[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47596-47597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19860]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Funding Opportunity

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to award to the National Council for 
Behavioral Healthcare.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) intends to award 
approximately $3,800,000 (total costs) for up to one year to the 
National Council for Behavioral Healthcare. This is not a formal 
request for applications. Assistance will be provided only to the 
National Council for Behavioral Healthcare based on the receipt of a 
satisfactory application that is approved by an independent review 
group.
    Funding Opportunity Title: SM-11-013.

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.

    Authority: Section 520(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended.

    Justification: Eligibility for this funding opportunity is limited 
to the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH) 
based on the Council's expertise and existing relationship with the 
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Initiative (PBHCI) grantees.
    The NCCBH, the current Training and Technical Assistance Center for 
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Initiative (TTA-PBHCI) grantee, has 
an existing relationship with the 56 PBHCI grantees, for whom half of 
the technical assistance will be developed. It already has the 
infrastructure established to provide day-to-day training and technical 
assistance (both onsite and e-based). The NCCBH also has the contacts 
and staff required to select and manage selected state-designated 
entities (SDEs) and provide the required technical assistance to them.
    Since supplemental funding is for one-year, it is critical that the 
applicant be able to quickly and effectively initiate the activities 
required by the cooperative agreement and the PBHCI HIT grant. The 
NCCBH has the foundation in place to make the best use of the short 
period of time available. There is no other organization with the 
experience or background to ensure that the objectives will be met and 
accurate outcome measurements will be gathered through performance 
data. The Council has been involved in providing health information 
technology information/resources to its 1400+ members and has existing 
affiliations with IT systems that are acknowledged leaders in the 
field.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelly Hara, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-
1095, Rockville, MD 20857; telephone: (240)

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276-2321; E-mail: [email protected].

Cathy Friedman,
SAMHSA Public Health Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2011-19860 Filed 8-4-11; 8:45 am]
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