[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 44 (Monday, March 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11027-11031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5586]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 Funding Opportunities
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the Center for
Mental Health Services (CMHS) announce the availability of FY 1999
funds for the following activities. These activities are discussed in
more detail under Section 4 of this notice. This notice is not a
complete description of the activities; potential applicants must
obtain a copy of the Guidance for
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Applicants (GFA) before preparing an application.
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Estimated
funds Estimated
Activity Application available No. of Project period
deadline (in awards
millions)
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CSAT Action Grant Program............... 5/10/99 $1.5 10 1 yr.
Community Treatment Program............. 5/10/99 5.3 15 Up to 3 yrs.
Basic Action Grant, Hispanic Priority... 5/10/99 3 20 1 yr.
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Note: SAMHSA also published notices of available funding
opportunities for FY 1999 in subsequent issues of the Federal
Register.
The actual amount available for awards and their allocation may
vary, depending on unanticipated program requirements and the volume
and quality of applications. Awards are usually made for grant periods
from one to three years in duration. FY 1999 funds for activities
discussed in this announcement were appropriated by the Congress under
Public Law No. 105-277. 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
SAMHSA Centers' substance abuse and mental health services activities
address issues related to Healthy People 2000 objectives of Mental
Health and Mental Disorders; Alcohol and Other Drugs; Clinical
Preventive Services; HIV Infection; and Surveillance and Data Systems.
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: 202-512-1800).
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Applicants must use application form PHS 5161-1
(Rev. 5/96; OMB No. 0937-0189). The application kit contains the GFA
(complete programmatic guidance and instructions for preparing and
submitting applications), the PHS 5161-1 which includes Standard Form
424 (Face Page), and other documentation and forms. Application kits
may be obtained from the organization specified for each activity
covered by this notice (see Section 4).
When requesting an application kit, the applicant must specify the
particular activity 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.
The PHS 5161-1 application form and the full text of each of the
activities (i.e., the GFA) described in Section 4 are available
electronically via SAMHSA's World Wide Web Home Page (address: http://
www.samhsa.gov).
APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Unless otherwise stated in the GFA,
applications must be submitted to: SAMHSA Programs, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, Suite 1040, 6701
Rockledge Drive MSC-7710, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7710 *
(* Applicants who wish to use express mail or courier service
should change the zip code to 20817.)
APPLICATION DEADLINES: The deadlines for receipt of applications are
listed in the table above. Please note that the deadlines may differ
for the individual activities.
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.
Applications received after the deadline date and 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 program contact person
identified for each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).
Requests for information concerning business management issues
should be directed to the grants management contact person identified
for each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To facilitate the use of this Notice of
Funding Availability, information has been organized as outlined in the
Table of Contents below. For each activity, the following information
is provided:
Application Deadline.
Purpose.
Priorities.
Eligible Applicants.
Grants/Amounts.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number.
Contacts.
Application Kits.
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 Scored Applications
4. Special FY 1999 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Activities
4.1 Community Action Grants for Service Systems Change (Short
Title: CSAT Action Grant, GFA No. TI 99-003)
4.2 Comprehensive Community Treatment Program for the
Development of New and Useful Knowledge (Short Title: Community
Treatment Program, PA No. 99-050)
4.3 Community Action Grants For Service Systems Change-Phase I
(Short Title: Basic Action Grant, Hispanic Priority, GFA No. SM 99-
007)
4.4 SAMHSA Technical Assistance Workshop
5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements
6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement
7. Executive Order 12372
1. Program Background and Objectives
SAMHSA's mission within the Nation's health system is to improve
the quality and availability of prevention, early intervention,
treatment, and rehabilitation services for substance abuse and mental
illnesses, including co-occurring disorders, in order to improve health
and reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society.
Reinventing government, with its emphases on redefining the role of
Federal agencies and on improving customer service, has provided SAMHSA
with a welcome opportunity to examine carefully its programs and
activities. As a result of that process, SAMHSA moved assertively to
create a renewed and strategic emphasis on using its resources to
generate
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knowledge about ways to improve the prevention and treatment of
substance abuse and mental illness and to work with State and local
governments as well as providers, families, and consumers to
effectively use that knowledge in everyday practice.
