[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 474-478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 Funding Opportunities for Grants From the
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
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SUMMARY: The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), SAMHSA,
announces that FY 1995 funds are available for grants for the following
activities. These activities are discussed in more detail under Section
4 of this notice.
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Estimated
Application funds Estimated No.
Activity deadline available of awards Project period
(thousands)
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Substance abuse........................ 01-10-95 $400 8 1 year.
Conference Grants...................... 05-10-95
09-10-95
Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Outreach 04-27-95 7,500 20-25 2-3 years.
Services.
Residential women and children......... 03-21-95 10,000 10-14 Up to 5 years.
Pregnant/post-partum women............. 03-21-95 4,000 5-6 Up to 5 years.
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The actual amount available for awards and their allocation may
vary, depending on unanticipated program requirements and the volume
and quality of applications. Awards are made for grant periods which
generally run from 1 up to 5 years in duration. FY 1995 funds for
substance abuse treatment services and demonstration programs are
appropriated by the Congress under Public Law 103-333. SAMHSA's
policies and procedures for peer review and Advisory Council review of
grant and cooperative agreement applications were published
[[Page 475]] 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
Center's treatment improvement services and demonstration activities
address issues related to Healthy People 2000 objectives: Promoting the
physical, social, psychological and economic well-being of individuals
recovering from alcohol and other drug dependencies; enhancing the
physical, emotional, social and cognitive development of children
exposed to alcohol and other drugs of abuse; promoting safe and healthy
pregnancies and perinatal outcome; reducing the infant mortality rate
and increasing the proportion of infants who receive recommended
primary health care services; promoting outreach to drug abusers, IV
drug users using uncontaminated paraphernalia, testing for HIV
infection; increasing access to treatment programs; and promoting the
collaboration of primary care, mental health and substance abuse
treatment.
Additional themes include fostering closer coordination between the
criminal justice and public health systems to collaboratively address
issues related to alcohol and other drug-related crime and violence;
managing health care for community-based offender populations and
designing cost-effective programming that is responsive to today's
health care issues.
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: 202-783-3238).
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Applicants for grants must use application form
PHS 5161-1 (Rev. 7/92). The Application Kit contains the PHS 5161-1,
Standard Form 424 (Face Page) and complete instructions for preparing
and submitting applications. The Kit may be obtained from: National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,
Rockville, MD 20847-2345, 1-800-729-6686.
When requesting an Application Kit, the applicant must specify the
particular activity(ies) 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.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Applications must be submitted to: Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Division of Research Grants, NIH,
Westwood Building, Room 240, 5333 Westbard Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland
20892*
(*If an overnight carrier or express mail is used, the Zip Code is
20816.)
APPLICATION DEADLINES: The deadlines for receipt of applications are
listed in the table above. Please note that the deadlines differ for
the individual categories of grants.
Competing applications must be received by the indicated receipt
date(s) to be accepted for review. An application received after the
deadline may be acceptable 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. If the receipt date falls on a
weekend, it will be extended to Monday; if the date falls on a national
holiday, it will be extended to the following work day.
Applications received after the receipt date(s) or 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 contact person
identified for each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).
Requests for information concerning business management issues
should be directed to: Ms. Mabel Lam, Grants Management Office, Center
for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II Building, 6th Floor, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, 1-301-443-9665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To facilitate the use of this notice of
funding availability, information in this section has been organized,
as outlined in the Table of Contents below. For each activity,
information is presented under the following headings:
Application Deadline
Purpose
Priorities
Eligible Applicants
Grants/Amounts
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
Program Contact
Table of Contents
1. Program Background and Objectives
2. Special Concerns
3. Criteria for Review and Funding
3.1 General Review Criteria
3.2 Funding Criteria for Approved Applications
4. Special FY 1995 Substance Abuse Treatment Activities
4.1 Grants
4.1.1 Substance Abuse Treatment Conference Grants
4.1.2 Community Based Comprehensive HIV/STD/TB Outreach Services for
High Risk Substance Abusers Demonstration Program
4.1.3 Demonstration Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Women
and their Children
4.1.4 Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and
Postpartum Women
5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements
6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement
7. Executive Order 12372
1. Program Background and Objectives
SAMHSA's CSAT has been given a statutory mandate to expand the
availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol
and other drug problems in the United States. CSAT utilizes a variety
of grant, training, and technical assistance efforts to accomplish this
mission through expanding human resources, improving the capabilities
of the State and sub-State management infrastructure, and developing
and promoting cost-effective approaches for treatment and recovery
services.
CSAT seeks to expand the availability and improve the quality of
services aimed at addressing the special needs of populations that are
especially vulnerable to addictive disorders, as well as to expand the
volume of effective treatment and recovery services in targeted
geographic areas where the demand for services far exceeds the existing
capacity. The Center also works to upgrade the quality and
effectiveness of treatment and recovery services through improved
coordination among treatment providers, recovery programs, primary
health care entities, mental health care providers, human service
agencies, housing authorities, educational and vocational services, the
criminal justice system, and a variety of related services. Further,
CSAT seeks to upgrade the financial and physical condition of publicly
funded addiction treatment and recovery programs.
