[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5688-5691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2332]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 Funding Opportunities for Grants and
Cooperative Agreements From the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability.
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SUMMARY: The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), SAMHSA,
announces that FY 1995 funds are available for cooperative agreements
for the following activity. This activity is discussed in more detail
under Section 4 of this notice.
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Estimated
Application funds Estimated
Activity deadline available No. of Project Period
(thousands) awards
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Criminal Justice Treatment Networks................ 05-10-95 $9,290 8-10 up to 5 yrs.
Refer to Federal Register, Vol. 60, No.2, January 4, 1995 for the following other FY 1995 CSAT funding
opportunities.
Substance Abuse Conference Grants.................. 01-10-95 $400 8 1 year.
05-10-95
09-10-95
Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Outreach Services........... 04-27-95 7,500 20-25 2-3 years.
Residential Women and Children..................... 03-21-95 10,000 10-14 up to 5 years
Pregnant/Post Partum Women......................... 03-21-95 4,000 5-6 up to 5 years
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The actual amount available for awards and their allocation may
vary, depending on unanticipated program requirements and the volume
and quality of applications. FY 1995 funds for substance abuse
treatment services and demonstration programs are appropriated by the
Congress under Public Law 103-333. SAMHSA's policies and procedures for
peer review and Advisory Council review of grant and cooperative
agreement applications were published in the Federal Register (Vol. 58,
No. 126) on July 2, 1993.
The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the
health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People
2000, a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. The
Center's treatment improvement services and demonstration activities
address issues related to Healthy People 2000 objectives: promoting the
physical, social, psychological and economic well-being of individuals
recovering from alcohol and other drug dependencies; promoting outreach
to drug abusers, IV drug users using uncontaminated paraphernalia,
testing for HIV infection; increasing access to treatment programs;
promoting the collaboration of primary care, mental health and
substance abuse treatment and fostering closer coordination between the
criminal justice and public health systems to collaboratively address
issues related to alcohol and other drug-related crime and violence;
managing health care for community-based offender populations and
designing cost-effective programming that is responsive to today's
health care issues. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy
People 2000 (Full Report: Stock No. 017-001-00474-0) or Summary Report:
Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) through the Superintendent of Documents,
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325 (Telephone: 202-
783-3238).
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Applicants for grants must use application form
PHS 5161-1 (Rev. 7/92). The Application Kit contains the PHS 5161-1,
Standard Form 424 (Face Page) and complete instructions for preparing
and submitting applications. The Kit may be obtained from: National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,
Rockville, MD 20847-2345, 1-800-729-6686.
When requesting an Application Kit, the applicant must specify the
particular activity(ies) for which detailed information is desired.
This is to ensure receipt of all necessary forms and information,
including any specific program review and award criteria.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Applications must be submitted to: Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Division of Research Grants, NIH,
Westwood Building, Room 240, 5333 Westbard Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland
20892* ________________
(*If an overnight carrier or express mail is used, the Zip Code is
20816.)
APPLICATION DEADLINES: The deadlines for receipt of applications are
listed in the table above. Please note that the deadlines differ for
the individual categories of grants/cooperative agreements.
Competing applications must be received by the indicated receipt
dates to be accepted for review. An application received after the
deadline may be acceptable if it carries a legible proof-of-mailing
date assigned by the carrier and that date is not later than one week
prior to the deadline date. Private metered postmarks are not
acceptable as proof of timely mailing. If the receipt date falls on a
weekend, it will be extended to Monday; if the date falls on a national
holiday, it will be extended to the following work day.
Applications received after the receipt date(s) or those sent to an
address other than the address specified above will be returned to the
applicant without review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for activity-specific
technical information should be directed to the contact person
identified for each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).
Requests for information concerning grants management issues should
be directed to: Ms. Mabel Lam, Grants Management Office, Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II Building, 6th Floor, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, 1-301-443-9665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is organized according to the
following Table of Contents:
Table of Contents
1. Program Background and Objectives.
2. Special Concerns.
3. Criteria for Review and Funding.
3.1 General Review Criteria
3.2 Funding Criteria for Approved Applications
4. Special FY 1995 Substance Abuse Treatment Activity
4.1 Cooperative Agreements
4.1.1 Demonstration Cooperative Agreements for the Development
and Implementation of Criminal Justice Treatment Networks
--Adult Female Offenders
--Juvenile Justice Populations
--Adult Male Offenders
The following items are covered in this section:
Application Deadline
Purpose
Priorities
Eligible Applicants
Grant/Cooperative Agreements Amounts
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
Program Contact
5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements.
