[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 659-660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31583]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 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 
$1.162 million (total costs) for up to three years to NASADAD for 
Technical Assistance to States for Implementation of the Substance 
Abuse Block Grant (SABG) for Prevention and Treatment (Short Title: 
SABG-TA). The purpose of this program is to provide technical 
assistance (TA) to substance abuse Single State Agencies (SSAs) to 
increase service capacity, including recovery support services, develop 
integrated systems of care, improve behavioral health outcomes, and 
support strategies for addressing health disparities in use of the 
National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate 
Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care. In addition, the program 
will provide TA support to the National Prevention Network (NPN) 
leadership in support of the further development of state prevention 
systems as it relates to the implementation of the SABG program. SABG-
TA funds will be used to assist states in responding to emerging 
issues, such as the Affordable Care Act, parity, information technology 
innovations, implementation of evidence-based practices, and issues 
related to program integrity. These funds are used for prevention, 
treatment, recovery support, and other services that will assist in the 
development, implementation, and management of the SABG program.
    Funding Opportunity Title: TI-14-002.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.
    Authority: Section 1935 of the Public Health Services Act, as 
amended.
    Justification: Eligibility for this award is limited to NASADAD. 
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 SSAs and is the only agency of its type 
representing all the SSAs for substance use disorder treatment and 
primary prevention activities.
     NASADAD has helped to professionalize the field, and 
support the systematic development of evidence-based models of 
screening, assessment, treatment, and recovery support services. Such 
interventions yield favorable outcomes, are cost-effective, scalable, 
and sustainable. Significant investments in training and workforce 
development have made these interventions accessible to providers of 
treatment and prevention services around the country.
     Over the years, NASADAD has built an extensive array of 
constituency groups and has maintained these ongoing memberships in 
order to coordinate group activities via teleconference, net 
conference, or in person meetings, as necessary for the

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purpose of educating the public about the value and importance of 
substance use disorder treatment and prevention.
     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/NPNs, 
and recognizes and promotes a number of critical prevention research 
products.
     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 SABG grant. This 
knowledge is critical to the grant project.
    As a result, NASADAD is uniquely qualified and positioned to carry 
out the requirements of this announcement.
    Contact: Cathy Friedman, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1097, Rockville, MD 20857; 
telephone: (240) 276-2316; email: [email protected].

Cathy J. Friedman,
SAMHSA Public Health Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2013-31583 Filed 1-3-14; 8:45 am]
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