SAMHSA's FY 1999 Knowledge Development and Application (KD&A)
agenda is the outcome of a process whereby providers, services
researchers, consumers, National Advisory Council members and other
interested persons participated in special meetings or responded to
calls for suggestions and reactions. From this input, each SAMHSA
Center developed a ``menu'' of suggested topics. The topics were
discussed jointly and an agency agenda of critical topics was agreed
to. The selection of topics depended heavily on policy importance and
on the existence of adequate research and practitioner experience on
which to base studies. While SAMHSA's FY 1999 KD&A programs will
sometimes involve the evaluation of some delivery of services, they are
services studies and application activities, not merely evaluation,
since they are aimed at answering policy-relevant questions and putting
that knowledge to use.
SAMHSA differs from other agencies in focusing on needed
information at the services delivery level, and in its question-focus.
Dissemination and application are integral, major features of the
programs. SAMHSA believes that it is important to get the information
into the hands of the public, providers, and systems administrators as
effectively as possible. Technical assistance, training, preparation of
special materials will be used, in addition to normal communications
means.
SAMHSA also continues to fund legislatively-mandated services
programs for which funds are appropriated.
2. Special Concerns
SAMHSA's legislatively-mandated services programs do provide funds
for mental health and/or substance abuse treatment and prevention
services. However, SAMHSA's KD&A activities do not provide funds for
mental health and/or substance abuse treatment and prevention services
except sometimes for costs required by the particular activity's study
design. Applicants are required to propose true knowledge application
or knowledge development and application projects. Applications seeking
funding for services projects under a KD&A activity will be considered
nonresponsive.
Applications that are incomplete or nonresponsive to the GFA will
be returned to the applicant without further consideration.
3. Criteria for Review and Funding
Consistent with the statutory mandate for SAMHSA to support
activities that will improve the provision of treatment, prevention and
related services, including the development of national mental health
and substance abuse goals and model programs, competing applications
requesting funding under the specific project activities in Section 4
will be reviewed for technical merit in accordance with established
PHS/SAMHSA peer review procedures.
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 Scored Applications
Applications will be considered for funding on the basis of their
overall technical merit as determined through the peer review group and
the appropriate National Advisory Council (if applicable) review
process.
Other funding criteria will include:
Availability of funds.
Additional funding criteria specific to the programmatic activity
may be included in the application guidance materials.
4. Special FY 1999 SAMHSA Activities
4.1 Community Action Grants For Service Systems Change (Short Title:
CSAT Action Grant Program, GFA No. TI 99-003)
Application Deadline: May 10, 1999.
Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
announces the availability of funds to communities for supporting the
adoption of specific exemplary practices related to the delivery or
organization of services or supports into their systems of care for
adolescents and adults with alcohol and other drug use problems. This
program is designed to stimulate activities by communities that will
result in adoption of specific exemplary service delivery practices
that yield the best results for these target populations.
The CSAT Action Grant Program is intended to stimulate the adoption
of exemplary practices through convening partners, building consensus,
aiding in eliminating barriers, decision-support and adaptation of
service models to meet local needs. The term exemplary practice
connotes that the proposed practice has a reliable record of improving
outcomes for those receiving the service. A proven outcome-based record
of success will be a prerequisite to Federal support for adoption of a
proposed exemplary practice. Grants will not support direct funding of
service delivery.
The Program is designed to encourage communities to identify and
build consensus around exemplary service delivery practices that meet
their own needs, and that meet criteria identified in the full
announcement for defining what constitutes an exemplary practice. For
purposes of this program, exemplary practices are limited to those that
involve service delivery or the organization of services or supports.
Proposed exemplary practices should be limited to practices which are
consistent with the concept of systems of care as defined in the full
announcement. Grant funds may be used for any activity that is part of
the consensus building and decision-support process. Individual
projects will be successful if a decision to adopt the proposed
practice is made.
Priorities: None.
Eligible Applicants: Applications for grants will be
accepted from public and private entities. Public entities include
State and local government agencies, and federally designated Indian
tribes and tribal organizations. Private entities include those
organized as not-for-profits and those organized as for-profits. Such
organizations include, but are not necessarily limited to, those
responsible for service delivery policy, those representing consumers
and families, those providing services to the target population, and
those responsible for training and accrediting service providers.
