[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39587-39588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16621]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Funding Opportunity

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

ACTION: Notice of funding availability for SAMHSA Cooperative 
Agreements to Expand the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative 
Intervention Development and Evaluation Centers.

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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) announces the 
availability of FY 2003 funds for the cooperative agreement described 
below. A synopsis of this funding opportunity, as well as many other 
Federal Government funding opportunities, is also available at the 
Internet site: www.fedgrants.gov.
    This notice is not a complete description of the cooperative 
agreement; potential applicants must obtain a copy of the Request for 
Applications (RFA), including Part I, Cooperative Agreements to Expand 
the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Intervention Development 
and Evaluation Centers, Part II, General Policies and Procedures 
Applicable to all SAMHSA applications for Discretionary Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements, and the PHS 5161-1 (Rev. 7/00) application form 
before preparing and submitting an application.
    Funding Opportunity Title: Cooperative Agreements to Expand the 
National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative--Short Title: Child 
Traumatic Stress Initiative Intervention Development and Evaluation 
Centers.
    Funding Opportunity Number: SM 03-011.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.

    Authority: Section: 582 of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended and subject to the availability of funds.


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    Funding Opportunity Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health 
Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for fiscal year 2003 
cooperative agreements to expand the National Child Traumatic Stress 
Initiative (NCTSI) Intervention Development and Evaluation Centers. 
Funds are available under Section 582 to local mental health providers 
for the purpose of developing knowledge of best practices and providing 
mental health services to children and youth suffering from post-
traumatic stress as a result of having experienced or witnessed a 
traumatic event.
    The purpose of the NCTSI is to improve treatment and services for 
all children and adolescents in the United States who have experienced 
traumatic events or witnessed such events. A network of centers, the 
NCTSN, has been established to promote the development and use of 
effective treatment and services, to develop resources on trauma for 
professionals, consumers, and the public, and to develop trauma-focused 
public education and professional training and other field development 
activities.
    This announcement solicits for three specific types of child and 
adolescent traumatic stress Intervention Development and Evaluation 
(IDE) Centers that will facilitate the NCTSI achievement of its overall 
goals of improving access to and quality of services for child and 
adolescent traumatic stress: Rural/Tribal/Frontier Intervention 
Development and Evaluation Center; Service Systems Models Intervention 
Development and Evaluation Center; and Traumatic Stress and Substance 
Abuse Intervention Development and Evaluation Center.
    Eligible Applicants: The following domestic public and private non-
profit entities are eligible to apply. Community-based and faith-based 
organizations, out-patient clinics, public or private universities, 
psychiatric or general hospitals, units of State or local governments, 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations, partnerships of multiple 
clinical centers, programs and/or community service providers applying 
as a single center (in which case one of the participating 
organizations must be designated as the applicant organization).
    Applicant organizations may apply for the Intervention Development 
and Evaluation Centers (this announcement) and/or the Community 
Treatment and Services Centers (RFA SM-03-012). A separate, complete 
application is required for each category. An organization that is 
selected for funding in both programs will receive funding only for its 
proposed Intervention Development and Evaluation Center.
    Organizations that are currently grantees of the NCTSI are not 
eligible to apply as the applicant organization under this 
announcement.
    Applicant organizations must apply for one of the specific IDE 
centers--Rural/Tribal/Frontier; Service Systems Models; or Traumatic 
Stress and Substance Abuse--and address the requirements for that 
specific center in the application. Applicant organizations may submit 
separate applications for more than one of the specific IDE centers.
    Due Date for Applications: August 7, 2003.
    Estimated Funding Available/Number of Awards: It is expected that 
approximately $1.8 million will be available to fund three new centers 
in the Intervention Development and Evaluation Program of the National 
Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Annual awards may be up to 
$600,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) for each year for up to 4 
years. Actual funding levels will depend on the availability of funds. 
Second, third, and fourth project year funding may be supplemented by 
SAMHSA for activities that fall within the scope and intent of this 
RFA. Applications with proposed budgets that exceed $600,000 will be 
returned without review.
    Is Cost Sharing Required: No.
    Period of Support: Applicants must request support for four years 
and provide a separate budget for each year. While SAMHSA's intent for 
this program is to fund the full four year period requested, continued 
funding is contingent on the availability of funds.
    How to Get Full Announcement and Application Materials: Complete 
application kits may be obtained by calling: the SAMHSA Mental Health 
Information Center at (800) 789-2647, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., EDT; TDD: (301) 443-9006; Fax: (301) 984-8796; P.O. Box 
42490, Washington, DC 20015. The PHS 5161-1 application form and the 
full text of the funding 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 
funding opportunity title and 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.
    Contact for Additional Information: Malcolm Gordon, Ph.D., 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for 
Mental Health Services, Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, and 
Special Programs, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17C-17, Rockville, MD 20857, 
(301) 443-2957, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: June 25, 2003.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-16621 Filed 7-1-03; 8:45 am]
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