***[Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)]{.underline}***

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES**

**Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration**

**Funding Opportunity Title:** National Training and Technical
Assistance Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Cooperative
Agreement (Short Title: NTTAC)

**Announcement Type:** Initial

**Funding Opportunity Number:** SM-05-013

**Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:** 93.243

**Due Date for Applications:** April 29, 2005

\[Note: Letters from State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) in response to
E.O. 12372 are due June 29, 2005.\]

**SUMMARY:** The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS),
announces the availability of FY 2005 funds for a National Training and
Technical Assistance Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
(NTTAC) Cooperative Agreement. A synopsis of this funding opportunity,
as well as many other Federal Government funding opportunities, is also
available at the Internet site:
[www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/).

For complete instructions, potential applicants must obtain a copy of
SAMHSA's standard Infrastructure Grants Program Announcement (INF-05 PA)
and the PHS 5161-1 (Rev. 7/00) application form before preparing and
submitting an application. The INF-05 PA describes the general program
design and provides instructions for applying for all SAMHSA
Infrastructure Grants, including the NTTAC Cooperative Agreement.
Additional instructions and specific requirements for the NTTAC
Cooperative Agreement are described below.

I.  **Funding Opportunity Description**

**Authority:** Section 520 A of the Public Health Service Act, as
amended and subject to the availability of funds.

The National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child and
Adolescent Mental Health (NTTAC) Cooperative Agreement is one of
SAMHSA's Infrastructure Grants. SAMHSA's Infrastructure Grants provide
funds to increase the capacity of mental health and/or substance abuse
service systems to support programs and services. An estimated 4.5 to
6.3 million children and youth in the United States suffer from a
serious emotional disturbance and approximately 65% to 80% of these
children and youth do not receive the specialty mental health services
and supports they need. To address concerns about mental health service
delivery, President Bush created the New Freedom Commission on Mental
Health to \"study and make recommendations for improving America\'s
mental health service delivery system.\" The Commission's report,
*Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America*
(available at
[http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov](http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov/))
calls for a fundamental transformation in the way mental health services
are delivered in America.

SAMHSA, and its Center for Mental Health Services, have been charged
with the responsibility to implement the goals and recommendations of
the New Freedom Commission; the NTTAC is a crucial link in CMHS's
ongoing efforts to implement the Report. Therefore, activities carried
out under this announcement must be aligned with the six goals of the
Report to meet the complex needs of children and youth with, or at risk
for, serious emotional disturbances and their families.

The NTTAC will serve a key role in furthering Federal efforts to
establish systems of care for children's mental health that began over
15 years ago, and have now been reiterated in the President's New
Freedom Commission Report. These efforts promote the development of more
accessible and appropriate home and community-based mental health
service delivery systems for children, adolescents, and their families.

The NTTAC will serve as a national resource and training center to
promote the planning and development of child- and family-centered,
culturally competent, and coordinated systems of care for children and
adolescents with, or at risk for, a serious emotional disturbance and
their families within home- and community-based settings. The NTTAC will
provide access to information and expertise on systems of care
development, implementation, and policy issues through a variety of
knowledge distribution approaches and technologies. Priority areas of
focus will include: Strengthening the capacity of States and communities
to transform their mental health system; State planning and policy
development to implement family-driven and youth-guided comprehensive
systems of care across child-serving systems; family and youth-centered
care planning; financing strategies in public and private sectors; data
management and accountability; workforce and leadership development;
evidence-based practice; early identification and intervention;
integration of care with primary health, child-care, schools, child
welfare, juvenile justice, and substance abuse; cultural, racial, and
geographic disparities; vulnerable population groups; and technology
coordination and dissemination.

NTTAC will provide targeted technical assistance to State and local
child-serving agencies, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and
Pacific Island jurisdictions to provide support for integrated,
responsive mental health delivery systems for children, adolescents and
their families (with families being broadly defined to include a variety
of caretakers such as grandparents and extended kinship relationships).
Activities will serve to implement the six goals set out by the
President's New Freedom Commission Report, with a special focus on the
following recommendations: create a comprehensive state mental health
plan; promote the mental health of young children; advance
evidence-based practices using dissemination and demonstration projects
and create a public-private partnership to guide their implementation;
improve and expand the workforce providing evidence-based mental health
services and supports; develop and implement integrated electronic
health record and personal health information systems; create
individualized plans of care for children and their families; address
cultural, racial, and geographic disparities; and promote early
identification and intervention.

