[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 121 (Thursday, June 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33897-33900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16141]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, and Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention; Fiscal Year 1999 Funding Opportunity
AGENCIES: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment (CSAT), and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP).
ACTION: Notice of availability of funds for grants to support the
development of community-based practice/research collaboratives.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention (CSAP), announce the availability of FY 1999 funds for
grants 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.
Note: SAMHSA also published notices of available funding
opportunities for FY 1999 in previous issues of the Federal
Register.
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Estimated
Activity Application Estimated funds available Number of Project period
deadline awards
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Practice/Research Collaboratives.. 08/11/99 $2.5 Million................... 8-10 1 year.
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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 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
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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 may include:
Availability of funds.
4. Special FY 1999 SAMHSA Activity
4.1. Bridging the Gap: Developing Community-Based Practice/Research
Collaboratives (Short Title: Practice/Research Collaboratives, TI 99-
006)
Application Deadline: August 11, 1999.
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 of
Practice/Research Collaboratives hereinafter referred to as PRCs. The
purpose of this program is to improve the quality of substance abuse
clinical preventive and treatment services by increasing interaction
and knowledge exchange among key community based stakeholders,
including substance abuse treatment providers, community-based
organizations providing support services to substance abusers,
researchers, and policy makers, including health plan managers and
purchasers of substance abuse treatment. It is expected that the PRCs
will develop the necessary infrastructure and capacity to further
knowledge development and to be able to participate effectively in
federally-funded knowledge development and applications projects.
Through these efforts, the PRCs will be able, over time, to make
significant contributions to the field's knowledge and understanding
about substance abuse treatment and related clinical preventive
practices. SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is
participating with CSAT in this initiative.
This program is eventually expected to have two types of grants:
Development Grants and Implementation Grants. This announcement (GFA
No. TI99-006) provides guidelines for Development Grant applications
only.
Priorities: None.
Eligible Applicants: Applications for Development Grants
may be submitted by domestic public and private nonprofit and for-
profit entities, such as community-based organizations, public or
private universities, colleges, and hospitals, and units of State or
local government.
Grants/Amount: It is estimated that $2.5 million will be
available to support approximately 8-10 Development awards under this
program in FY 1999. Awards are not expected to exceed $250,000 in total
costs (direct+indirect). CSAT anticipates that next fiscal year there
will be funds to support both Development and Implementation Grants.
Period of Support: Support will be available for a period
of 12 months to develop full network membership, establish the
operational model proposed for the PRC, and develop research and
knowledge application plans in preparation for submitting a separate
application for an Implementation Grant.
Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance: 93.230.
Program Contact: For programmatic or technical assistance
(not for application kits) contact:
Fran Cotter, Office of Managed Care, Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Rockwall II, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301)
443-8796,
or
Ed Craft, Ph.D., Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis and
Synthesis, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 840, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-3953
For grants management assistance, contact: Peggy Jones,
Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 614, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-9666.
Application kits are available from: National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, PO Box 2345, Rockville,
MD 20847-2345, (1-800) 729-6686.
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, Pub. L. 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 the FY 1999 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 (other than Federally
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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, Policy
and 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: June 18, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-16141 Filed 6-23-99; 8:45 am]
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