6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement.
7. Executive Order 12372.
1. Program Background
SAMHSA's CSAT has been given a statutory mandate to expand the
availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol
and other drug problems in the United States. CSAT utilizes a variety
of grant, cooperative agreement, training, and technical assistance
efforts to accomplish this mission through [[Page 5690]] expanding
human resources, improving the capabilities of the State and sub-State
management infrastructure, and developing and promoting cost-effective
approaches for treatment and recovery services. The Center supports
demonstration programs to generate new knowledge that can be applied to
the substance abuse treatment field.
CSAT seeks to expand the availability and improve the quality of
services aimed at addressing the special needs of populations that are
especially vulnerable to addictive disorders, as well as to expand the
volume of effective treatment and recovery services in targeted
geographic areas where the demand for services far exceeds the existing
capacity. The Center also works to upgrade the quality and
effectiveness of treatment and recovery services through improved
coordination among treatment providers, recovery programs, primary
health care entities, mental health care providers, human service
agencies, housing authorities, educational and vocational services, the
criminal justice system, and a variety of related services. Further,
CSAT seeks to upgrade the financial and physical condition of publicly
funded addiction treatment and recovery programs.
2. Special Concerns
SAMHSA's CSAT will address a number of special concerns in FY 1995.
Particular emphasis will be placed on comprehensive approaches to
treatment, and coordination with other Federal and non-Federal
programs. Special emphasis will be given to providing assistance for
racial and ethnic minority populations; adolescents; residents of
public housing and the homeless; women, their infants and children;
rural populations; migrant workers; substance abusers involved in the
criminal justice system; the disabled; those at risk for HIV/AIDS,
tuberculosis (TB), sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and other
infectious diseases; and those with co-occurring mental disorders.
3. Criteria for Review and Funding
Competing applications requesting funding under the specific
project activity in Section 4 will be reviewed for technical merit in
accordance with established PHS/SAMHSA peer review procedures.
Applications that are accepted for review will be assigned to an
Initial Review Group (IRG) composed primarily of non-Federal experts.
Applications will be recommended for approval or disapproval on the
basis of technical merit. Applications recommended for approval will be
assigned scores according to level of merit.
Notification of the IRG's recommendation will be sent to the
applicant upon completion of the initial review. In addition, the IRG
recommendations on technical merit of applications over $50,000 will
undergo a second level of review by the CSAT National Advisory Council,
whose review may be based on policy considerations, as well as
technical merit.
3.1 General Review Criteria
As published in the Federal Register on July 2, 1993 (Vol. 58, No.
126), SAMHSA's ``Peer Review and Advisory Council Review of Grant and
Cooperative Agreement Applications and Contract Proposals,'' peer
review groups will take into account, among other factors as may be
specified in the application guidance materials, the following general
criteria:
Potential significance of the proposed project;
Appropriateness of the applicant's proposed objectives to
the goals of the specific program;
Adequacy and appropriateness of the proposed approach and
activities;
Adequacy of available resources, such as facilities and
equipment;
Qualifications and experience of the applicant
organization, the project director, and other key personnel; and
Reasonableness of the proposed budget.
3.2 Funding Criteria for Approved Applications
Applications recommended for approval by the peer review group and
the CSAT National Advisory Council will be considered for funding on
the basis of their overall technical merit as determined through the
review process.
Other funding criteria will include:
Availability of funds, and
Geographic distribution.
Additional funding criteria specific to the programmatic activity
may be included in the application guidance materials.
4. Special FY 1995 Substance Abuse Treatment Activity
4.1 Cooperative Agreements
A major CSAT cooperative agreement activity is discussed below.
Substantive Federal programmatic involvement is required in cooperative
agreement programs. Federal involvement will include planning,
guidance, coordination, and participating in programmatic activities
(e.g., participation in publication of findings) and on steering
committees. Periodic meetings, conferences and/or communications with
the award recipients may be held to review mutually agreed upon goals
and objectives and to assess progress. Additional details on the degree
of Federal programmatic involvement will be included in the application
guidance materials.