In fulfilling its responsibilities, the NTTAC may implement any of the
infrastructure development activities listed in the INF-05PA. However,
the NTTAC must undertake the following:

-   [Collaboration and Coordination:]{.underline} NTTAC will be required
    to demonstrate collaborative efforts across child and family mental
    health service system partners, including the Council on
    Collaboration and Coordination for the cooperative agreements funded
    under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for
    Children and Their Families Program, also referred to as the
    Children's Mental Health Initiative. The CCC is an organization
    comprising the leadership of the Child, Adolescent and Family
    Branch, CMHS-contracted technical assistance providers, and
    representatives of family members, youth, and leaders from the
    CMHS-funded Children's Mental Health Initiative funded communities.
    The mission of the CCC is to help the grantee sites envision and
    implement comprehensive systems of care for children and youth with
    serious mental health problems, and their families. This is done
    through a team process of collaboration among the technical
    assistance providers, which puts the communities at the center of a
    coordinated approach to technical assistance and support.

> Another area of collaboration is to assist with the Federal National
> Partnership (FNP) for children's mental health. The FNP is a coalition
> representing over 21 child-serving Federal agencies, over 30 national
> child-serving organizations, as well as family and youth leaders. The
> purpose of the FNP is to implement the child, youth, and family
> recommendations from *Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental
> Health Care in America*. The NTTAC shall provide support to coordinate
> FNP activities, including assisting the Government Project Officer
> responsible for the FNP implement an annual meeting, and provide
> ongoing support between annual meetings to help ensure that FNP
> participants follow through with the implementation of any measurable
> outcomes proposed at each meeting and approved by SAMHSA in
> coordination with ongoing SAMHSA efforts.

-   [Major Meetings and Training Activities]{.underline}**:** An
    effective technical assistance tool has been the use of various
    institutes and meetings such as Policy Academies, Training
    Institutes, an Early Childhood Academy, a Workforce Development
    Academy, System of Care Primer Training, and a Leadership Academy.
    It is anticipated that this type of activity will be continued and
    new training programs developed.

> **\[Note: The successful applicant must be prepared and agree to
> assume responsibility for ongoing hotel and other logistical
> arrangements that may be underway for the planned 2006 Training
> Institutes.\]**

-   [Cultural and Linguistic Competence/Cultural
    Disparities:]{.underline} The NTTAC will be expected to focus
    specific attention and dedicate resources on strategies to improve
    cultural and linguistic competence and responsiveness, and to
    eliminate racial, ethnic and geographic disparities within the
    health care delivery system. This includes demonstrating the ability
    to provide technical assistance to ensure that age, gender, and
    culture are addressed.

-   [Support to Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse
    State Infrastructure Grantees]{.underline}: The NTTAC will be
    expected to provide technical assistance for State capacity building
    in cooperation with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
    technical assistance contractor. As part of this program NTTAC shall
    assist States in learning new skills and strategies for
    comprehensive cross-agency planning designed to improve service
    delivery systems for youth with co-occurring disorders and their
    families.

-   [Support to States/Collaboration with National
    Organizations]{.underline}: The NTTAC will be expected to coordinate
    efforts with other national organizations to help build knowledge
    and skill in child, adolescent and family mental health. As part of
    this effort, the NTTAC shall assist with State efforts to transform
    the child, youth and family service system.

-   [Create Training Forums and Materials]{.underline} -- The NTTAC will
    be expected to develop and conduct a schedule of monthly national
    conference calls that offer opportunities to discuss strategies that
    promote systems development and improve outcomes for children and
    their families. The applicant will develop and use web-based data
    and technical assistance resources to provide the most current and
    relevant information on emerging issues in the field. The applicant
    will also produce policy briefs on topical subject areas that could
    include, but are not limited to, evidence-based interventions,
    financing strategies, early intervention, early childhood mental
    health, co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders,
    vulnerable populations and data management and accountability.

