[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48201-48202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18595]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Funding Opportunities

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

ACTION: Notice of funding availability for American Indian/Alaskan 
Native and Rural Community Planning Program.

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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 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 Guidance for Applicants (GFA), 
including Part I, American Indian/Alaskan Native and Rural Community 
Planning Program (TI 03-004), 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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                                   Application      Est. funds FY    Est. number of
           Activity                 deadline            2003             awards             Project period
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American Indian/Alaskan Native  Sept. 10, 2002..  $1.5 million....               6   Up to 18 Months.
 and Rural Community Planning
 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. This program is authorized under Section 509 of 
the Public Heather 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, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment announces the 
availability of FY 2003 funds for grants to support community-based 
planning, resulting in the development of a local substance abuse 
treatment system plan, for American Indian and Alaskan Native and rural 
communities.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are public and domestic private 
non-profit entities such as community based organizations, Tribes, 
Tribal governments, or other tribal authorities, colleges and 
universities (including Tribal colleges and universities), faith-based 
organizations, provider and consumer groups and health care 
organizations.
    Applicants must propose to serve:
     Rural communities, or
     American Indian or Alaska Native communities (including 
urban tribal communities).
    The funds available under this program are to develop and 
strengthen local infrastructure and capabilities in communities that 
have not previously received CSAT grants. Therefore, approximately 75% 
of funds available will be set aside for applicants that have not 
previously had a CSAT grant.
    For the purpose of this announcement, a rural community is defined 
as any location outside of an urbanized area (e.g., a central city or 
cities of more than 50,000 population and a population density 
exceeding 1000 people per square mile).
    In addition, in compliance with the legislative authority for this 
program (Sec. 509 of the Public Health Service

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Act), for-profit organizations are not eligible.
    Availability of Funds: It is expected that approximately $1,500,000 
will be available in FY 2003 to support approximately 6 grants. 
Applicants may request up to but not more than $250,000 in total 
project costs (direct and indirect) for the entire project period. 
Actual funding levels will depend on the availability of funds to 
SAMHSA. Grants will be awarded for a project period of up to 18 months.
    Period of Support: An award may be requested for a project period 
of up to 18 months.
    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: 
Maria E. Burns, Division of Practice and Systems Development, CSAT/
SAMHSA, Rockwall II Building, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857, (301) 443-7611, 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: July 17, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-18595 Filed 7-22-02; 8:45 am]
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