[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6615-6616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3012]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)


Center for Mental Health Services; Center for Substance Abuse 
Prevention; Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, HHS; Notice of Technical 
Assistance Workshops

    Notice is hereby given of the following workshops for the provision 
of technical assistance to potential applicants for SAMHSA grants.
    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA's) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Center for 
Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment (CSAT), are offering a series of three, two-day regional 
Technical Assistance Workshops for prospective applicants. These 
workshops will be conducted jointly by the three SAMHSA Centers to 
provide support to prospective applicants in preparing their 
applications in response to published grant announcements.
    It is anticipated that several SAMHSA grant announcements will be 
featured at the workshop, including:

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Community-Initiated Prevention Interventions
Cooperative Agreements for Parenting and Family Strengthening 
Prevention Interventions

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The Center for Application of Prevention Technologies
State Incentive Grants

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas 
of Need
Community Action Grants for Service Systems Change
Grants for the Evaluation of Treatment Models for Persons with Co-
occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
Comprehensive Community Treatment Program for the Development of New 
and Useful Knowledge
Targeted Capacity Expansion --HIV/AIDS

Center for Mental Health Services

Community Action Grants for Service Systems Change
Violence Prevention/Resilience Development School and Community Action 
Grants

    These GFAs can be found at the SAMHSA Web Site at www.SAMHSA.gov 
following publication in the Federal Register. Potential participants 
are strongly encouraged to check these resources and be familiar with 
the GFAs in which they are interested prior to attending the workshop.
    The Technical Assistance Workshops will be held at the following 
locations: Workshop I--March 2 & 3, Ritz Carlton Hotel Atlanta, GA, 
404-659-0400 or 800-241-3333; Workshop II--March 7 & 8, Westin Hotel, 
Kansas City, MO, 816-474-4400 or 800-228-3000; and Workshop III--March 
9 & 10, The Wyndham Emerald, San Diego, CA, 619-239-4500.
    Registration and check-in at each site will be at 7:30 a.m.; 
workshop hours on the first day are 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. On the second 
day, the grant writing session will take place from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
    Preliminary Agenda Highlights for the TA Workshops include: (1) 
Review of SAMHSA programs and priorities; (2) Provision of related 
resource materials; (3) Technical/practical aspects of the grants 
application process including application requirements, improving 
applications, instruction in completing required forms, submission, 
review, and award procedures; (4) Separate breakout sessions for 
discussion of specific grant announcements; and (5) Opportunity for 
questions and answers. Plans are underway to include a brief overview 
at each of the workshops on the Health Resources and Services 
Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
programs. On the second day, there will be a session designed to 
provide further assistance with grant writing and application 
preparation.

TA Workshop Arrangements and Contacts

    There is no registration fee for the workshops. Preregistration is 
strongly encouraged.
    Registrants will be responsible for costs associated with their own 
travel, meals, and lodging. Workshop confirmation will be faxed. For 
logistical assistance please contact Lisa Wilder by phone at (301) 984-
1471, x-361 or by fax at (301) 984-4416. For information regarding the 
content of the TA Workshops, please contact Ms. C. Danielle Johnson at 
(301) 443-1249. SAMHSA suggests that the attendees be those persons 
having the responsibility for conceptualizing and writing the 
application.

Hotel Information

    Participants are responsible for making their own hotel 
reservations. When calling the hotel, at the numbers listed above, 
reference the SAMHSA Grantee Workshop. Registrants are urged to make 
their reservations as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 3, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 00-3012 Filed 2-9-00; 8:45 am]
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