[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20318-20320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10360]
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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 Mental Health Services (CMHS), announces the
availability of FY 1999 funds for one cooperative agreement for the
following activity. This activity is discussed in more detail under
section 4 of this notice. This notice is not a complete description of
the activity; potential applicants must obtain a copy of the Guidance
for Applicants (GFA) before preparing an application.
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Estimated
Application funds Estimated
Activity deadline available number of Project period
(millions) awards
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NTTAC for children....................... 06/24/99 $2.5 1 Up to 5 yrs.
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Note: SAMHSA will publish additional 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 number and
quality of applications received. FY 1999 funds for the activity
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 the 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 the activity
(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: 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 deadline for receipt of applications is
listed in the table above.
Competing applications must be received by the indicated receipt
date to be accepted for review. An application received after the
deadline may only be accepted 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 the 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 the activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).
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 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
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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 activity 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 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 Activity
4.1. National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Children Who
Have or Are At-Risk of Emotional Disturbances and Their Families (NTTAC
for Children, SM 99-008)
Application Deadline: June 24, 1999.
Purpose: Under the authority of Sections 501(d)(5) and
565(b) of the Public Health Service Act, one cooperative agreement will
be awarded to improve developmentally and culturally appropriate
service delivery and outcomes for children who have or are at-risk of
emotional disturbances. The goal will be achieved by operating a NTTAC
to assist States, cities, counties, communities, Indian tribes and
tribal organizations, Pacific Island jurisdictions, and Freely
Associated States to build and implement community-based systems of
care that are child- and family-centered, culturally competent, and
coordinated across child-serving disciplines.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by
public organizations, such as units of State, County, or local
governments, by Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations (as defined in
Section 4(b) and Section 4(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act), and by domestic private nonprofit
organizations such as community-based organizations, universities,
colleges, and hospitals.
The cooperative agreement awarded under this GFA is authorized
under Sections 501(d)(5) and 565(b) of the Public Health Service Act.
Eligibility is limited to public and non-profit entities because the
legislative language from Section 565(2) restricts awards to these
entities. Combined funding of a single grant will increase the
efficiency of technical assistance services and permit sharing of
technical assistance resources among grant sites funded under the
Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their
Families Program and other communities serving children with serious
emotional disturbances around the nation.
Amount: Approximately $2.5 million will be available to
support one (1) award under this GFA in FY 1999. Actual funding will
depend upon the availability of funds at the time of award. This
cooperative agreement is for a period of up to 5 years.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.104.
Program Contact: For programmatic or technical assistance,
contact:
Gary De Carolis, Chief, Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch,
Division of Knowledge Development and Systems Change, Center for Mental
Health Services/SAMHSA, Room 18-49, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-1333/FAX (301) 443-3693, Internet:
gdecarol@samhsa.gov
For grants management issues, contact: Steve Hudak, Grants
Management Officer, Office of Program Services/SAMHSA, Room 15C-05,
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-
4456/FAX (301) 594-2336, Internet: shudak@samhsa.gov
For application kits, contact: Nicole Haliburton, IQ
Solutions, Inc., 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 801, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Voice: (301) 984-1471
FAX: (301) 984-1333
Email: nhaliburton@iqsolutions.com
CMHS will sponsor a one-day technical assistance workshop
for
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potential applicants if at least seven organizations express interest
in attending. The workshop is scheduled to take place on May 7, 1999,
in Rockville, Maryland. For more information, potential applicants may
contact the following: Danielle Voss, IQ Solutions, 11300 Rockville
Pike, Suite 801, Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 984-1471, (301) 984-
1473, FAX, E-Mail: vossd@iqsolutions.com
5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements
This program 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.
Dated: April 20, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-10360 Filed 4-23-99; 8:45 am]
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