[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58068-58069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23340]


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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/Alaska 
Native National Resource Center for Substance Abuse Services.

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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announce the availability of FY 2003 
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, American Indian/Alaska Native National Resource 
Center for Substance Abuse Services (SP 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. funds  Est. number
              Activity                  Application deadline     FY 2003     of awards        Project period
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American Indian/Alaska Native         Nov. 18, 2002..........   $1,000,000            1  3 years.
 National Resource Center for
 Substance Abuse.
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    The actual amount available for the award may vary depending on 
unanticipated program requirements and actual SAMHSA appropriations. 
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 an American Indian/Alaska Native National Resource 
Center cooperative agreement. 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 the cooperative agreement. This program is authorized under 
section 516(5) and 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 grant 
announcement are also available electronically via SAMHSA's World Wide 
Web Home Page: http://www.samhsa.gov (Click on ``Grant 
Opportunities'').
    When requesting an application kit, the applicant must specify the 
particular announcement number 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 Prevention (CSAP) 
and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) are accepting 
applications for a fiscal year (FY) 2003 cooperative agreement for 
implementing the American Indian/Alaska Native National Resource Center 
for Substance Abuse Services (AI/AN-NRC).
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are domestic public and private 
non-profit entities such as Tribes, AI/AN national organizations, 
tribal or non-tribal community based and faith based organizations, 
universities and colleges, or a consortium of any of the above with a 
lead agency/entity designated for legal and accounting purposes.
    Availability of Funds: It is expected that one cooperative 
agreement, in the amount of approximately $1.0 million, will be 
available per year in total costs (direct and indirect). Annual 
continuation awards are dependent on the availability of funds and 
progress achieved.
    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 criterion. Additional award

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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: 
Jon Rolf, Ph.D., CSAP/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Room 800, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-0380; FAX (301) 443-7072, [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 or on SAMHSA's Web site under ``Assistance with Grant 
Applications''. 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: August 6, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-23340 Filed 9-12-02; 8:45 am]
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