Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 Funding Opportunities for Grants From the Center for Mental Health Services

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 Funding Opportunities for Grants From the

Center for Mental Health Services

AGENCY: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), 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 Project

Activity Application Estimated funds number of period

deadline available awards (years)

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AIDS Provider 05/10/95 $980,000....... 5-6 3

Educ.

Innovative Child 05/10/95 $2.6 million... 6-8 3

Services.

Consumer/Family 05/10/95 $750,000-1.2 5-8 3

Networks. million.

Consumer TA 05/10/95 $350,000-700,00 1-2 3

Center(s). 0.

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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 3 years in duration. FY 1995 funds for

mental health 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 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 mental health services and demonstration activities address

issues related to Healthy People 2000 objectives: to promote the

physical, social, psychological and economic well-being of adults with

mental disorders and children and adolescents with or at risk for a

serious emotional, behavioral, or mental disorder.

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; OMB No. 0937-0189). 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

the contact person identified for each activity covered by this notice

(see Section 4).

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

Mental Health Services 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.

Competing applications must be received by the indicated receipt

dates to be accepted for review. An [[Page 7978]] 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: Grants Management Office, Center for Mental Health

Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15C-05, Rockville, Maryland 20857,

(301) 443-4456.

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. In addition, the discussion

of the specific FY 1995 funding activities 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 Mental Health Services Activities

4.1 Grants

4.1.1 Mental Health Care Provider Education In HIV/AIDS Program

4.1.2 Evaluating Innovative Children's Mental Health Services

4.1.3 Grants for Consumer and Family Networks

4.1.4 National Consumer Technical Assistance Centers

5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements

6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement

7. Executive Order 12372

1. Program Background and Objectives

The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) has been given a

statutory mandate to take a national leadership role in the development

and demonstration of improved mental health services. Toward that end,

Center activities involve facilitating the application of

scientifically established findings and practice-based knowledge to

prevent and treat mental disorders, improving access, reducing barriers

and promoting high quality, effective programs and services for people

with, or at risk for, these disorders.

2. Special Concerns

The CMHS will address a number of special concerns in 1995.

Particular emphasis will be placed on helping localities design and

implement comprehensive approaches to service delivery, networking, and

coordination with other Federal and non-Federal programs. Special

emphasis will be given to providing assistance for individuals in

varied racial and ethnic groups; adolescents; early intervention

programs; rural populations; adolescents involved in the juvenile

justice system; and individuals with, or at risk for, HIV/AIDS.

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 CMHS National Advisory Council,

whose review may be based on policy considerations, as well as

technical merit. Only applications recommended for approval by the

Council may be considered for funding by CMHS.

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 CMHS 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.

Additional funding criteria specific to the programmatic activity

may be included in the application guidance materials.

4. Special FY 1995 Mental Health Service Activities

Project activities are grouped in this notice under one section:

Grants.

4.1 Grants

Four major activities for CMHS grant programs are discussed below.

4.1.1 Mental Health Care Provider Education In HIV/AIDS

Application Deadline May 10, 1995.

Purpose: The goal of the program is to enhance the

Nation's ability to have an impact upon the HIV/AIDS epidemic by

training the traditional mental health care providers and other health

care workers who often are front-line providers of mental health

services, such as medical students, primary care physicians, and the

clergy and other spiritual providers.

Applicants will be expected to propose a comprehensive training

program that addresses the mental health needs of people with HIV/AIDS.

The program is to train traditional mental health providers

(psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, counselors, and

marriage and family counselors), other first line providers of mental

health services (e.g., medical students, primary care physicians), and

nontraditional providers (e.g., the clergy and other spiritual

providers, alternative [[Page 7979]] health care workers). Training

programs proposed must target at least 5 provider groups. The program

must address the neuropsychiatric and the psychosocial aspects of HIV/

AIDS; coping with HIV/AIDS; and approaches to prevent the spread the of

HIV infection. Applicants shall make appropriate use of existing

curricula.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by any

public or private nonprofit organization.

Grants/Amounts: 5 to 6 awards, with individual awards

varying from $125,000 to $200,000 for the first year.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.244.

