[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 18926-18931] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-10035] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 Funding Opportunities AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of funding availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) announce the availability of FY 1998 funds for grants and cooperative agreements for the following activities. These activities are discussed in more detail under Section 4 of this notice. This notice is not a complete description of the activities; potential applicants must obtain a copy of the Guidance for Applicants (GFA) before preparing an application. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Estimated Activity Application funds number of Project period deadline available awards ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recovery Community Support Program......... 06/08/98 $2.5M 20-30 3 yrs. Methamphetamine Treatment.................. 06/08/98 2.4M 5-7 3 yrs. Children of Substance Abusing Parents 06/08/98 8.0M 19 3 yrs. (COSAPs). Parenting Adolescents...................... 06/08/98 4.3M 9-12 3 yrs. Border CAPT................................ 06/08/98 .60M 1 3 yrs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: SAMHSA also published notices of available funding opportunities for FY 1998 in the Federal Register on January 6, 1998, January 20, 1998, February 26, 1998, March 20, 1998, and on April 8, 1998. 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 usually made for grant periods from one to three years in duration. FY 1998 funds for activities discussed in this announcement were appropriated by the Congress under Public Law No. 105-78. 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 each 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 each of the activities (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 Unless otherwise stated in the GFA, 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 deadlines for receipt of applications are listed in the table above. Please note that the deadlines may differ for the individual activities. Competing applications must be received by the indicated receipt dates 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. Applications received after the deadline date and those sent to an [[Page 18927]] 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 each 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 each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To facilitate the use of this Notice of Funding Availability, information has been organized as outlined in the Table of Contents below. For each activity, the following information is provided:Application Deadline. Purpose. Priorities. Eligible Applicants. Grants/Cooperative Agreements/Amounts. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number. Contacts. Application Kits. 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 Scored Applications 4. Special FY 1998 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Activities 4.1 Grants 4.1.1 State, Regional and Local Recovery Network Development 4.2 Cooperative Agreements 4.2.1 Cooperative Agreements for Replication of Effective Treatment for Methamphetamine Dependence and Improvement of Cost- Effectiveness of Treatment 4.2.2 Cooperative Agreements for Providing Coordinated Prevention Services to Children of Substance Abusing Parents (COSAPs) and their Families 4.2.3 Cooperative Agreements for Initiatives on Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse Prevention for Parenting Adolescents 4.2.4 Cooperative Agreement for the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) to Support the U.S.-Mexico Border Four-State Substance Abuse Initiative 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 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 1998 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 1998 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 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 activities 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 [[Page 18928]] appropriate National Advisory Council (if applicable) review process. Other funding criteria will include: Availability of funds. Additional funding criteria specific to the programmatic activity may be included in the application guidance materials. 4. Special FY 1998 SAMHSA Activities 4.1 Grants 4.1.1 State, Regional and Local Recovery Network Development (Short Title: Recovery Community Support Program, GFA No. TI 98-008) Application Deadline: June 8, 1998. Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces the availability of grants to foster the participation of recovery communities in the development of programs, policies and quality assurance activities at the State and local level. These recovery organizations may be comprised of persons in recovery from substance abuse and/or dependence, substance abuse service consumers/ recipients, and their significant others and families. CSAT is committed to funding the creation and initial support of recovery organizations that work to participate and provide input in the conceptualization, planning, implementation and evaluation of substance abuse treatment services. Such an approach will provide the recovery community a public voice to communicate their unique perspectives and insight. Recovery organizations will work to assist State and local communities to develop and disseminate strategies for enhancing systems of care, strengthening service systems infrastructure, and improving the quality and availability of substance abuse treatment services. Recovery organizations will also be encouraged to participate in the development, articulation and promotion of community substance abuse treatment philosophies. It is intended that recovery organizations funded through this program will become models of system participation and building for other communities and States. Grant funds may be used for activities that either support the creation and maintenance of recovery communities or activities that further an existing recovery organization's ability to participate and provide input on service system infrastructure issues. Priorities: None. Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by units of State or local government and by domestic private nonprofit and for-profit organizations such as community-based organizations, universities, colleges, and hospitals. Grant/Amounts: It is estimated that approximately $2.5 million will be available to support approximately 20-30 awards under this GFA in FY 1998. The average award for projects is expected to range from $30,000 to $100,000 in total costs (direct and indirect). Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance Number: 93.230. For programmatic or technical assistance, contact: Howard R. Sampson, Director, Division of State and Community Assistance, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 880, 301-443-3820. For grants management assistance, contact: Peggy Jones, Division of Grants Management, OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 360, 301-443-9666. The mailing address for the individuals listed above is: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Application Kits are available from: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, PO Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345, 800-729-6686; 800-487-4889 TDD. 4.2 Cooperative Agreements Major activities for SAMHSA cooperative agreement programs are discussed below. Substantive Federal programmatic involvement is required in cooperative agreement programs. Federal involvement will include planning, guidance, coordination, and participating in programmatic activities (e.g., participation in publication of findings and on steering committees). Periodic meetings, conferences and/or communications with the award recipients may be held to review mutually agreed-upon goals and objectives and to assess progress. Additional details on the degree of Federal programmatic involvement will be included in the application guidance materials. 