[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14683-14685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7282]


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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 Cooperative Agreements to 
Conduct Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE) of Methamphetamine and 
Inhalant Prevention Interventions and/or Infrastructure Development 
(Short Title: Prevention of Meth and Inhalant Abuse).

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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 cooperative agreements 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, Cooperative Agreements to Conduct 
Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE) of Methamphetamine and Inhalant 
Prevention Interventions and/or Infrastructure Development (SP 03-006) 
(Short Title: Prevention of Meth and Inhalant Abuse), 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. number
             Activity                    deadline         Est. funds  FY 2003     of awards     Project  period
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Cooperative Agreements to Conduct  May 23, 2003........  $4 million..........              14  3 years
 Targeted Capacity Expansion
 (TCE) of Methamphetamine and
 Inhalant Prevention
 Interventions and/or
 Infrastructure Development.
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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 519E 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 Prevention is 
accepting applications for fiscal year 2003 for cooperative agreements 
to conduct targeted capacity expansion of methamphetamine and inhalant 
prevention interventions and/or infrastructure development.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are public and domestic private 
non-profit entities such as:
    [sbull] Units of State and local governments.
    [sbull] Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
    [sbull] Community-based organizations.
    [sbull] Managed care and other health care delivery systems.
    [sbull] Universities and colleges.
    [sbull] Faith-based organizations and,
    [sbull] Local law enforcement agencies.
    [sbull] Current grantees as well as entities that are not current 
grantees.
    Availability of Funds: It is expected that approximately $4 million 
will be available for fourteen (14) awards in FY 2003. The average 
annual award will range from $300,000 to $350,000 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 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 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: Pamela 
C. Roddy, Ph.D, CSAP/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 1075, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-1001, [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, 
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

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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, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-7282 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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