[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13717-13718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6647]


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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 Targeted Capacity Expansion 
Program for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services (Short 
Title: TCE/HIV).

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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 Request for Applications (RFA), 
including Part I, Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance 
Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services (TI 03-008) (Short Title: TCE/
HIV), 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. No. of
              Activity                Application deadline   Est. funds FY 2003      awards      Project period
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Targeted Capacity Expansion Program   May 23, 2003........  $16 million.........           32   5 years.
 for Substance Abuse Treatment and
 HIV/AIDS Services.
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    The actual amount available for the award may vary depending on 
unanticipated program requirements and the number and quantity of 
applications received. FY 2003 funds for the activity discussed in this 
announcement were appropriated by the Congress under Public Law No. 
108-7 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: The National 
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI): (800) 789-2647 
or (800-487-4889 TDD).
    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 Treatment is 
accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2003 funds for grants to enhance 
and expand substance abuse treatment and/or outreach and pretreatment 
services in conjunction with HIV/AIDS services in African American, 
Latino/Hispanic, and/or other racial or ethnic communities highly 
affected by the twin epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS.
    Eligibility: Funding will be directed to activities designed to 
deliver services specifically targeting racial and ethnic minority 
populations impacted by HIV/AIDS. Eligible entities may include: not-
for-profit community-based organizations, national organizations, 
colleges and universities, clinics and hospitals, research 
institutions, State and local government agencies and tribal government 
and tribal/urban Indian entities and organizations. Faith-based 
organizations are eligible to apply.
    There are three additional requirements:
    1. The applicant agency and all direct providers of substance abuse 
treatment and HIV/AIDS services with linkages to the applicant agency 
must be in compliance with all local, city, county and State licensing 
and accreditation/certification requirements. The application must 
include licensure/accreditation/certification documentation (or a 
statement as to why the local/State government does not require 
licensure/accreditation/certification).
    2. The applicant agency, if a direct provider of substance abuse 
treatment and HIV/AIDS services, and all direct providers of substance 
abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS services involved in the project must have 
been providing those services for a minimum of 2 years prior to the 
date of this application. The application must include a list of all 
substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS service providers and 2-year 
experience documentation.
    This requirement is imposed because SAMHSA believes that adequate 
infrastructure and expertise are vital to effectively provide services 
and address emerging and unmet needs as quickly as possible.
    3. Only applicants located in, or in close proximity to, and 
proposing to provide services in, one of the following are eligible to 
apply:
    (a) Geographic areas within States with an annual AIDS case rate 
of, or greater than, 10 out of 100,000 people.
    (b) MSAs with an annual AIDS case rate of, or greater than, 20 out 
of 100,000 among minority populations. (The rate of AIDS per 100,000 
among minority populations was lowered to 20/100,000 from 25/100,000 
based on falling AIDS rates due to improvements in treatment.) (See 
Appendix B of the full grant announcement for CDC annual case rates in 
States and MSAs.) Only applicants serving geographic areas within 
States and MSAs listed in the Appendix B of the full grant announcement 
can apply.

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    Applicants must specify the MSA or geographic area within a State 
where services are proposed.
    SAMHSA/CSAT is limiting eligibility to applicants serving MSAs and 
States listed in Appendix B because in the absence of consistent 
reporting of HIV data by all jurisdictions, the best indicator of the 
magnitude of the epidemic is AIDS case rates derived from the CDC HIV/
AIDS surveillance reports.
    Availability of Funds: It is expected that approximately $16 
million will be available for thirty-two (32) awards in FY 2003. 
Applicants proposing to enhance and/or expand substance abuse treatment 
may request not more than $500,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) 
per year. Applicants proposing only to enhance and/or expand outreach 
and pretreatment services may request not more than $400,000 in total 
costs (direct and indirect) per year. Applications with proposed 
budgets that exceed these amounts per year will be returned without 
review.
    Period of Support: Awards may be requested for up to 5 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 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 on program issues, contact: David C. 
Thompson, Division of Services Improvement, CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 
7th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-6523, (e-
mail) [email protected].
    For questions on 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 website 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: March 13, 2003.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-6647 Filed 3-19-03; 8:45 am]
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