**II. Award Information**

> **1. Estimated Funding Available/Number of Awards:** It is expected
> that up to a total of \$3.35 million will be available to fund one
> NTTAC award in FY 2005. Of this total amount, approximately \$250,000
> is included to provide technical assistance for State capacity
> building to grantees initially funded in FY 2004 under the Child and
> Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse State Infrastructure
> Grants Program (announcement number SM 04-006).
>
> An additional \$150,000 may become available through agreement with
> another Federal agency to support a position for an expert in issues
> related to child welfare and mental health. Applicants should include
> these additional dollars in their proposed budgets and should include
> a corresponding plan for the staff and support positions in the
> Project Narrative of the application.
>
> The maximum allowable award is \$3.5 million in total costs (direct
> and indirect) per year for up to five years. **Proposed budgets cannot
> exceed the allowable amount in any year of the proposed project.**
> Annual continuations will depend on the availability of funds, grantee
> progress in meeting program goals and objectives, and timely
> submission of required data and reports.
>
> **2. Funding Instrument:** Cooperative Agreement

[Role and Responsibilities of Federal Staff:]{.underline}

> It is the responsibility of the Government Project Officer (GPO) who
> is overseeing the cooperative agreement to monitor the overall
> progress of the program. The GPO\'s role for this cooperative
> agreement includes: (1) providing technical assistance to the grantee
> in implementing project activities throughout the course of the
> project; (2) reviewing and approving each stage of project activities;
> and (3) providing technical monitoring to permit oversight of the
> project activities. The project officer may conduct site visits to
> monitor the development of the training and technical assistance
> activities and/or engage consultants to provide advice on programmatic
> issues and conduct site visits.

[Role and Responsibilities of the Grantee:]{.underline}

> The grantee is expected to participate and cooperate fully with CMHS
> staff in the implementation and evaluation of the project. Activities
> include: (1) compliance with all aspects of the terms and conditions
> of the cooperative agreement; (2) cooperation with CMHS staff in
> accepting guidance and responding to requests for data; (3)
> participation on policy steering committee or other work groups
> established to facilitate accomplishment of the project goals; and,
> (4) authorship or co-authorship of publications to make results of the
> project available to other programs impacting children\'s mental
> health.

## III. Eligibility Information

> **1.** **Eligible Applicants** are domestic public and private
> nonprofit entities. For example, State, local or tribal governments,
> public or private universities and colleges, community- and
> faith-based organizations, and tribal organizations may apply. The
> statutory authority for this program prohibits grants to for-profit
> organizations.
>
> **2. Cost Sharing or Matching** is not required.
>
> **3. Other:** Applicants must also meet certain application formatting
> and submission requirements or the application will be screened out
> and will not be reviewed. These requirements are described in Section
> IV-2 below as well as in Section IV-2.3 of the INF-05 PA.

**IV. Application and Submission Information**

> **1. Address to Request Application Package:** Complete application
> kits may be obtained from the National Mental Health Information
> Center at 1-800-789-2647. When requesting an application kit for this
> program, the applicant must specify the funding opportunity title
> (NTTAC) and number (SM-05-013). All information necessary to apply,
> including where to submit applications and application deadline
> instructions, is included in the application kit. The PHS 5161-1
> application form is also available electronically via SAMHSA's World
> Wide Web Home Page: [http://www.samhsa.gov](http://www.samhsa.gov/)
> (Click on 'Grant Opportunities'), and the INF-05 PA is available
> electronically at:
> [http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/standard/2005/Infrastructure/index.asp](http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2005/standard/Infrastructure/index.aspx).
>
> When submitting an application, be sure to type "SM-05-013/NTTAC" in
> Item Number 10 on the face page of the application form. Also, SAMHSA
> applicants are required to provide a DUNS number on the face page of
> the application. To obtain a DUNS Number, access the Dun and
> Bradstreet web site at
> [www.dunandbradstreet.com](http://www.dunandbradstreet.com/) or call
>
> 1-866-705-5711.
>
> **2. Content and Form of Application Submission:** Information
> including required documents, required application components, and
> application formatting requirements is available in the INF-05 PA in
> Section IV-2.

**[Please note that the Project Narrative for this announcement may not
exceed 50 pages. This provision is unique to the NTTAC Cooperative
Agreement and supersedes the 25 page limit contained in the INF-05
PA.]{.underline}**

### Checklist for Formatting Requirements 

*SAMHSA's goal is to review all applications submitted for grant
funding. However, this goal must be balanced against SAMHSA's obligation
to ensure equitable treatment of applications. For this reason, SAMHSA
has established certain formatting requirements for its applications.
**If you do not adhere to these requirements, your application will be
screened out and returned to you without review. ***

-   Use the PHS 5161-1 application.

-   Applications must be received by the application deadline or have
    proof of timely submission, as detailed in Section IV-3 of the
    INF-05 PA.

-   Information provided must be sufficient for review.