2. Special Concerns
SAMHSA's CSAT will address a number of special concerns in FY 1995.
Particular emphasis will be placed on comprehensive approaches to
treatment, and coordination with other Federal and [[Page 476]] non-
Federal programs. Special emphasis will be given to providing
assistance for racial and ethnic minority populations; adolescents;
residents of public housing and the homeless; women, their infants and
children; rural populations; migrant workers; substance abusers
involved in the criminal justice system; the disabled; those at risk
for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis(TB), sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),
and other infectious diseases; and those with co-occurring mental
disorders.
3. Criteria for Review and Funding
Competing applications requesting funding under the specific
project activities in Section 4 will be reviewed for technical merit in
accordance with established PHS/SAMHSA peer review procedures.
Applications that are accepted for review will be assigned to an
Initial Review Group (IRG) composed primarily of non-Federal experts.
Applications will be recommended for approval or disapproval on the
basis of technical merit. Applications recommended for approval will be
assigned scores according to level of merit.
Notification of the IRG's recommendation will be sent to the
applicant upon completion of the initial review. In addition, the IRG
recommendations on technical merit of applications over $50,000 will
undergo a second level of review by the CSAT National Advisory Council,
whose review may be based on policy considerations, as well as
technical merit.
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 Approved Applications
Applications recommended for approval by the peer review group and
the CSAT National Advisory Council (if applicable) will be considered
for funding on the basis of their overall technical merit as determined
through the review process.
Other funding criteria will include;
Availability of funds.
Geographic distribution.
Additional funding criteria specific to the programmatic activity
may be included in the application guidance materials.
4. Special FY 1995 Substance Abuse Treatment Activities
Project activities are grouped in this notice under one section:
Grants.
4.1 Grants
Four major activities for CSAT grant programs are discussed below.
4.1.1 Substance Abuse Treatment Conference Grants.
Application Deadlines: January 10, May 10, September 10,
1995.
Purpose: To provide support for domestic conferences
relating to alcohol and other substance abuse treatment, including
conferences for the purposes of coordinating, exchanging and
disseminating information to the services community and the general
public; and for the development of strategies for improving substance
abuse treatment.
Priorities: Consumer and treatment services-oriented
constituency groups, including those representing State and local
governments, professional associations, voluntary organizations, and
self-help groups that share a mutual interest with CSAT.
Eligible Applicants: Public and non-profit private
entities.
Grants/Amounts: Approximately eight (8) awards. Individual
awards may not exceed $50,000 or 50% of the total costs of the
conference, whichever is less.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.218.
Program Contact: Nancy S. Kilpatrick, M.A., Office of
Scientific Analysis and Evaluation, Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment, Rockwall II Building, 6th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-8831.
4.1.2 Community Based Comprehensive HIV/STD/TB Outreach Services for
High Risk Substance Abusers Demonstration Program
Application Deadline: April 27, 1995.
Purpose: To support community-based comprehensive HIV/STD/
TB outreach intervention services for chronic, hardcore substance
abusers and their sex and/or needle sharing partners. Projects will
demonstrate: (1) The efficacy of outreach as an intervention for
facilitating access to substance abuse treatment, and (2) that
comprehensive outreach interventions affect behavior changes in the
targeted populations.
Priorities: Extent to which outreach intervention services
are directed towards chronic, hardcore substance abusers and their sex/
needle sharing partner(s). Chronic, hardcore substance abusers are
defined as those individuals who have severe drug problems, frequently
inject heroin and/or cocaine, and/or who are polydrug users. Emphasis
is expected on providing outreach services to the following
subpopulations: racial/ethnic minorities (includes African Americans,
Latinos/Hispanics, Asian/Pacific Islanders, American Indians, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiians); women; residents of public housing
projects; and homeless individuals.
Eligible Applicants: Public and private non-profit
entities must submit their applications through the Single State Agency
(SSA) in their State. Indian Tribal authorities constitute an exception
and may apply directly to CSAT without going through an SSA. Public and
private non-profit providers presently operating in the third and final
year of grants awarded in 1992 under the former Office of Treatment
Improvement's demonstration program for AIDS Outreach for Substance
Abusers are eligible to apply for competing renewals under this
announcement for up to two additional years of support.
Grants/Amounts: 20-25 awards, with individual award
amounts varying from $275,000-$375,000. CSAT expects to set aside no
more than 50% of available funds for competing renewals.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.949
Program Contact: Wendell McConnell, M.D., Chief, HIV/
Linkage Branch, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II
Building, 6th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-
8160.
Note: Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting an
application under this activity will be available on January 18,
1995. [[Page 477]]
4.1.3 Demonstration Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Women
and their Children
Application Deadline: March 21, 1995.
