[Federal Register: November 19, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 223)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Funding Opportunities
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability for grant program to provide
substance abuse treatment and reentry services to sentenced juveniles
and young offenders returning to the community from the criminal
justice system (short title: Young Offender Reentry Program).
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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment(CSAT) announces the
availability of FY 2003 funds for grants for the following activity.
This notice is not a complete description of the activity; potential
applicants must obtain a copy of the Request for Applications (RFA),
including part I, Grant Program to Provide Substance Abuse Treatment
and Reentry Services to Sentenced Juveniles and Young Offenders
Returning to the Community from the Criminal Justice System (TI 03-
001), and part II, General Policies and Procedures Applicable to all
SAMHSA Applications for Discretionary Grants and Cooperative
Agreements, before preparing and submitting an application.
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Est. No. of
Activity Application deadline Est. funds FY 2003 awards Project period
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Grant Program to Provide Jan. 17, 2003........... $6.0 million............ 12-14 4 years
Substance Abuse Treatment and
Reentry Services to Sentenced
Juveniles and Young Offenders
Returning to the Community
from the Criminal Justice
System.
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The actual amount available for the award may vary, depending on
unanticipated program requirements and the number and quality of
applications received. This program is being announced prior to the
annual appropriation for FY 2003 for SAMHSA's programs. Applications
are invited based on the assumption that sufficient funds will be
appropriated for FY 2003 to permit funding of a reasonable number of
applications being hereby solicited. This program is being announced in
order to allow applicants sufficient time to plan and prepare
applications. Solicitation of applications in advance of a final
appropriation will also enable the award of appropriated grant funds in
an expeditious manner and thus allow prompt implementation and
evaluation of promising practices. All applicants are reminded,
however, that we cannot guarantee sufficient funds will be appropriated
to permit SAMHSA to fund any applications. This program is authorized
under section 509 of the Public Health Service Act. 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.
General Instructions: Applicants must use application form PHS
5161-1 (Rev. 7/00). The application kit contains the two-part
application materials (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: National Clearinghouse
for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), PO Box 2345, Rockville, MD
20847-2345. Telephone: 1-800-729-6686.
The PHS 5161-1 application form and the full text of the grant
announcement are also available electronically via SAMHSA's World Wide
Web home page: http://www.samhsa.gov (click on ``Grant
Opportunities'').
When requesting an application kit, the applicant must specify the
particular announcement number for which detailed information is
desired. All information necessary to apply, including where to submit
applications and application deadline instructions, are included in the
application kit.
Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT),
is seeking applications for Fiscal Year 2003 funds to expand and/or
enhance substance
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abuse treatment and related reentry services in agencies currently
providing supervision of and services to sentenced juvenile and young
adult offenders returning to the community from incarceration for
criminal/juvenile offenses. Applicants are expected to form stakeholder
partnerships that will plan, develop and provide community-based
substance abuse treatment and related reentry services for the targeted
populations. Because reentry transition must begin in the correctional
or juvenile facility before release, funding may be used for limited
activities in institutional correctional settings in addition to the
expected community-based services.
Eligibility: Public and domestic private non-profit entities may
apply. For example, the following may apply: State and local
governments; Indian Tribes and tribal organizations; courts; community-
based organizations; and faith-based organizations.
Availability of Funds: It is expected that approximately $6 million
will be available for FY 2003. Approximately 12-14 awards will be made.
The average annual award will range from $300,000 to $500,000 in total
costs (direct and indirect). The total funds available and actual
funding levels will depend on the receipt of an appropriation. Annual
continuation of the award depends on the availability of funds and
progress achieved.
Period of Support: An award may be requested for a project period
of up to 4 years.
Criteria for Review and Funding: General Review Criteria: Competing
applications requesting funding under this activity will be reviewed
for technical merit in accordance with established PHS/SAMHSA peer
review procedures. Review criteria that will be used by the peer review
groups are specified in the application guidance material.
Award 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 review process. Availability of funds will also be an
award criterion. Additional award criteria specific to the programmatic
activity may be included in the application guidance materials.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.243.
Program Contact: For questions concerning program issues, contact:
Kenneth W. Robertson, Public Health Advisor, Division of Services
Improvement, CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockwall II Building, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. (301) 443-7612. E-Mail: kroberts@samhsa.gov.
For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Steve
Hudak, Division of Grants Management, OPS/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 6th
floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. (301) 443-9666. E-Mail:
shudak@samhsa.gov.
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 2003
activity is subject to the Public Health System Reporting Requirements.
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.
Executive Order 12372: Applications submitted in response to the FY
2003 activity 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 or on SAMHSA's website under ``Assistance with Grant
Applications''. The SPOC should send any State review process
recommendations directly to: Division of Extramural Activities, Policy,
and 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: November 14, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
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