-   Text must be legible. (For Project Narratives submitted
    electronically in Microsoft Word, see separate requirements below
    under "Guidance for Electronic Submission of Applications.")

> Type size in the Project Narrative cannot exceed an average of 15
> characters per inch, as measured on the physical page. (Type size in
> charts, tables, graphs, and footnotes will not be considered in
> determining compliance.)

Text in the Project Narrative cannot exceed 6 lines per vertical inch.

-   Paper must be white paper and 8.5 inches by 11.0 inches in size.

-   To ensure equity among applications, the amount of space allowed for
    the Project Narrative cannot be exceeded. (For Project Narratives
    submitted electronically in Microsoft Word, see separate
    requirements below under "Guidance for Electronic Submission of
    Applications.")

> Applications would meet this requirement by using all margins (left,
> right, top, bottom) of at least one inch each, and adhering to the 50
> page limit for the Project Narrative.

-   Should an application not conform to these margin or page limits,
    SAMHSA will use the following method to determine compliance: The
    total area of the Project Narrative (excluding margins, but
    including charts, tables, graphs and footnotes) cannot exceed 58.5
    square inches multiplied by the 50 page limit. This number
    represents the full page less margins, multiplied by the total
    number of allowed pages.

-   Space will be measured on the physical page. Space left blank within
    the Project Narrative (excluding margins) is considered part of the
    Project Narrative, in determining compliance.

To facilitate review of your application, follow these additional
guidelines. Failure to adhere to the following guidelines will not, in
itself, result in your application being screened out and returned
without review. However, the information provided in your application
must be sufficient for review. Following these guidelines will help
ensure your application is complete, and will help reviewers to consider
your application.

-   The 10 application components required for SAMHSA applications
    should be included. These are:

    -   Face Page (Standard Form 424, which is in PHS 5161-1)

    -   Abstract

    -   Table of Contents

    -   Budget Form (Standard Form 424A, which is in PHS 5161-1)

    -   Project Narrative and Supporting Documentation

    -   Appendices

    -   Assurances (Standard Form 424B, which is in PHS 5161-1)

    -   Certifications (a form in PHS 5161-1)

    -   Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL, which is
        in PHS 5161-1)

    -   Checklist (a form in PHS 5161-1)

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-   Applications should comply with the following requirements:

    -   Provisions relating to confidentiality, participant protection
        and the protection of human subjects, as indicated in the INF-05
        PA.

    -   Budgetary limitations as indicated in Sections I, II, and IV-5
        of the INF-05 PA.

    -   Documentation of nonprofit status as required in the PHS 5161-1.

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-   Pages should be typed single-spaced in black ink, with one column
    per page. Pages should not have printing on both sides.

-   Please number pages consecutively from beginning to end so that
    information can be located easily during review of the application.
    The cover page should be page 1, the abstract page should be page 2,
    and the table of contents page should be page 3. Appendices should
    be labeled and separated from the Project Narrative and budget
    section, and the pages should be numbered to continue the sequence.

-   The page limit for Appendices stated in the specific funding
    announcement should not be exceeded.

-   Send the original application and two copies to the mailing address
    in the funding announcement. Please do not use staples, paper clips,
    and fasteners. Nothing should be attached, stapled, folded, or
    pasted. Do not use heavy or lightweight paper, or any material that
    cannot be copied using automatic copying machines. Odd-sized and
    oversized attachments such as posters will not be copied or sent to
    reviewers. Do not include videotapes, audiotapes, or CD-ROMs.

> **Guidance for Electronic Submission of Applications**
>
> SAMHSA is now offering the opportunity for you to submit your
> application to us either in electronic or paper format. Electronic
> submission is voluntary. No review points will be added or deducted,
> regardless of whether you use the electronic or paper format.
>
> To submit an application electronically, you must use the
> [www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/) apply site. You will be able
> to download a copy of the application package from
> [www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/), complete it off-line, and
> then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov site. E-mail
> submissions will not be accepted.
>
> You must search the Grants.gov site for the downloadable application
> package, by the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
> number. You can find the CFDA number on the first page of the funding
> announcement.
>
> You must follow the instructions in the User Guide available at:
> [www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/) apply site, on the Customer
> Support tab. In addition to the User Guide, you may wish to use the
> following sources for help:

-   By e-mail: <support@Grants.gov>

-   By phone: 1-800-518-4726 (1-800-518-GRANTS). The Customer Support
    Center is open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday
    through Friday.

