[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14682-14683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7281]


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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 
Initiatives for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) and HIV Prevention in 
Minority Communities: Services Grants (Short Title: Minority SAP and 
HIV Prevention Services Program).

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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) 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 Initiatives for Substance 
Abuse Prevention (SAP) and HIV Prevention in Minority Communities: 
Services Grants (SP 03-005) (Short Title: Minority SAP and HIV 
Prevention Services Program), 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         May 23, 2003.........  $3.8 million........        10-14  5 years.
 Initiatives for Substance Abuse
 Prevention (SAP) and HIV
 Prevention in Minority
 Communities: Services Grants.
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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 516 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's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is 
accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2003 grants to help community-
based organizations expand their capacity to provide and sustain 
effective, integrated substance abuse prevention and HIV prevention 
services in high risk minority communities disproportionately impacted 
by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are public and domestic private 
non-profit entities such as:
    [sbull] Not for profit community based organizations
    [sbull] National organizations
    [sbull] Colleges and universities
    [sbull] Clinics and hospitals
    [sbull] Faith-based organizations
    [sbull] Health care delivery organizations
    [sbull] Tribal government and tribal/urban Indian entities and 
organizations
    [sbull] Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
    [sbull] Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs)
    [sbull] Hispanic serving institutions (HSIs)
    [sbull] Members of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and 
Universities.
    Since the purpose of this RFA is to expand the capacity of 
community-based organizations, State and local government agencies are 
not eligible to apply.
    Availability of Funds: It is expected that approximately $3.8 
million will be available for ten (10) to fourteen (14) awards in FY 
2003. The average annual award will range from $250,000 to

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$300,000 in total costs (direct and indirect). Actual funding levels 
will depend on the availability of funds. Applications with proposed 
budgets that exceed $350,000 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: Francis 
C. Johnson, M.S.W., CSAP/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 950, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-2332, [email] [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, 
Pub. L. 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 18, 2003.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-7281 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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