[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28614-28615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11702]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Funding Opportunity

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to award a single source grant to the 
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).

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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 $130,000 (total costs) for up to one year to the 
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). This is not a formal 
request for applications. Assistance will be provided only to the 
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) based on the receipt of a 
satisfactory application that is approved by an independent review 
group.
    Funding Opportunity Title: TI-12-001.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.

    Authority:  Foreign Operations and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Division F, Pub. L. III-J 17). Funding for 
this program is made available through the State Department.

    Justification: Only the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) 
is eligible to apply. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) is seeking to award a supplemental grant to the 
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) to expand/enhance grant 
activities funded under the FY 2011 Cooperative Agreement for the Drug 
Demand Reduction Initiative for Iraq. This initiative builds on work 
begun as part of the 2010 Iraq-SAMHSA Initiative, which supported a 
team of

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behavioral health professionals from the Government of Iraq (GOI Team) 
who visited substance abuse sites in the U.S. to learn about 
establishing substance abuse services and training.
    The purpose of the supplemental funding is to provide logistical 
and fiscal management support, and training for project-related 
activities in Iraq, including SBIRT and other trainings planned to take 
place in Iraq.
    At a minimum the funds awarded will be used to conduct the 
following activities:
     Develop a plan to provide logistical and fiscal management 
support for project-related activities in Iraq, including SBIRT and 
other trainings planned to take place in Iraq.
     Develop a plan for the United Nations Office on Drugs and 
Crime rapid assessment of the current substance use trends in Iraq and 
assist in the establishment of the Community Epidemiology Workgroup.
     Provide an implementation plan in the context of the 
overall project and an updated timeline, which shows how funds will be 
used to enhance logistics and financial management of the project.
     Provide a plan on how individuals served as a result of 
the supplemental activities will be incorporated into the ongoing 
Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRA) 
activities.
    Contact: Shelly Hara, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1095, Rockville, MD 20857; 
telephone: (240) 276-2321; Email: [email protected].

Cathy Friedman,
SAMHSA Public Health Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2012-11702 Filed 5-14-12; 8:45 am]
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