[Federal Register: April 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 77)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

 
Cooperative Agreement With Policy Research, Inc., To Continue the 
National GAINS Center for People With Co-Occurring Disorders in the 
Justice System

AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for 
Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS.

ACTION: Cooperative agreement to support the National GAINS Center for 
People with Co-occurring Disorders in the Justice System.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public of a planned $1,100,000 
cooperative agreement award to Policy Research, Inc., to support the 
National GAINS Center for People with Co-occurring Disorders in the 
Justice System. CSAT and CMHS will make this award if the application 
is recommended for approval by the initial review group and the CSAT 
and CMHS National Advisory Councils. This is not a formal request for 
applications; assistance will be provided only to Policy Research, Inc. 
The purpose of the award is to support developing knowledge, conducting 
analyses of state-of-the-art practices, and disseminating and 
transferring information related to treating and managing persons in 
the justice system who are dually diagnosed with substance abuse and 
mental disorders. The GAINS Center promotes effective solutions by 
gathering information, assessing what works, interpreting the facts, 
networking with key stakeholders, and stimulating change.
    Eligibility for this program is limited to Policy Research, Inc., a 
non-profit corporation which operates the National GAINS Center. The 
GAINS Center has been federally funded by SAMHSA through the National 
Institute of Corrections/Department of Justice. This resource center 
has established, on a national level, a locus for the collection and 
dissemination of information about effective mental health and 
substance abuse services for people with co-occurring disorders in the 
justice system. The Center gathers information designed to influence 
the range and scope of mental health and substance abuse services 
provided in the justice system, tailors these materials to the specific 
needs of localities, and provides technical assistance to help them 
plan, implement, and operate appropriate, cost-effective programs. 
SAMHSA, for administrative reasons, can no longer fund the Center in 
this fashion because the former funding mechanism is no longer 
available. Therefore, SAMHSA will fund the project directly to complete 
the originally approved term of 5 years. An award to Policy Research, 
Inc., will enable the GAINS Center to build upon prior work and current 
activities underway in its work plan. This conversion to direct SAMHSA 
(CSAT and CMHS) funding will permit several important projects to be 
completed.

    Authority: The cooperative agreement will be made under the 
authority of section 501(d)(5) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 290aa). The Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance number for this program is 93.230.

    Contact: Bruce C. Fry, J.D., Division of Practice and Systems 
Development, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 740,5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-0128.

    Dated: April 16, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-10077 Filed 4-21-99; 8:45 am]
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