Grants/Amounts: An estimated $1.5 million is available
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Action Grant Program. Award amounts will range from approximately
$50,000 to not more than $150,000. These funds will support
approximately 10 or more grant awards in FY 1999. CSAT projects will be
funded for 1 year.
Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance: 93.230.
Program Contact: For programmatic or technical assistance
(not for application kits) contact: Clifton Mitchell or Jane Ruiz,
Division of Practice and Systems Development, Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301)
443-8802.
For grants management assistance, contact: Andrea Brandon, Grants
Management Specialist, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services,
Administration, Rockwall II, 6th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857, (301) 443-9667.
Application kits are available from: National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,
Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345, Telephone: 1-800-729-6686.
4.2 Comprehensive Community Treatment Program for the Development of
New and Useful Knowledge (Short Title: Community Treatment Program, PA
No. 99-050)
Initial Application Deadline: May 10, 1999 (and depending
on the availability of funds, annual receipt dates of September 10,
January 10 and May 10 thereafter).
Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
announces the availability of grants to support the development or
modification of treatment approaches for special populations and/or
service settings and to support rigorous study of their effectiveness.
The purpose of this program is to generate new knowledge about
three aspects of substance abuse treatment: (1) special populations,
(2) integrated substance abuse treatment, screening, and early
intervention in non-traditional settings, and (3) innovative programs.
This grant program is a vehicle by which treatment providers and
other experts in the substance abuse treatment field can identify
innovative clinical and service delivery approaches in need of
development and study. Through this announcement, CSAT will support
three types of grants: (1) full studies of treatment programs and
services, (2) exploratory/pilot studies; and (3) enhancement/expansion
grants. Applicants must clearly indicate which type of grant they are
applying for in their application to SAMHSA. Lastly, CSAT seeks to
promote partnerships and collaboration between community-based
organizations, to foster broad participation among researchers,
practitioners, consumers, and payers, and to support the development of
an infrastructure to facilitate knowledge development.
Priorities: None.
Eligible Applicants: Applications for full studies of
treatment programs and services and exploratory/pilot studies may be
submitted by public and domestic private nonprofit and for-profit
entities, such as units of State or local government, community-based
organizations and State or private universities, colleges, and
hospitals.
Applications for enhancement/expansion grants may be submitted by
currently active CSAT grantees (including those in no cost extension
periods) who can demonstrate successful implementation of planned
activities in their current project. These grants are restricted to
currently active grantees because their studies are in place allowing
them to immediately proceed to the next step of expanding the project's
scope to improve the knowledge base. In addition, because their study
structure, database, enrolled participants, relationships with
participants and their families and collaborating organizations are
already established, start-up time for the enhancement/expansion is
minimal.
Grants/Amounts: It is estimated that $5.3 million will be
available to support approximately 15 awards under this announcement in
FY 1999. The amount of an award is expected to range from $100,000 to
$500,000 in total costs (direct + indirect). Funds will be divided
evenly among the three types of grants. The number of applications
funded in each group will depend on the quality of applications as
determined by peer review. Funds may be used to conduct all aspects of
data collection and evaluation. Limited funds are available to support
substance abuse treatment intervention services and substance abuse
related services necessary for successful conduct of the proposed
study. Support may be requested for a period of up to 3 years. Annual
awards will be made subject to continued availability of funds and
progress achieved.
Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance: 93.230.
Program Contact: For programmatic or technical assistance
(not for application kits) contact: Thomas Edwards, Jr., Branch Chief,
Organization of Services Branch/ Division of Practice and Systems
Development, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 740, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-8453.
For grants management assistance, contact: Peggy Jones, Grants
Management Officer, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, 6th Floor, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-9666.
Application kits are available from: National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,
Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345, 1-800-729-6686.
4.3 Community Action Grants For Service Systems Change-Phase I (Short
Title: Basic Action Grant, Hispanic Priority, GFA No. SM 99-007)
Application Deadline: May 10, 1999.
