[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26978-26979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10835]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Funding Opportunity

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to award a single source grant to Special 
Service for Groups, Inc. (SSG)

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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 
$520,000 (total costs) per year for the remaining two years of the 
APAIT Health Center grant. The original grant was awarded to APAIT 
Health Center in FY 2013 in response to the Request for Applications 
(RFA) TI-13-011: Substance Abuse Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority 
Women at High Risk for HIV/AIDS (TCE:HIV Minority Women). Additional 
information on this program can be found in the original funding 
announcement, TI-13-011, http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2013/ti-13-011.aspx.
    APAIT Health Center relinquished their grant in November 2013 and 
Special Service for Groups, Inc. took

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over APAIT's operations and activities in the same geographic area as 
APAIT Health Center. SSG submitted an application in response to 
SAMHSA's Request for Applications (RFA) TI-14-011, in which 
SSG provided documentation of their capabilities to maintain a 
comprehensive, integrated, trauma-informed, women-centered outpatient 
substance abuse treatment system of care. SSG and their partnering 
provider organizations meet the needs of the population of focus, as 
stated in the original application. Special Service for Groups, Inc. 
must continue to use awarded funds to provide a comprehensive, 
integrated, trauma-informed, women-centered outpatient substance abuse 
treatment service system of care as described in the 2013 RFA. SSG will 
use awarded funds to conduct the required activities as stated in the 
original application.
    Funding Opportunity Title: TI-14-011.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.

    Authority: Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended.

    Justification: Eligibility for this award is limited to Special 
Service for Groups, Inc. SSG is in the unique position to assume the FY 
2013 TCE-HIV: Minority Women grant relinquished by APAIT Health Center 
because:
     Special Service for Groups, Inc. has been approved by 
SAMHSA/CSAT Grants Management as the replacement grantee for the 
remainder of the current budget period (12-18-2013 to 8-30-2014).
     SSG's service delivery includes the necessary and required 
integrated system of care to provide each of the services described in 
the original application.
     SSG has taken over the operations of APAITH Health Center 
and is similar to APAITH Health Center; it is also located at the same 
geographic area as APAIT Health Center, serving individuals within the 
same county which allows for the continued provision of services 
without interruption.
     SSG's proposed key personnel have experience as key 
personnel on current and previous SAMHSA TCE-HIV grants.
    Contact: Cathy Friedman, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1097, Rockville, MD 20857; 
telephone: (240) 276-2316; email: [email protected].

Cathy J. Friedman,
SAMHSA Public Health Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2014-10835 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
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