Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 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) announces the availability of FY 2001 funds for cooperative agreements for the following activity. This notice is not a complete description of the activity; potential applicants must obtain a copy of the Guidance for Applicants (GFA), including Part I, Cooperative Agreements for Addiction Technology Transfer Centers, and Part II, General Policies and Procedures Applicable to all SAMHSA Applications for Discretionary Grants and Cooperative Agreements, before preparing and submitting an application.

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), P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345, Telephone: 1-800-729-6686.

The PHS 5161-1 application form and the full text of the activity are also available electronically via SAMHSA's World Wide Web Home Page: http://www.samhsa.gov

When requesting an application kit, the applicant must specify the particular activity 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) announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2001 funds for cooperative agreements to support the creation or continuation of Addiction Technology Transfer Centers. This program, referred to as “ATTCs,” solicits applications to:

(1) develop and maintain an interdisciplinary consortium of health care and related professionals, educators, organizations, and State and local governments knowledgeable about research-based, effective, culturally appropriate 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 a workforce of 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.

The ATTC program is comprised of 13 regions that together form a national resource. (Note: This 13 region organization is a new feature of the ATTC Program.) Each ATTC Site applicant must focus its services on the region it proposes to serve. Each ATTC Site may work with other ATTC Sites and with other organizations within or outside of the region. The ATTC regions are listed in an Appendix in the full funding announcement.

This is a modified reissuance of SAMHSA/CSAT's Fiscal Year 1998 GFA No. TI 98-009, entitled “Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs). This announcement solicits applications for two types of awards: (1) ATTC Sites, and (2) an ATTC National Office.

Eligibility

Applications may be submitted by public and domestic private non-profit entities such as units of State or local government, recovery and other community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and State or private, non-profit universities, colleges, and hospitals. Current CSAT ATTC grantees with a project period that ends on or before September 30, 2001, excluding extensions in time without additional funds and who meet the above requirements, are also eligible to apply.

An organization may submit an application for an ATTC Site and/or the ATTC National Office. A separate application is required for each function. Although the ATTC National Office may be established by an organization which also has an ATTC Site, it must be set up as a separate entity with dedicated staff, a separate and independent project director, a separate budget, audit, and specific responsibilities.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $7,000,000 will be available to fund 13 ATTC Sites and one National Office. The average award for an ATTC Site is expected to range from $450,000 to $550,000 per year in total costs (direct and indirect). The award for the ATTC National Office is expected to be approximately $500,000 in total costs (direct and indirect).

Period of Support

Cooperative agreements will be awarded for a period of 5 years. Annual awards will be made subject to continued availability of funds to SAMHSA/CSAT and progress achieved by the grantee.

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 criteria. Additional award criteria specific to the programmatic activity may be included in the application guidance materials.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

93.230.

Program Contact

For questions concerning program issues, contact: Susanne R. Rohrer, RN, Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis, and Synthesis, CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 840, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-8521, E-Mail: srohrer@samhsa.gov

For questions regarding grants management issues, contact: Kathleen Sample, Division of Grants Management, OPS/SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 6th floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-9667, E-Mail: ksample@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 2001 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 2001 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. 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.