> If this is the first time you have submitted an application through
> Grants.gov, you must complete four separate registration processes
> before you can submit your application. Allow at least **two weeks**
> (10 business days) for these registration processes, prior to
> submitting your application. The processes are: DUNS Number
> registration, Central Contractor Registry (CCR) registration,
> Credential Provider registration, and Grants.gov registration.
>
> **It is strongly recommended that you submit your grant application
> using Microsoft Office products (e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft
> Excel, etc.).** If you do not have access to Microsoft Office
> products, you may submit a PDF file. Directions for creating PDF files
> can be found on the Grants.gov Web site. Use of file formats other
> than Microsoft Office or PDF may result in your file being unreadable
> by our staff.
>
> The Project Narrative must be a separate document in the electronic
> submission. Formatting requirements for SAMHSA grant applications are
> described above, and in Section IV-2.3 and Appendix A of the standard
> grant announcement. These requirements also apply to applications
> submitted electronically, with the following exceptions only for
> Project Narratives submitted electronically in Microsoft Word. These
> requirements help to ensure the accurate transmission and equitable
> treatment of applications.

-   *Text legibility:* Use a font of Times New Roman 12, line spacing of
    single space, and all margins (left, right, top, bottom) of one inch
    each. Adhering to these standards will help to ensure the accurate
    transmission of your document. If the type size in the Project
    Narrative of an electronic submission exceeds 15 characters per
    inch, or the text exceeds 6 lines per vertical inch, SAMHSA will
    reformat the document to Times New Roman 12, with line spacing of
    single space. Please note that this may alter the formatting of your
    document, especially for charts, tables, graphs, and footnotes.

-   *Amount of space allowed for Project Narrative:* The Project
    Narrative for an electronic submission may not exceed 25,750 words.
    **Any part of the Project Narrative in excess of the word limit will
    not be submitted to review.** To determine the number of words in
    your Project Narrative document in Microsoft Word, select
    file/properties/statistics.

> Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their applications to
> Grants.gov early enough to resolve any unanticipated difficulties
> prior to the deadline. You may also submit a back-up paper submission
> of your application. Any such paper submission must be received in
> accordance with the requirements for timely submission detailed in
> Section IV-3 of the grant announcement. The paper submission must be
> clearly marked: "Back-up for electronic submission." The paper
> submission must conform with all requirements for non-electronic
> submissions. If both electronic and back-up paper submissions are
> received by the deadline, the electronic version will be considered
> the official submission.
>
> After you electronically submit your application, you will receive an
> automatic acknowledgement from Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov
> tracking number. It is important that you retain this number.
>
> The Grants.gov Web site does not accept electronic signatures at this
> time. Therefore, you must submit a signed paper original of the face
> page (SF 424), the assurances (SF 424B), and the certifications, and
> hard copy of any other required documentation that cannot be submitted
> electronically. **You must reference the Grants.gov tracking number
> for your application, on these documents with original signatures, and
> send the documents to the following address. The documents must be
> received at the following address within 5 business days of your
> electronic submission.** Delays in receipt of these documents may
> impact the score your application receives or the ability of your
> application to be funded.
>
> **For United States Postal Service:**
>
> Crystal Saunders, Director of Grant Review
>
> Office of Program Services
>
> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
>
> Room 3-1044
>
> 1 Choke Cherry Road
>
> Rockville, MD **20857**
>
> ATTN: Electronic Applications
>
> **For other delivery service (DHL, Falcon Carrier, Federal Express,
> United Parcel Service):**
>
> Crystal Saunders, Director of Grant Review
>
> Office of Program Services
>
> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
>
> Room 3-1044
>
> 1 Choke Cherry Road
>
> Rockville, MD **20850**
>
> ATTN: Electronic Applications
>
> If you require a phone number for delivery, you may use (240)
> 276-1199.
>
> **3. Submission Dates and Times:** Applications must be received by
> April 29, 2005. You will be notified by postal mail that your
> application has been received. Additional submission information is
> available in the INF-05 PA in Section IV-3.
>
> **4. Intergovernmental Review:** Applicants for this funding
> opportunity must comply with Executive Order 12372 (E.O.12372).
> E.O.12372, as implemented through Department of Health and Human
> Services (DHHS) regulation at 45 CFR Part 100, sets up a system for
> State and local review of applications for Federal financial
> assistance. Instructions for complying with E.O. 12372 are provided in
> the INF-05 PA in Section IV-4. A current listing of State Single
> Points of Contact (SPOCs) is included in the application kit and is
> available at
> [www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html](http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html).
>
> **5. Funding Restrictions:** Information concerning funding
> restrictions is available in the INF-05 PA in Section IV-5.

