out activities in pursuit of 
the goals of the NCTSI. This success is reflected in the expansion and 
supplementation of funding for NCTSI for FY 2002. The government's 
interest in building on capacity and infrastructure already developed 
with Government funds is a compelling argument for continuing the NCTSI 
coordination activities through the UCLA-Duke NCCTS. Further, 
duplication of effort and substantial confusion would result if a 
second ``National Center'' were established with a primary mission of 
networking and collaboration building in the NCTSI. For these reasons 
only the currently funded NCCTS, operated by UCLA, may apply for this 
award.
    Availability of Funds: Approximately $5.3 million will be available 
for FY 2002 (both direct and indirect costs). Approximately $1.8 
million of the award will be available (in FY 2002 only) to address 
child traumatic stress resulting from disasters and terrorism. In FY 
2002 and FY 2003 approximately $2.55 million will be available to 
expand the general operations of the NCCTS (the Network is already 
expected to double in size in FY 2002) and approximately $950,000 of 
the award is expected to be put towards the expansion of the National 
Resource Center. The actual level will depend on appropriated funds and 
the application's budget justification.
    Period of Support: An award may be requested for a project period 
of up to 2 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: 
Robert DeMartino, M.D., Associate Director for Program in Trauma and 
Terrorism, Division of Program Development, Special Populations and 
Projects, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA, Room 17C-26, 
Parklawn Building, 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, 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.

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    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: June 20, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-16296 Filed 6-26-02; 8:45 am]
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