[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44960-44961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19507]


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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 intent to award a Single Source Cooperative Agreement 
to the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addictions Services' 
(ODADAS) Rehabilitation and Restitution project in Cuyahoga County, 
Ohio.

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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is publishing 
this notice to provide information to the

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public concerning a planned single source cooperative agreement in the 
amount of $600,000 in FY 2003 to the Ohio Department of Alcohol and 
Drug Addictions Services' (ODADAS) Rehabilitation and Restitution 
project in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This is not a formal request for 
applications. Assistance will be provided only to the above named 
agency based on the receipt of a satisfactory application that is 
approved by an independent review group.
    Funding Opportunity Number: TI 03-013.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243

    Authority/Justification: Section: 509 of the Public Health Service 
Act, as amended and subject to the availability of funds. Only the Ohio 
Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS)/Cuyahoga 
County is eligible to apply for supplemental funding.
    SAMHSA/CSAT's Rehabilitation and Restitution Program (RRP), 
announced in 2001, is a unique program containing some previously 
untested program elements and approaches. RRP is limited to applicants 
in States that have laws permitting the sealing of the records of most 
convicted, first-time, non-violent ex-felons within 5 years of the end 
of post-release supervision. This restriction is essential because 
SAMHSA/CSAT grants are no longer than 5 years in length, and 
consequently, States requiring longer waiting periods cannot provide 
the results needed within a 5-year project period. Only 4 applications 
were received due to this limitation.
    Two Ohio projects were funded in 2002, ODADAS/Cuyahoga County and 
the Clermont County Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC). 
Uncertainty about appropriate program costs and the uniqueness and 
importance of the program resulted in a requirement that grantees go 
through a planning year to design their projects. The ODADAS/Cuyahoga 
County project has, in the planning year, demonstrated management 
skills necessary to implement the project, entered into close 
collaborative relationships with other agencies essential to the 
successful completion of the project, and demonstrated the ability to 
recruit the required 1200 eligible project participants. However, other 
unanticipated gaps in their comprehensive project could jeopardize its 
success. These result in a need to increase, among other things:
    [sbull] Residential treatment capacity;
    [sbull] Employment and educational training components;
    [sbull] Case management services; and
    [sbull] Treatment services after the initial treatment period, 
typically beginning when the offender ends probation or parole.
    Supplemental funding is critically necessary to address these gaps 
in services and ensure the success of the ODADAS/Cuyahoga County 
project. Project results will inform the national substance abuse 
field: (1) Whether comprehensive substance abuse treatment and other 
services and case management available for up to 5 years will reduce 
relapse and recidivism compared to programs that are much shorter; (2) 
Whether this program will increase the percentage of persons who have 
their first offense non-violent felony records sealed in States which 
permit this; and (3) whether the possibility of having felony records 
sealed significantly alters client behavior with respect to educational 
and job choices, relapse, and recidivism.
    Contact for Additional Information: Bruce Fry, Government Project 
Officer, Division of Services Improvement, SAMHSA/CSAT, Rockwall II, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Suite 740, Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443-0128, 
[email protected]

    Dated: July 25, 2003.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-19507 Filed 7-30-03; 8:45 am]
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