# V. Application Review Information

> **1. Evaluation Criteria:** Applications will be reviewed against the
> Evaluation Criteria and requirements for the Project Narrative
> specified in the INF-05 PA. The following information describes
> exceptions or limitations to the INF-05 PA and provides special
> requirements that pertain only to NTTAC grants. Applicants must
> discuss the following requirements in their applications, in addition
> to the requirements specified in the INF-05 PA:
>
> **1.1 In "Section A: Statement of Need":**
>
> In describing the needs of the target population and the need for an
> enhanced infrastructure, as required by the first two bullets under
> Section A-Statement of Need in the INF-05 PA, applicants must describe
> the needs of the primary users of the NTTAC (States, territories and
> tribal nations) for training and technical assistance on children's
> mental health issues. \[Note that the "catchment area" for the NTTAC
> is the nation as a whole.\] Applicants must discuss the key issues
> relating to child mental health that confront the primary users of the
> NTTAC, as well as the types of training and technical assistance
> needed by these entities to enable them to respond adequately to those
> issues. Applicants must also specifically address the need for
> training and technical assistance addressing the priority focus areas
> referenced in Section I-Funding Opportunity Description of this NOFA.
>
> **1.2 In "Section B: Proposed Approach":**
>
> a\. In describing the proposed project, as required in the second
> bullet of Section B in the INF-05 PA, applicants must describe plans
> for implementing the following required activities in a manner that
> addresses the needs identified in Section A: training institutes,
> policy academies, leadership development, efforts to address cultural
> competence, and other training and technical assistance activities.
>
> b\. Applicants must also describe plans for integrating the priority
> focus areas (described in Section I -- Funding Opportunity Description
> of this NOFA) into the planned activities for the project.
>
> c\. Applicants are **not** required to provide a plan to secure
> resources to sustain the proposed infrastructure enhancements when
> Federal funding ends, as is required in Section B in the INF-05 PA.
>
> **1.3 Additional Information:** Applicants should refer to the Notice
> of Funding Availability for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and
> Substance Abuse State Infrastructure Grants, SM 04-006, for
> information on requirements for providing technical assistance for
> State capacity building to programs funded under SM 04-006, available
> at [www.samhsa.gov](../www.samhsa.gov).
>
> **1.4 Performance Measurement:** All SAMHSA grantees are required to
> collect and report certain data so that SAMHSA can meet its
> obligations under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
> Grantees of the NTTAC program will be required to report performance
> in the following areas.

-   Increase outreach to prospective technical assistance recipients,
    including community-based and faith-based organizations.

-   Increase the number of technical assistance recipients that
    demonstrate inclusion of family members and youth in planning,
    policy, and service delivery decisions.

-   Increase the use of evidence-based models/interventions by technical
    assistance recipients.

-   Increase the number of technical assistance recipients using a
    system-of-care approach.

> Applicants must document their ability to collect and report the
> required data in "Section D: Evaluation and Data" of their
> applications. At the present time, SAMHSA has not established standard
> definitions or a standard methodology for collecting data on the
> performance measures listed above. SAMHSA will work with grantees to
> finalize a standard methodology related to these and other indicators
> shortly after award.
>
> **2. Review and Selection Process:** Information about the review and
> selection process is available in the INF-05 PA in Section V-2.

VI. **Award Administration Information:** Award administration
    information, including award notices, administrative and national
    policy requirements and reporting requirements are available in the
    INF-05 PA in Section VI. SAMHSA's standard terms and conditions are
    available at
    <http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/generalinfo/grants_management.aspx>.

**VII. Agency** **Contact for Additional Information:** For questions
concerning program issues, contact: Michele Herman, SAMHSA/CMHS, Child,
Adolescent and Family Branch, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 6-1041;
Rockville, MD 20857; 240-276-1924; E-mail:
<michele.herman@samhsa.hhs.gov>. For questions on grants management
issues, contact: Kimberly Pendleton, SAMHSA/Division of Grants
Management, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1085; Rockville, MD 20857;
240-276-1400; E-mail: <kimberly.pendleton@samhsa.hhs.gov>.

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Dated: Signed: Daryl Kade

> Director, Office of Policy Planning and Budget

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration