Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 Funding Opportunities

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.

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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), and Center for

Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) 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.

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Estimated Project

Activity Application Estimated funds available number of period

deadline awards (years)

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State Indicator Pilot....................... 06/08/98 $1.0M...................... 10 3

National TA Centers......................... 06/08/98 $1.1M...................... 3 3

State Network Grants........................ 06/08/98 $1.55M..................... 31 3

Statewide Family Networks................... 06/08/98 $1.55M..................... 31 3

Adolescent Treatment Models................. 06/08/98 $11.5...................... 45-55 2.5

Addiction Technology Transfer Centers....... 06/08/98 $7.5....................... 15 3

Treatment Outcome & Performance Pilot....... 06/08/98 $5.0....................... 11-13 3

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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, and on March 20, 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 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

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 Indicator Pilot Grants

4.1.2 Grants to Support Consumer and Consumer Supporter

National Technical Assistance Centers (Short Title: National TA

Centers)

4.1.3 Statewide Consumer and Consumer Supporter Networking

Grants (Short Title: State Network Grants)

4.1.4 Statewide Family Network Grants (Short Title: Statewide

Family Networks)

4.1.5 Grants for Identification of Exemplary Treatment Models

for Adolescents (Short Title: Adolescent Treatment Models)

4.2 Cooperative Agreements

4.2.1 Cooperative Agreements for Addiction Technology Transfer

Centers (Short Title: ATTCs)

4.2.2 Cooperative Agreements for State Treatment Outcomes and

Performance Pilot Studies Enhancement (Short Title: TOPPS II)

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

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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 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 Indicator Pilot Grants (GFA No. SM 98-010)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS),

announces technical assistance grants to the State Mental Health

Agencies (SMHAs) or the equivalent in the District of Columbia and

United States Territories eligible for CMHS block grants, to support

performance indicator pilots which will facilitate appropriate

implementation of selected, comparable performance measures within and

among States. Piloting of additional State specific performance

measures will also be supported for State grantees that complete

successful piloting of the initial framework of selected indicators.

This Program effort emanates from the current environment of the State

and national need for effective accountability systems which can

identify the effects of mental health services within and among States.

Accommodation is made to assist States to pilot refinements and

modifications in performance indicator systems for individual State

data system needs once the primary goal is successfully met. Needs

supporting accountability in mental health systems are supported in the

enactment of the Federal Government Performance and Results Act of 1993

(GPRA) and in existing reform mandates and activities among States

experiencing system wide and managed care reform.

The primary purpose of this technical assistance grant Program is

to facilitate the development and implementation of State performance

indicator pilots that reflect the performance indicators selected in

the 1997/98 Five State Feasibility Assessment Project funded by CMHS.

The Five State Feasibility Assessment Project addressed the existing

need for accountability and comparability in terms of mental health

services performance within and among States. Selected States

participated in the Five State project to identify performance

indicators, specify their range of applicability, and determine

potential feasibility. The objective was to select a set of performance

indicators that can be applied by all States. The primary effort in

this new Program will be the design, implementation, assessment, and

refinement of the pilot experience in a sample of States. The

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expected overall result is a completed pilot which can be implemented

statewide at the conclusion of the grant period and potentially

implemented by other States.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: Applicants must be SMHAs or the

equivalent in the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories that

receive CMHS block grant funds. Eligibility is restricted to SMHAs as

the only appropriate entities for piloting performance indicators for

national and interstate State comparability.

Grants/Amounts: It is estimated that approximately

$1,000,000 will be available to support approximately 10 awards under

this GFA in FY 1998. The maximum award per grantee will be $100,000

total direct and indirect costs per year for a maximum of 3 years.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.119

Application kits are being mailed to eligible entities.

For programmatic or technical information regarding this grant,

contact:

Olinda Gonzalez, Ph.D., Public Health Advisor, Survey and Analysis

Branch

or

Ronald W. Manderscheid, Ph.D., Chief, Survey and Analysis Branch,

Division of State and Community Systems Development, Center for Mental

Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 15C-04, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, Tel.(301) 443-3343 Fax 301-443-7926

E-mail addresses: [email protected]; [email protected]

For grants management assistance, contact: Stephen Hudak, Division of

Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 15C-05, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, Tel. (301) 443-4456, [email protected]

4.1.2 Grants to Support Consumer and Consumer Supporter National

Technical Assistance Centers (Short Title: National TA Centers--GFA No.

SM 98-012)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration Center for Mental Health Services announces the

availability of funds to support three technical assistance centers,

two to promote consumer self-help activities and one technical

assistance center for supporters of consumers. The Program is intended

to create technical assistance centers that act as resource centers for

materials development and dissemination, training, skill development,

interactive communication opportunities, networking and other technical

assistance activities directed at facilitating self-help approaches,

recovery concepts, and empowerment.

Specific objectives include:

(1) Strengthening of relationships among stakeholders and advocates

in the mental health system through the use of innovative approaches,

i.e., dispute resolution, networking, coalition building and modern

information processing technology for the purpose of achieving their

common goal.

(2) Facilitating the improvement and enhancement of skill

development with an emphasis on business and management skills for

self-help programs in the field to ensure success and growth.

(3) Supporting the Program: ``Grants to Promote Statewide Consumer

and Consumer Supporter Networking.''

Priorities: None

Eligible Applicants: Applications for the Consumer

National Technical Assistance Centers may only be submitted by consumer

operated organizations. Applications for the Consumer Supporter

National Technical Assistance Center may only be submitted by

organizations of consumer supporters.

Eligibility is being restricted to these organizations because of

Program Goal No. 4 which is to improve the capacity of both consumer

and consumer supporter organizations to provide technical assistance to

their respective communities.

Grants/Amounts: It is estimated that approximately $1.1

million will be available to support three awards under this program in

Fiscal Year 1998. The average award to support the two Consumer

Technical Assistance Centers will be $400,000 in total costs

(direct+indirect)per year. The average award for the Supporter

Technical Assistance Center is expected to be $300,000 in total costs

(direct+indirect).

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.

For programmatic or technical information contact: Risa S.

Fox, Community Support Programs Branch, Division of Knowledge

Development and Systems Change Center for Mental Health Services,

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers

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

Questions regarding Grants Management issues may be directed to:

Stephen J. Hudak, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15C-

05, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-4456.

For application kits, contact: Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN),

P.O. Box 42490, Washington, DC 20015, Voice: (800) 789-2647, TTY: (301)

443-9006, FAX: (301) 984-8796.

4.1.3 Statewide Consumer and Consumer Supporter Networking Grants

(Short Title: State Network Grants--GFA No. SM 98-013)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration Center for Mental Health Services announces the

availability of grants to increase the capacity of statewide consumer

and/or consumer supporter networks to participate in the development of

policies, programs, and quality assurance activities related to mental

health.

Specific objectives include:

(1) Strengthening of organizational relationships among consumers,

families, advocates, networks, and coalitions that are dedicated to

empowering consumers and promoting their ability to participate in

State and local mental health service-planning and health care reform

policy activities;

(2) Fostering of leadership and management skills with an emphasis

on leadership, business and management and fostering financial self-

sufficiency of consumer and/or consumer supporter organizations

(transition from Federal funding to other public and private resources)

over the term of the Federal grant;

(3) Identification of technical assistance needs for consumer and/

or consumer supporter organizations and the implementation of a

strategy that meets those needs.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: Applications for the Statewide

Consumer and Consumer Supporter Networking Grants 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, family and/or consumer operated

organizations and volunteer mental health organizations.

Applicants must provide a brief history of the organization and

documentation of activities, within the last year, that show that they

are dedicated to the improvement of mental health services at the local

and statewide levels (e.g., State-level policies).

Grants/Amounts: It is estimated that approximately

$1,550,000 will be

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available to support approximately 31 awards in FY 1998. The average

award is expected to range from $40,000 to $60,000, in total costs

(direct+indirect) for statewide consumer organizations and statewide

consumer supporter organizations. Within a State, a maximum of two

awards can be made--one award may be for a consumer organization and

one award may be for a consumer supporter organization.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.

For programmatic or technical assistance contact: William

McKinnon, Ph.D. or Santo J.(Buddy) Ruiz, Community Support Programs

Branch, Division of Knowledge Development and Systems Change, Center

for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11C-22, Rockville, MD 20857,

(301) 443-3653.

Questions regarding Grants Management issues may be

directed to: Stephen J. Hudak, Division of Grants Management, OPS,

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Room 15C-05, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-4456.

For application kits, contact: Knowledge Exchange Network

(KEN), P.O. Box 42490, Washington, DC 20015, Voice: (800) 789-2647,

TTY: (301)443-9006, FAX: (301)984-8796.

4.1.4 Statewide Family Network Grants (Short Title: Statewide Family

Networks--GFA No. SM 98.014)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) announces the

availability of grants to increase the capacity of statewide family

networks to participate in the development of policies, programs, and

quality assurance activities related to the mental health of children

and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and their families.

The goals of the Statewide Family Network Grant program are to:

1. Strengthen Organizational Relationships--Improve collaboration

among families, advocates, networks, and coalitions that are dedicated

to empowering families and strengthening their ability to participate

in State and local mental health service-planning and health care

reform policy activities on behalf of their children; and, to maintain

effective working relationships with other State child-serving agencies

including, health, education, child welfare, substance abuse, and

juvenile justice.

