[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 16602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8705]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 Funding Opportunities for Knowledge 
Development and Application Cooperative Agreements

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), HHS.

ACTION: Clarification of Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).

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    This notice is to clarify questions/issues that have been raised 
subsequent to the publication of the NOFA for SAMHSA's ``Cooperative 
Agreements for Integrating Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Services with Primary Health Care Service Settings or 
with Early Childhood Service Settings, for Children ages Birth to 7 and 
their Families/Caregivers'' (Short Title: Starting Early Starting 
Smart--SESS). The NOFA was published in the Federal Register (Vol. 62, 
No. 31), Friday February 14, 1997, on pages 6974-6977. The receipt date 
for applications is April 17, 1997.
    Award Amounts: On page 6976 under the Cooperative Agreements/
Amounts section, the notice states that approximately $5.9 million will 
be available to support approximately 10 SESS site awards and $500,000 
to support one data coordinating center award. To clarify, it is 
anticipated that funds available to support the data coordinating 
center may increase commensurate with the increased center tasks and 
responsibilities in years 2-4. In addition, proposed budgets must be 
for total costs (direct + indirect).
    Evaluation Costs: The percentage of the total proposed budget for 
evaluation costs is determined by the proposed study design and the 
costs associated with the steering committee and the data coordinating 
center. The budget must be consonant with the cost of doing the 
evaluation required by the study design. The proposed study design, 
evaluation associated costs, and overall budget will be evaluated by a 
peer review group as part of their overall assessment of the 
application.
    Eligible Applicants: On page 6976 under the Eligible Applicants 
section, the notice states that applications ``* * * may be submitted 
by units of State or local governments and by domestic private 
nonprofit and for-profit organizations * * *,'' and that each SESS site 
proposal must include documentation regarding the existence of an 
infrastructure and two years of experience providing behavioral health 
and other relevant services to the target population. SAMHSA has 
determined that ``home-based'' early childhood service settings are 
eligible applicants if they meet other eligibility requirements as 
specified in the announcement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose C. Kittrell, MSW, SAMHSA, 
Rockwall II, Room 1075, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 
443-0354 or 443-0365.

    Dated: April 1, 1997.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 97-8705 Filed 4-4-97; 8:45 am]
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