Purpose: To improve the service, access to and/or delivery
system for substance abusing, parenting women and their children in
comprehensive residential treatment programs that have potential for
becoming models; to provide findings that will support or modify
existing information on the potential generalizability to appropriate
populations; and to develop knowledge that can be transferred. Projects
will demonstrate that substance abuse treatment services, delivered in
residential settings coupled with primary health, mental health, and
social services can improve overall treatment outcomes for women/
children by decreasing alcohol and other drug use; improving physical
health, and reducing client morbidity/mortality; improving emotional/
psychological health, and family/social functioning; enhancing socio-
economic well-being of women/family unit services; decreasing
involvement in crime, inter-personal violence, child abuse and neglect,
and sexual abuse; and enhancing cognitive/educational development of
children.
Priorities: Racial/ethnic minority women; in particular,
Native American/Alaska Native and Hispanic women. Other groups include
women who have been physically or sexually abused; women and children
involved, or at risk for involvement, with the foster care/child
welfare system; adolescent and adult women in the Criminal Justice (CJ)
system; women with co-occurring disorders; and women who are
cognitively or physically impaired. Significant others/extended family
members when determined in the best interest of the women and children.
Eligible Applicants: Public and private non-profit
treatment providers must submit their applications through the Single
State Agency (SSA) in their State. Indian Tribal authorities constitute
an exception and may apply directly to CSAT without going through an
SSA.
Grants/Amounts: 10-14 awards, with individual award
amounts varying from $600,000-$900,000.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.102
Program Contact: Maggie Wilmore, Division of Clinical
Programs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II Building,
6th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-
8160.
4.1.4 Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and
Postpartum Women
Application Deadline: March 21, 1995.
Purpose: To expand availability of comprehensive, quality
residential treatment for pregnant/postpartum women and their infants
who suffer from alcohol and other drug abuse problems. Funds will
support alcohol and other drug abuse treatment services to be delivered
in residential settings, coupled with primary health, mental health and
social services, that strive to: decrease alcohol and other drug (AOD)
use; improve physical health, promote safe and healthy pregnancies/
perinatal outcome, and reduce client morbidity and mortality; improve
psychological and emotional health, and family social functioning;
enhance socio-economic well-being of women/family unit by improving
employment status, accessibility to housing, and human services;
decrease interpersonal violence, child abuse and neglect, and sexual
abuse; and enhance the cognitive/educational development of infants/
children with intra-uterine exposure to AOD use.
Priorities: Racial/ethnic minority women; in particular,
Native American/Alaska Native and Hispanic women. Other groups include
women who have been physically or sexually abused; women and children
involved, or at risk for involvement, with the foster care/child
welfare system; adolescent and adult women in the Criminal Justice (CJ)
system; women with co-occurring disorders; and those with cognitive or
physical impairment. Significant others/extended family members when
determined in the best interest of the women and children.
Eligible Applicants: Public and private non-profit
treatment providers must submit their applications through the Single
State Agency (SSA) in their State. Indian Tribal authorities constitute
an exception and may apply directly to CSAT without going through an
SSA.
Grants/Amounts: 5-6 awards, with individual award amounts
varying from $600,000-$800,000.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.101
Program Contact: Maggie Wilmore, Division of Clinical
Programs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II Building,
6th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 (301) 443-8160.
5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements
The Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS) is intended to
keep State and local health officials apprised of proposed health
services grant and cooperative agreement applications submitted by
community-based nongovernmental organizations within their
jurisdictions.
Community-based nongovernmental service providers who are not
transmitting their applications through the State must submit a PHSIS
to the head(s) of the appropriate State and local health agencies in
the area(s) to be affected not later than the pertinent receipt date
for applications. The PHSIS consists of the following information:
a. A copy of the face page of the application (Standard form 424).
b. A summary of the project (PHSIS), not to exceed one page, which
provides:
(1) A description of the population to be served.
(2) A summary of the services to be provided.
(3) A description of the coordination planned with the appropriate
State or local health agencies.
State and local governments and Indian Tribal Authority applicants
are not subject to the Public Health System Reporting Requirements.
Application guidance materials will specify if a particular FY 1995
activity described above 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 cooperative agreement
recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of
all tobacco products. This is consistent with the PHS mission to
protect and advance the physical and mental health of the American
people.
Specific application guidance materials may include more detailed
guidance as to how the Center will implement SAMHSA's policy on
promoting the non-use of tobacco.
7. Executive Order 12372
Applications submitted in response to most, if not all, of the FY
1995 activities 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 recognized Indian tribal
[[Page 478]] 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 Review, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II Building, Suite 630,
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 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. The CSAT does not guarantee to accommodate or explain
SPOC comments that are received after the 60-day cut-off.
Application guidance materials will specify if a particular FY 1995
activity described above is not subject to the provisions of Executive
Order 12372.
Dated: December 28, 1994.
Richard Kopanda,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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