[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46308-46309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19496]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Funding Opportunity
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of intent to award a Single Source Grant to the National
Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD).
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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) intends to award
approximately $1.102 million (total costs) per year for up to three
years to the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Directors (NASADAD). This is not a formal request for applications.
Assistance will be provided only to the National Association of State
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) based on the receipt of a
satisfactory application that is approved by an independent review
group.
Funding Opportunity Title: TI-11-006.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.
Authority: Section 1935 of the Public Health Service Act, as
amended.
Justification: Only the National Association of State Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) is eligible to apply. The Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is seeking to
award a single source grant to the National Association of State
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) to provide assistance to
substance abuse Single State Agencies (SSAs) to increase service
capacity, including recovery support services, develop integrated
systems of care, and improve behavioral health outcomes in order to
effectively administer the SAPT block grant. In addition, grant funds
will be used to assist States to respond to emerging issues, such as
health reform, parity, information technology innovations and
implementation of evidence-based practices.
The intent of this grant is to provide technical assistance on a
wide range of SAMHSA program areas. Specifically, the grantee will
network with the State HIV Coordinators and the State Opioid Treatment
Authorities, its National Treatment Network (NTN) and Women's Treatment
Coordinators and its policy body, the States' Substance Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Program Management Workgroup. This
grant will provide resources to enhance the States' capacity to respond
to emerging issues such as health reform, parity, use of information
technology innovations and implementation of evidence-based practices.
In addition, the grantee will provide technical assistance support to
the National Prevention Network (NPN) leadership in support of the
further development of State systems as it relates to the
implementation of the SAPT Block Grant. The grantee will be expected to
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facilitate a series of workshops through technical and logistical
support aimed at the enhancement and development of support mechanisms
that will foster the implementation of an effective data driven
prevention service delivery system. The grantee will also facilitate
the development of prevention core competencies which can be used to
gauge the professional skill development levels needed to effectively
implement data driven prevention programs, practices and policies that
are goal directed and outcomes based. Finally, the grant allows for the
provision of instrumental quality assurance on the block grant
guidance, the web-based application system and other SAMHSA program
activities.
NASADAD is in the unique position to facilitate these activities
because:
NASADAD is the sole and unique organization with a direct
official relationship with the Single State Agencies (SSAs) and has a
history of collaboration with the Federal and State government and
other organizations that represent issues of importance.
NASADAD is the sole organization that has been utilizing a
Web-based process to facilitate SSA dialogue on SSA management,
clinical program and research issues practices within the SSAs.
NASADAD's constituency and staff are a repository of
knowledge on State issues related to substance abuse treatment
indicators and are accountable for performance in the SAPT Block Grant.
This knowledge is critical to the grant project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelly Hara, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-
1095, Rockville, MD 20857; telephone: (240) 276-2321; E-mail:
[email protected].
Cathy Friedman,
SAMHSA Public Health Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2011-19496 Filed 8-1-11; 8:45 am]
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