[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41393-41394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17641]


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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 a Cooperative Agreement to 
Supplement the Technical Assistance Resource Center for the Prevention 
of Violence and Behavioral Health Problems.

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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: http://www.fedgrants.gov.
    This notice is not a complete description of the program; potential 
applicants must obtain a copy of the Request for Applications (RFA), 
including Part I, Cooperative Agreement to Supplement the Technical 
Assistance Resource Center for the Prevention of Violence and 
Behavioral Health Problems, 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 Agreement to Supplement the 
Technical Assistance Resource Center for the Prevention of Violence and 
Behavioral Health Problems--Short Title: Supplement to the Behavioral 
Health Promotion TA Center.
    Funding Opportunity Number: SM 03-013.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.

    Authority: Section: 520A and 581 of the Public Health Service 
Act, as amended and subject to the availability of funds.
    Funding Opportunity Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health 
Services (CMHS), is accepting a program supplement to enhance the 
existing Resource Center's capacity to work with Safe Schools/Healthy 
Students (SS/HS) grantees on three distinct projects: (1) to work with 
project directors and local evaluators to develop a monograph that 
documents local evaluation efforts to disseminate the monograph; (2) to 
develop a SS/HS project directors manual; and (3) to continue research 
on sustainability issues specific to SS/HS.
    Eligible Applicants: Only the Education Development Center, Inc., 
55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458 can apply.
    The Safe Schools Healthy Students (SS/HS) initiative first received 
funding in 1999. Each grantee is required to evaluate its SS/HS 
activities to ensure that it is meeting the goals and objectives 
presented in its application as well as the initiative as a whole. Some 
grantees include measures that attempt to determine whether the 
initiative has been successful in preventing or reducing youth 
violence. While a national evaluation of the SS/HS initiative is under 
way, no organization has reviewed the evaluations conducted by local 
grant sites. The activities of this RFA are designed to supplement and 
complement the national evaluation effort. In order to answer questions 
from Congress and the General Accounting Office, this effort must be 
completed rapidly. Given the compressed timeframe in which this 
activity is needed and the limited resources, SAMHSA believes it is 
more efficient and cost effective to use an organization already firmly 
grounded in the objectives of the SS/HS initiative and one that has 
existing relationships with the SS/HS grantee sites. This familiarity 
with the program and the grantees will allow the current technical 
assistance center to more rapidly complete the needed work.
    Additionally, this Request for Applications (RFA) proposes that the 
grantee organization will develop a manual for SS/HS project directors 
as well as identifying sustainability issues and resources unique to 
the SS/HS initiative. Since the identified applicant organization will 
be required to collaborate with the SS/HS project directors to identify 
requisite material for this manual and to develop guidance on 
sustaining the initiative after Federal funding, it is most beneficial 
to the Government to use an organization with an already established 
relationship with these project directors. The identified organization 
is the current technical assistance provider for this initiative and 
has the experience, background, and relationship with these grantees to 
collaborate with them on the tasks outlined in this RFA and meet the 
Government's needs in an expedited fashion. In order to eliminate the 
potential for confusion that could stem from multiple entities 
contacting grantees for similar activities, it is in the best interest 
of the Government to use the existing technical assistance provider.
    Due Date for Application: August 15, 2003.
    Estimated Funding Available/Number of Awards: It is expected that 
up to $445,000 will be available for one award in FY 2003 (both direct 
and indirect costs). If the application proposes a budget that exceeds 
$445,000, it will be returned without review.
    Is Cost Sharing Required: No.

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    Period of Support: Funding may be requested for up to 2 years. The 
continuation award will depend on the availability of funds and 
progress achieved.
    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., e.d.t.; 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Bruun, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health 
Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17C-26, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 
443-4669, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: July 7, 2003.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-17641 Filed 7-10-03; 8:45 am]
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