[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47596-47597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19860]
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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 to the National Council for
Behavioral Healthcare.
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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 $3,800,000 (total costs) for up to one year to the
National Council for Behavioral Healthcare. This is not a formal
request for applications. Assistance will be provided only to the
National Council for Behavioral Healthcare based on the receipt of a
satisfactory application that is approved by an independent review
group.
Funding Opportunity Title: SM-11-013.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.
Authority: Section 520(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as
amended.
Justification: Eligibility for this funding opportunity is limited
to the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH)
based on the Council's expertise and existing relationship with the
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Initiative (PBHCI) grantees.
The NCCBH, the current Training and Technical Assistance Center for
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Initiative (TTA-PBHCI) grantee, has
an existing relationship with the 56 PBHCI grantees, for whom half of
the technical assistance will be developed. It already has the
infrastructure established to provide day-to-day training and technical
assistance (both onsite and e-based). The NCCBH also has the contacts
and staff required to select and manage selected state-designated
entities (SDEs) and provide the required technical assistance to them.
Since supplemental funding is for one-year, it is critical that the
applicant be able to quickly and effectively initiate the activities
required by the cooperative agreement and the PBHCI HIT grant. The
NCCBH has the foundation in place to make the best use of the short
period of time available. There is no other organization with the
experience or background to ensure that the objectives will be met and
accurate outcome measurements will be gathered through performance
data. The Council has been involved in providing health information
technology information/resources to its 1400+ members and has existing
affiliations with IT systems that are acknowledged leaders in the
field.
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)
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276-2321; E-mail: [email protected].
Cathy Friedman,
SAMHSA Public Health Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2011-19860 Filed 8-4-11; 8:45 am]
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