2. Foster Leadership and Management Skills--Promote skills

development with an emphasis on leadership, business and management and

foster financial self-sufficiency of family-controlled organizations

(transition from Federal funding to other public and private resources)

over the term of the Federal grant;

3. Identify Technical Assistance Needs--Identify technical

assistance needs for family-controlled organizations and implement a

strategy that meets those needs.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: Only nonprofit private entities that

have a board of directors or other controlling body comprised of no

less than 51 percent family members of children with serious emotional,

behavioral, or mental disorders, or other nonprofit entities which have

provided written assurance that the project will be under the control

of an autonomous subunit which is family-controlled, may apply. If the

application is on behalf of the autonomous subunit, the charter

granting full project autonomy to the family-controlled subunit, and

the minutes of the meeting of the applicant's Board of Directors

showing approval of full project autonomy must accompany the

application.

CMHS is limiting eligibility to family-controlled organizations

because the goals of this grant program are to: (1) Strengthen the

capacity of family members to participate in State and local mental

health service-planning and health care reform policy activities on

behalf of their children; (2) promote leadership and management skills

among family members which will foster self-sufficiency; and, (3)

identify and implement technical assistance strategies to successfully

meet program goals.

Evidence gathered over the past 14 years suggests that Statewide

family networks are critical to achieving full participation of

families in planning, implementing and evaluating systems of care for

their children with serious emotional disturbances. The engagement of

trained and empowered family members appears to be an essential

component of the system of care and can lead to greater rates of family

satisfaction and better health and related outcomes for the target

population.

Grants/Amounts: It is estimated that approximately

$1,550,000 will be available to support approximately 31 awards in FY

1998. The average award is expected to range from $40,000 to $60,000 in

total costs. CMHS will make no more than one award in any State.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.

For programmatic or technical assistance contact: Gary De

Carolis, M.Ed., Chief, Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch, Division

of Knowledge Development and Systems Change, Center for Mental Health

Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration,

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18-49, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-1333.

Questions regarding Grants Management issues may be

directed to: Steve Hudak, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Room 15C-05, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-4456.

Grant application kits may be obtained from: Knowledge

Exchange Network (KEN), P.O. Box 42490, Washington, DC 20015, Voice:

(800) 789-2647, TTY: (301) 443-9006, FAX: (301) 984-8796.

The full text of the GFA is available via the KEN Electronic

Bulletin Board 800-790-2647).

4.1.5 Grants for Identification of Exemplary Treatment Models for

Adolescents (Short Title: Adolescent Treatment Models--GFA No. TI 98-

007)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces a

grant program designed to identify currently existing models of

adolescent treatment that, when evaluated for client outcomes and cost,

demonstrate effectiveness in treating adolescents. CSAT intends to make

funds available for the documentation and evaluation of programs that

appear to demonstrate sustained levels of effectiveness and that could

be considered exemplary, but, heretofore, have not had the means to

fully undertake these tasks. Funds are available for further evaluation

and documentation; funds may not be expended for treatment By

``exemplary'', CSAT means programs which have been validated as

exemplary through formal evaluation or research as evidenced by the

availability of peer-reviewed empirical findings; have significant

consensus among experts, including evaluators, policy-makers,

providers, consumers and families that they are exemplary; have been or

can be reasonably expected to be generalizable with adaptation to local

circumstances; and are documented.

CSAT designed this program to stimulate States, local governments

and private organizations to: (1) Identify

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potentially exemplary treatment models for adolescents that currently

exist, (2) develop an evaluation plan and produce short-term evaluation

of outcome measures, (3) develop documentation for these models, and

(4) offer these documented and evaluated treatment programs for

possible replication. Programs identified for replication will be

invited to exhibit at a conference to disseminate their findings and

showcase their models.

Priorities: The target population is adolescents who have

a substance abuse problem, with priority being given to those programs

that provide treatment for adolescent heroin abusers.

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 $11.5

million will be available to support approximately 45-55 awards under

this GFA in FY 98. The average award is expected to range from $200,000

to $250,000 in total costs (direct+indirect).

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230

For Programmatic Assistance Contact: Mr. Randolph Muck,

M.Ed., Division of Practice and Systems Development, Center for

Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration, Rockwall II, Room 614, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD

20857, (301) 443-6574.

For grants management assistance contact: Ms. Peggy Jones,

Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration, Rockwall II, Room 614, 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, 1-800-729-6686, 1-800-487-4889.

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 Addiction Technology Transfer Centers

(Short Title: ATTCs--GFA No. TI 98-009)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces

the availability of cooperative agreements to support the creation,

expansion, and/or enhancement of Addiction Technology Transfer Centers

(ATTCs). This program is designed to: (1) Develop a network of ATTCs

responsible for cultivating an interdisciplinary consortium of health

care and related professionals, educators, organizations, and State and

local governments knowledgeable about research-based, effective

approaches to substance abuse treatment and recovery; (2) shape systems

of care by replicating and testing science and translating substance

abuse treatment research into clinical practice; (3) develop competent

health care and related professionals reflective of the treatment

population and who are prepared to function in managed care settings;

and, (4) upgrade standards of professional practice for addictions

workers in various settings.

This announcement is a modified reissuance of a prior announcement

entitled ``Addiction Training Centers (ATCs),'' GFA No. TI 93-02.

Applications are solicited for two types of awards: (1) ATTCs and (2)

an ATTC Coordinating Center. An organization may submit an application

for an ATTC and/or the ATTC Coordinating Center. A separate application

is required for each function. The ATTC Coordinating Center must be set

up as a separate entity with dedicated staff, a separate and

independent project director, a separate budget, audit, and specific

responsibilities.

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.

Current CSAT ATTC grantees with a project period that ends on or

before September 30, 1998, excluding extensions in time without

additional funds, are also eligible applicants.

Cooperative Agreement/Amounts: It is estimated that

approximately $7.5 million will be available to support approximately

15 awards (including one Coordinating Center) under this GFA in FY

1998. The average award is expected to range from $200,000 to $500,000

for the ATTCs in total costs (direct + indirect). The award for the

ATTC Coordinating Center is expected to be in the area of $300,000 in

total costs (direct + indirect).

Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance Number: 93.230

For programmatic or technical assistance contact: Susanne

R. Rohrer, Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis, and Synthesis,

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 840, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-8521.

For grants management assistance, contact: Peggy Jones,

Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 630, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-9666.

Application Kits are available from: National

Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, PO Box 2345, Rockville,

Maryland 20847-2345, 1-800-729-6686, 1-800-487-4889, Via Internet:

http://www.samhsa.gov

4.2.2 Cooperative Agreements for State Treatment Outcomes and

Performance Pilot Studies Enhancement (Short Title: TOPPS II--GFA No.

TI 98-005)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces

the availability of cooperative agreements for States to develop a

standardized approach that systematically measures the performance of

Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPT BG) funded

programs/providers and the treatment outcomes of clients as they

progress through the State substance abuse treatment system. This

program will support States to develop Outcomes Monitoring Systems

(OMS) or to refine Management Information Systems (MIS) that measure

performance and outcomes for substance abuse treatment. All States are

eligible to apply. Awards will be granted to States who demonstrate

that this program will assist in the State system development of

outcomes measurements and for eventual development of a statewide MIS/

OMS system.

This program is designed to support inter-State consensus based

decision making regarding the development of

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standardized AOD treatment performance and outcome measures. The

program will support the development and evaluation of strategies for

monitoring the impact and effectiveness of alcohol and other drug (AOD)

treatment. To fulfill this objective, there are four phases: A

planning/coordination phase, a developmental phase, an implementation

phase, and an analysis/dissemination phase.

A Technical Assistance Center will be funded to provide overall

coordination and support of the program, management of common data

collected across Project States, and assumption of primary

responsibility, in collaboration with CSAT and the States, for

analyzing the consistency of the data across the States and producing

inter-State findings.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: Applications will be accepted for two

types of awards: Project States and a Technical Assistance Center.

Project State applications may be submitted by State AOD Single State

Authorities (SSAs). Eligibility is limited to the SSAs because this

cooperative agreement program is designed to collect information on the

treatment services funded by the SAPT Block Grant. The SSAs are the

recipients of the SAPT Block Grants and they are the only parties that

have access to MIS programs with the ability to collect necessary data.

Technical Assistance Center 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 Agreement/Amounts: It is estimated that

approximately $5 million will be available to support 10 to 12 State

awards and 1 Technical Assistance Center under this program in FY 98.

Each project State award is estimated to be in the range of $300,000 to

$500,000 per year in total costs (direct and indirect). The Technical

Assistance Center is estimated to be $250,000 per year in total costs

(direct and indirect).

Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance Number: 93.238

Program Contact: For programmatic or technical assistance

contact: Sheila Harmison, D.S.W., Division of State and Community

Assistance, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 880, (301)

443-7524.

For grants management assistance, contact: Ms. Peggy

Jones, Division of Grants Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration, 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,

Maryland 20847-2345, 1-800-729-6686, 1-800-487-4889, Via Internet:

http://www.samhsa.gov

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, Public Law 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 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 3, 1998.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 98-9253 Filed 4-7-98; 8:45 am]

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