4.1.1 Demonstration Cooperative Agreements for the Development and
Implementation of Criminal Justice-Treatment Networks
--Adult Female Offenders
--Juvenile Justice Populations
--Adult Male Offenders
Application Deadline: May 10, 1995
Purpose: To assist States and local jurisdictions in the
development and implementation of Criminal Justice-Treatment Networks.
Such Networks link together a range of justice agencies--courts,
juvenile justice, corrections, probation/parole--in partnership with
community substance abuse treatment, public health, mental health,
education, social services and employment agencies. This program will
explore whether such a criminal justice treatment consortium makes
measurable improvements in systems and client outcomes, as compared to
client outcomes for those receiving episodic treatment not connected to
a continuum of care.
Priorities: Focus on the following three specific offender
population categories:
--Adult Female Offenders
--Juvenile Justice Populations
--Adult Male Offenders
Eligible Applicants: Local partnerships of public and
private non-profit treatment providers and State/local criminal justice
agencies, headed by a Lead Agency representing the courts or community
supervision agency responsible for non-incarcerated offenders (i.e.,
probation/parole/juvenile supervision) must submit applications through
the Single State Agency for Alcohol and Drug Abuse. In most cases, the
proposed local network would be a court-based consortium, or
corrections (non-incarcerated)-based consortium, or a combination of
the two. In keeping with the intent of Congress in authorizing Center
grants for substance abuse treatment in State and local criminal
justice systems, this program is restricted to public and nonprofit
entities.
Funding is restricted to metropolitan areas with populations
between 200,000 to one (1) million.
Cooperative Agreement Amounts: 8-10 Demonstration
Projects, with [[Page 5691]] individual awards ranging from $800,000-$1
million.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.229
Program Contact: Nicholas L. Demos, J.D., Chief, Criminal
Justice Systems Branch, Division of National Treatment Demonstrations,
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II Building, 6th Floor,
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-6533.
5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements
The Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS) is intended to
keep State and local health officials apprised of proposed health
services grant and cooperative agreement applications submitted by
community-based nongovernmental organizations within their
jurisdictions.
Community-based nongovernmental service providers who are not
transmitting their applications through the State must submit a PHSIS
to the head(s) of the appropriate State and local health agencies in
the area(s) to be affected not later than the pertinent receipt date
for applications. The PHSIS consists of the following information:
a. A copy of the face page of the application (Standard form 424).
b. A summary of the project (PHSIS), not to exceed one page, which
provides:
(1) A description of the population to be served.
(2) A summary of the services to be provided.
(3) A description of the coordination planned with the appropriate
State or local health agencies.
State and local governments are not subject to the Public Health
System Reporting Requirements.
Application guidance materials will specify if the particular FY
1995 activity described above is not subject to the Public Health
System Reporting Requirements.
6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement
The PHS strongly encourages all grant and cooperative agreement
recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of
all tobacco products. This is consistent with the PHS mission to
protect and advance the physical and mental health of the American
people.
Specific application guidance materials may include more detailed
guidance as to how the Center will implement SAMHSA's policy on
promoting the non-use of tobacco.
7. Executive Order 12372
Applications submitted in response to the FY 1995 activity listed
above are subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of
Executive Order 12372, as implemented through DHHS regulations at 45
CFR Part 100. E.O. 12372 sets up a system for State and local
government review of applications for Federal financial assistance.
Applicants should contact the State's Single Point of Contact (SPOC) as
early as possible to alert them to the prospective application(s) and
to receive any necessary instructions on the State's review process.
For proposed projects serving more than one State, the applicant is
advised to contact the SPOC of each affected State. A current listing
of SPOCs is included in the application guidance materials. The SPOC
should send any State review process recommendations directly to:
Office of Review, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, Rockwall II Building, Suite 630, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857.
The due date for State review process recommendations is no later
than 60 days after the specified deadline date for the receipt of
applications. The CSAT does not guarantee to accommodate or explain
SPOC comments that are received after the 60-day cut-off.
Dated: January 25, 1995.
Richard Kopanda,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 95-2332 Filed 1-27-95; 8:45 am]
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