Program Contact: For programmatic or technical information

contact: Barbara J. Silver, Ph.D., Director, HIV/AIDS Provider

Education Program, Center for Mental Health Services, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Room 15-81, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-7817.

Application kits and complete instructions for submitting

an application may be obtained from: Global Exchange, Inc., 7910

Woodmont Avenue, Suite 400, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3015, (301) 656-

3100.

4.1.2 Evaluating Innovative Children's Mental Health Services

Application Deadline: May 10, 1995.

Purpose: The purpose of this announcement is to encourage

demonstrations which focus on evaluating the effectiveness of

innovative models of organizing, delivering, and financing mental

health service systems of care for children and adolescents with or at

risk for serious emotional, behavioral or mental disturbances and their

families, especially those systems that include community-based

services and interagency coordination.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: Centralized state assistance is often

helpful in obtaining continued support for successful intervention

projects. Therefore, State mental health authorities may choose to be

direct applicants. Direct application for funding may also be made by

political subdivisions of a State, and private nonprofit organizations

such as community-based organizations, universities, colleges, and

hospitals. In the case where an applicant is not the State mental

health authority, the applicant will be required to obtain a letter of

support from the State mental health authority.

Grants/Amounts: 6 to 8 awards, with individual awards

varying from $300,000 to $400,000 for the first year.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.125.

Program Contact: For application kit and/or programmatic

or technical information contact: Ms. Diane L. Sondheimer, Child,

Adolescent and Family Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, 5600

Fishers Lane, Room 11C-17, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-1333.

4.1.3 Demonstration Grants for Consumer and Family Networks

Application Deadline: May 10, 1995.

Purpose: The goals for these demonstration grants are to

implement and evaluate strategies to: (1) Empower consumer and family

networks and strengthen their ability to participate in State and local

mental health service planning and health care reform policy activities

related to improving community-based services for the target

population; and (2) foster the financial self-sufficiency of consumer

and family organizations.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: CMHS is limiting potential applicants

for projects under this announcement to State mental health

authorities. Multiple organizations are generally involved in

implementing these initiatives; and the State mental health authorities

are uniquely qualified to undertake the coordination function, since

they work directly with the major consumer and family groups and

oversee a wide range of mental health service providers.

Due to funding limitations, only States and territories that do not

have a current, active Community Support Programs (CSP) Service Systems

Improvement Demonstration (SSID) grant, or those that have an active

CSP SSID grant with a project period that ends on or before August 31,

1995, excluding no-cost extensions, are eligible to apply.

Grants/Amounts: 5 to 8 awards, with individual awards

varying from $125,000 to $150,000 for the first year.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.125.

Program Contact: For application kit and/or programmatic

or technical information contact: Mr. Neal Brown, Chief, Community

Support Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, 5600

Fishers Lane, Room 11C-22, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-3653.

4.1.4 National Consumer Technical Assistance Centers

Application Deadline: May 10, 1995.

Purpose: The goals of these Centers are to: (1) Serve as a

resource center for consumers involved in the Community Support

Programs (CSP) Service System Improvement Demonstration (SSID) grants,

with a special emphasis on assisting the groups to achieve financial

self-sufficiency; (2) operate a national resource center for consumers

involved in developing consumer-operated services by reaching out to

racial and ethnic minorities, assisting in planning, providing, and

evaluating mental health services, and in planning for health care

reform activities; and (3) facilitate the development of a coalition of

national or multi-state consumer organizations involved in self-help

and system improvement efforts.

Priorities: It is CMHS's expectation that the TA Center(s)

will be planned, directed, and operated by primary mental health

consumers.

Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by

States, political subdivisions of States, and private non-profit

agencies, as well as current CMHS/CSP TA Center grantees.

Grants/Amounts: 1 to 2 awards, with individual amounts

varying from $300,000 to $350,000 for the first year.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.125.

Program Contact: For application kit and/or programmatic

or technical information contact: Mr. Neal Brown, Chief, Community

Support Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, 5600

Fishers Lane, Room 11C-22, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-3653.

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). [[Page 7980]]

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 (E.O.) 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 (SAMHSA),

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13C-06, Rockville, Maryland 20857, ATTN: SPOC.

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 CMHS 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: February 3, 1995.

Richard Kopanda,

Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 95-3342 Filed 2-9-95; 8:45 am]

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