4.2.1 Cooperative Agreements for Replication of Effective Treatment for Methamphetamine Dependence and Improvement of Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment (Short Title: Methamphetamine Treatment, GFA No. TI 98-002) Application Deadline: June 8, 1998. Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces the availability of funds to test the replicability of specific non-residential programs for the treatment of methamphetamine abuse. This program is designed to determine the ability to replicate the MATRIX models of non-residential treatment for methamphetamine dependence. A collaborative, cross-site approach is essential in order to study and evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of both the 8 and 16 week MATRIX models of methamphetamine dependence treatment. The program's goals are to: replicate the MATRIX model in multiple sites and document adaptations made; evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the 8 week and 16 week courses of methamphetamine treatment in these sites; compare the MATRIX models (8-week and/or 16- week) of treatment to the ongoing (existing treatment at the site) treatment program, if suitable; determine the problems involved in replication and technology transfer; and contribute to the development of knowledge on non-residential treatment of methamphetamine dependence. Applications are solicited for two types of awards: study sites and a coordinating center to provide technical assistance and training, and analyze the cross-site data. Study site applicants must verify the provision of methamphetamine treatment services for a minimum of two years prior to the date of the application and must currently be delivering services to methamphetamine dependent clients on an non- residential basis. Applications will be accepted from the same entity for both study site and coordinating center roles. Applicants who wish to apply for both roles must submit a separate application for each. Priorities: None. Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by units of State or local government and by domestic private nonprofit and for-profit organizations such as community-based organizations, universities, colleges, and hospitals. Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: It is estimated that approximately $2.4 million will be available to support approximately 5-7 awards (5 or 6 study sites plus one coordinating center) under this GFA in FY 1998. The average yearly award is expected to range from $300,000 to $360,000 in total costs (direct+indirect) for the study sites and $600,000 (direct+indirect costs) for the coordinating center. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230. For programmatic or technical assistance, contact: Ms. Cheryl J. Gallagher, Division of Practice and [[Page 18929]] Systems Development, Organization of Services Branch, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 7th floor, (301) 443- 7259. For business management assistance, contact: Mrs. Peggy Jones, Division of Grants Management, OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 6th Floor, (301) 443-9666. The mailing address for all of the individuals listed above is: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Application kits are available from: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345, (800) 729-6686; (800) 487-4859 TDD. 4.2.2 Cooperative Agreements for Providing Coordinated Prevention Services to Children of Substance Abusing Parents (COSAPs) and their Families (Short Title: COSAPs, GFA No. SP 98-003) Application Deadline: June 8, 1998. Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) announces the availability of funds to generate new, empirical knowledge about what prevention models and associated services are most effective for enhancing COSAP's protective factors and minimizing their risk factors for developing substance abuse and/or other behavioral, emotional, social, cognitive and physical problems as a result of their parents' substance abuse. The target population includes three age groups (6-8; 9-11; and 12-14 year olds). The three objectives of this program are to: (1) determine what are the most effective prevention intervention models and associated services for preventing, delaying and/or reducing substance abuse by COSAPs that can be implemented in local communities; (2) measure and document declines in substance abuse as well as other negative outcomes of COSAP status pertaining to behavioral, emotional, social cognitive and physical development and/or abuse; and (3) document the program implementation in the form of a manual that can be used in other communities and/or for other COSAP populations. Study sites will be expected to implement, refine or adapt an established scientifically defensible and effective substance abuse prevention intervention program for COSAPs in a local community setting as well as provide additional and associated services that are needed to address their behavioral, emotional, social, cognitive and physical problems, determine their effectiveness, and document their implementation, design and content so that they can be replicated in other settings and/or for other COSAP populations. CSAP anticipates funding approximately 18 study sites and a Data Coordinating Center to guide and support study sites' work. The Data Coordinating Center will also guide, support the work for another CSAP program--GFA No. SP 98-004, Cooperative Agreements for Initiatives on Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse Prevention for Parenting Adolescents. Priorities: None. Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by units of State or local government and by domestic private nonprofit or for-profit organizations such as community-based organizations, universities, colleges and hospitals. Applicants cannot apply for both a Study Site and a Coordinating Center grant. They must choose to apply for one or the other to avoid any conflict of interest issues. Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: it is estimated that approximately $7.2 million will be available to support approximately 18 COSAP Study Sites and $0.8 million will be available to support a Data Coordinating Center which will serve both for the COSAP Study Sites and the Parenting Adolescent Study Site awards under this program in FY 1998. The award for each Study Site should average about $400,000 for both direct and indirect costs. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230. For programmatic or technical contact: Soledad Sambrano, Ph.D., Division of Knowledge Development and Evaluation, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 1075, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-9110 [Fax: (301) 443-8965]. For business management assistance, contact: Mrs. Peggy Jones, Division of Grants Management, OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 630, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-3958. Application kits are available from: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Post Office Box 2345, Rockville, Maryland 20857-2345, (800) 729-6686; (800) 487-4859 TDD. 4.2.3 Cooperative Agreements for Initiatives on Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse Prevention for Parenting Adolescents (Short Title: Parenting Adolescents, GFA No. SP 98-004) Application Deadline: June 8, 1998. Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) announces the availability of funds to support cooperative agreements which address the needs of teen parents affected by welfare reform. The program is designed to generate knowledge on the effects of comprehensive preventive interventions aimed at parenting teens currently enrolled in, or eligible for, benefits under TANF. Preventive interventions must address the following four objections which CSAP has identified as critical for this population: prevention or reduction of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use; improvement in academic performance; reduction in subsequent pregnancies; and improvement in parenting and life skills and general well-being. Because parenting adolescents and their children are clearly at risk for negative outcomes including substance abuse, and the subset of parenting teens affected by welfare reform is equally if not more at risk, CSAP has a compelling interest in stimulating the design and testing of programs that complement and support welfare reform programs in ways which ensure the healthy growth and development of both adolescent parents and their children and minimize their risks of substance use/abuse. Study sites will strive to ascertain the effects of providing comprehensive services to adolescent parents and their families who are TANF recipients (and/or those eligible to receive TANF benefits) in the midst of the changes that are being implemented by States. Sites will be expected to fully document changes in the welfare program in their State which affect their local community, and to develop and implement comprehensive services for at-risk parenting adolescents and their families that can demonstrate outcomes in support of the above-noted objectives. Study sites funded under this GFA will produce two products: a final report on the program history, findings, and conclusions; and a replication manual which can be disseminated to the field for future implementation of similar projects. To guide and support grantees' work, CSAP will establish a Data Coordinating Center. A full description of the requirements of the Data Coordinating Center can be found in GFA No. SP 98-003--Cooperative Agreements for Providing Coordinating Prevention Services to Children of Substance Abusing Parents (COSAPs) and their Families. Priorities: None. Eligible applicants: Applications may be submitted by units of State or [[Page 18930]] local government, and by domestic private nonprofit and for-profit organizations such as community-based organizations, universities, colleges, and hospitals. An applicant may apply to be either a Study Site or the Data Coordinating Center, but not both. (Note: As discussed above, applications for the Data Coordinating Center are being solicited under GFA SP 98-003.) Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: It is estimated that approximately $4.3 million will be available to support 9-12 awards of no more than $500,000 (including direct and indirect costs) under this GFA in FY 1998. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230. For programmatic or technical information regarding this grant (not for application kits) contact: Laura J. Flinchbaugh, MPH, Division of Knowledge Development and Evaluation, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Room 1075, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-6612. For grants management assistance, contact: Peggy Jones, Division of Grants Management, OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Room 630, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-9666. Application kits are available from: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P. O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345, (800) 729-6686; (800) 487-4859 TDD. 4.2.4 Cooperative Agreement for the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) to Support the U.S.-Mexico Border Four- State Substance Abuse Initiative (Short Title: Border CAPT, GFA No. SP 98-002) Application Deadline: June 8, 1998. Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) announces the availability of funds to assist border State to apply on a consistent basis, the latest research knowledge to their substance abuse prevention programs, practices, and policies. The program goal is to use conventional and electronic delivery methods to assist border States, their subrecipient communities, and other border communities in effectively applying and utilizing scientifically defensible substance abuse prevention knowledge and technology. The Border CAPT will focus its efforts on four key prevention topic areas. These topic areas include: youth illicit drug use (with an emphasis on marijuana); underage drinking; alcohol, drugs, and violence; and HIV/AIDS and drug use. The applicant may be required to provide services on other topic areas as well. The applicant must also provide technical assistance using the following six CSAP prevention strategies: information dissemination, education, community mobilization, alternatives, environmental change, and early identification and referral. An applicant must apply to serve the four-State border region (Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas) and specifically the 60 mile corridor running parallel to the U.S.-Mexico border. The grantee will be expected to maintain a physical presence in the four-State region to be served. Priorities: None. Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by units of State or local government and by domestic private nonprofit or for-profit organizations such as community-based organizations, universities, colleges, and hospitals. Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: It is estimated that approximately $600,000 will be available to support one award under this GFA in FY 98. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230. For programmatic or technical assistance contact: Ms. Luisa del Carmen Pollard, M.A., Division of Community Education, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 800, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301/443-0373. For business management assistance, contact: William Reyes, Division of Grants Management, OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 640, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301/443-7375. Application kits are available from: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345, 800/729-6686; 800/487-4889 TDD. 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. This 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 1998 activity described above is/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 all FY 1998 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 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 Review, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Parklawn [[Page 18931]] 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: April 10, 1998. Richard Kopanda, Executive Officer, SAMHSA. [FR Doc. 98-10035 Filed 4-15-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P