Purpose: The goal of the Action Grant Program is to
promote the adoption of exemplary practices related to the delivery
and/or organization of services or supports for children with serious
emotional disturbances and adults with serious mental illness who may
also have co-occurring disorders. (Basic Program)
Additionally, the Action Grant Program establishes a priority
initiative for Hispanic Communities to promote the adoption of
exemplary practices for Hispanic adults and adolescents that need
prevention services because they are at-risk for alcohol and illicit
drug problems or treatment services because they are seriously
chemically dependent and/or mentally ill. (Hispanic Priority
initiative)
It is understood that adoption of exemplary practices involves more
than consensus building and decisions to act. Projects for both the
Basic Program and the Hispanic Priority initiative will be successful
if a grantee can develop consensus among key stakeholders on the
adaptations of the chosen exemplary practice needed for that community
and on a plan for implementing the adapted practice.
Priorities: None.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by
units of State or local governments and by domestic private nonprofit
and for-profit organizations such as community-based organizations,
universities, colleges, and hospitals. SAMHSA encourages applications
from consumer and family organizations.
Applications for the Hispanic Priority initiative must target
Hispanics, identify an exemplary practice specific to the
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needs of Hispanic Americans and demonstrate the involvement of Hispanic
community leadership.
Grants/Amounts: It is estimated that approximately $1.5
million will be available under the Basic Program to support
approximately 10 awards in FY 1999. The average award is expected to
range from $50,000 to $150,000 in total costs.
In addition to the estimated $1.5 million available under the Basic
Program noted above, an additional $1.5 million will be made available
to approximately 10 awards under the Hispanic Priority initiative in FY
1999. The average award under this initiative is expected to range from
$50,000 to not more than $150,000 in total costs.
CMHS Action Grant projects will be funded for one year.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.125.
Program Contact: For programmatic or technical information
regarding Adult Serious Mentally Ill Populations, contact: Santo
(Buddy) Ruiz, Community Support Programs Branch, Division of Knowledge
Development and Systems Change, Center for Mental Health Services,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Room 11C-22, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-3653.
For programmatic or technical information regarding Homeless
Populations, contact: Larry W. Rickards, Ph.D., Homeless Program
Branch, Division of Knowledge Development and Systems Change, Center
for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11C-05, Rockville, MD 20857,
(301) 443-3706.
For programmatic or technical information regarding Children and
Adolescents with Serious Emotional Disorders and their Families,
contact: Michele Herman, Child, Adolescents and Family Services Branch,
Division of Knowledge Development and Systems Change, Center for Mental
Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18-49, Rockville, MD 20857,
(301) 443-1333.
For programmatic or technical information regarding Substance Abuse
Treatment, contact: Jane Ruiz, Division of Practice and Systems
Development, Clinical Interventions Branch, Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Rockwall II Building, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857, (301) 443-8237.
For programmatic or technical information regarding Substance Abuse
Prevention, contact: Donna Simms d'Almeida, Division of State and
Community Systems Development, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II
Building, Suite 930, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857,
(301) 443-1789.
Questions regarding Grants Management issues may be directed to:
Stephen J. Hudak, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, Room 15C-05, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-4456.
For application kits, contact: Knowledge Exchange Network
(KEN), P.O. Box 42490, Washington, DC 20015, Voice: (800)789-2647, TTY:
(301)443-9006, FAX: (301)984-8796.
4.4. SAMHSA Technical Assistance Workshop
SAMHSA is sponsoring three technical assistance workshops for
potential applicants. The workshops will be held at the following
locations: March 11, 1999--Washington, DC; March 17, 1999--Chicago, IL;
and March 19--Los Angeles, CA. For more information, please call Ms.
Lisa Wilder, Workshop Coordinator, at 301-984-1471, extension 333.
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. This 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 and Indian Tribal Authority applicants
are not subject to the Public Health System Reporting Requirements.
Application guidance materials will specify if a particular FY 1999
activity described above is/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 contract recipients to
provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of all tobacco
products. In addition, Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of
1994, prohibits smoking in certain facilities (or in some cases, any
portion of a facility) in which regular or routine education, library,
day care, health care, or early childhood development services are
provided to children. This is consistent with the PHS mission to
protect and advance the physical and mental health of the American
people.
7. Executive Order 12372
Applications submitted in response to all FY 1999 activities 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 (other than Federally recognized Indian tribal governments)
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
Extramural Activities Review, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 17-89, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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. SAMHSA does not guarantee to accommodate or explain SPOC
comments that are received after the 60-day cut-off.
Dated: March 2, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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