[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8109-8110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3946]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Notice of Technical Assistance Workshops
AGENCY: Center for Mental Health Services; Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention; Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
Notice is hereby given of the following workshops for the provision
of technical assistance to potential applicants for SAMHSA grants.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
(CSAT), are offering a series of three one-day regional Technical
Assistance Workshops for prospective applicants. These workshops will
be conducted jointly by the three SAMHSA Centers to provide support to
prospective applicants in preparing their applications to published
grant announcements.
It is anticipated that several SAMHSA grant announcements will be
featured at the workshop:
Center for Mental Health Services
Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their
Families
Community Action Grants for Service Systems Change--Phase I
School Violence
Center for Substance abuse Prevention
Community--Initiated Prevention Interventions
Family Strengthening
Substance Abuse Prevention and HIV Disease Prevention
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Targeted Capacity Expansion
Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Treating Substance Abuse and
HIV/AIDS
Adolescent Treatment Models
Comprehensive Community Treatment Program for the Development of New
and Useful Knowledge
Community Action Grants
HIV/AIDS Outreach
These GFAs can be found at the SAMHSA Web Site at www.SAMHSA.gov.
following publication in the Federal Register. Potential participants
are strongly encouraged to check these resources and be familiar with
the GFAs in which they are interested prior to attending the workshop.
The Technical Assistance Workshops will be held at the following
locations: Workshop I--Washington, DC, Thursday, March 11, Washington
Hilton and Towers, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009,
(202) 483-3000; Workshop II--Chicago, IL , Wednesday, March 17,
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago,
IL 60611, (312) 464-1000; and Workshop III--Los Angeles, CA, Friday,
March 19, LA Airport Hilton and Towers, 5711 West Century Blvd, Los
Angeles, CA 90045, (310) 410-4000.
Registration and check-in at each site will be at 8:00 a.m.;
workshop hours are 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Preliminary Agenda Highlights for the TA Workshops include: (1)
Review of SAMHSA programs and priorities; (2) Provision of related
resource materials; (3) Technical/practical aspects of the grant
application process including application requirements, improving
applications, instruction in completing required forms, submission,
review, award procedures, and program evaluation; (4) Separate breakout
sessions for discussion of specific grant
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announcements; and (5) Opportunity for questions and answers.
TA Workshop Arrangements and Contacts
There is no registration fee for the workshops. Preregistration is
strongly encouraged. Registrants will be responsible for costs
associated with their own travel, meals, and lodging. Workshop
confirmation will be faxed. For logistical assistance please contact
Ms. Lisa Wilder by phone at (301) 984-1471, x333 or by fax at (301)
984-4416. For information regarding the content of the TA Workshops,
please contact Ms. Sarah Silverman at (301) 443-1249.
SAMHSA suggests that the attendees be those persons having the
responsibility for conceptualizing and writing the application.
Hotel Information
Participants are responsible for making their own hotel
reservations. When calling the hotel, reference the SAMHSA Grantee
Workshop. Registrants are urged to make their hotel reservations as
soon as possible.
Date February 10, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer,
SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-3946 Filed 2-17-99; 8:45 am]
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