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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 on the Mental Health

Block Grant Program, contact: Nainan

Thomas, Ph.D., Public Health Adviser,

Room 15C–26, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443–4257,

E-Mail: nthomas@samhsa.gov.

For questions on Measures and the

GFA Application contact: Olinda

Gonza ́lez, Ph.D., Public Health Adviser,

Room 15C–04, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443–2849,

E-Mail: ogonzale@samhsa.gov.

For questions on grants management

issues, contact: Steve Hudak, Division of

Grants Management, Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services

Administration, Room 13–103, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

(301) 443–9666, E-Mail:

shudak@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.

Dated: April 20, 2001.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 01–10453 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

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 Mental Health

Services (CMHS) announces the

availability of FY 2001 funds for grants

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,

Grants to Support Restraint & Seclusion

Training in Programs that Serve

Children and Youth, and Part II, General

Policies and Procedures Applicable to

all SAMHSA Applications for

Discretionary Grants and Cooperative

Agreements, before preparing and

submitting an application.

Activity Application deadline

Est. funds—

FY 2001

(in millions)

Est. No.

of awards

Project

period

(in

years)

Restraint and Seclusion Training Demonstration sites ...................................... June 19, 2001 .................. $1.5 5 3

Restraint and Seclusion Coordinating Center .................................................... June 19, 2001 .................. $.5 1 3

The actual amount available for the

award may vary, depending on

unanticipated program requirements

and the number and quality of

application received. FY 2001 funds for

the activities discussed in this

announcement were appropriated by

Congress under Public Law No. 106–

310. SAMHSA’s policies and

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procedures for peer review and

Advisory Council review of grant and

cooperative agreement application were

published in the Federal Register (Vol.

58, No. 126) on July 2, 1993.

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 Mental Health Services

Knowledge Exchange, Network (KEN),

P.O. Box 42490, Washington, DC 20015,

Telephone: 1–800–789–2647.

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 Mental Health

Services (CMHS) announces the

availability of FY 2001 funds for grants

for five demonstration site grants and

one coordinating center to develop and

demonstrate the effectiveness of a bestpractices training model on appropriate

use of restraint and seclusion which

emphasizes conflict resolution and deescalation. This training initiative

targets non-medical community-based

residential and day treatment programs

serving children and youth. Applicants

may apply for either the demonstration

sites or the coordinating center, but not

both.

Eligibility: For the demonstration

projects, applications may be submitted

by public and private non-profit

entities. For example, applications may

be submitted from day treatment

programs; non-medical communitybased, 24-hour residential programs;

legal protection and advocacy

organizations; child welfare agencies/

organizations; consumer advocacy

organizations; community and faith

based organizations and programs; and

other child and/or youth serving

organizations. Applicants for the

demonstration site grants must be have

been licensed to provide mental health

treatment services for the past three

years.

For the coordinating center,

applications may be submitted by a

public or a private non-profit entity. For

example, applications may be submitted

by consumer advocacy and rights

organizations that representing children

and youth; state mental health agencies;

universities and research institutions;

and faith-based organizations and

institutions.

Availability of Funds: A total of

$1,500,000 will be available for five

demonstration site grants at $300,000

each. A total of $500,000 will be

available to support one coordinating

center.

Period of Support: Awards for

demonstration sites and the

coordinating center may be requested

for up to 3 years. Annual noncompetitive continuation awards will

depend upon the availability of funds

and progress achieved.

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 on the

program, contact: Deborah Baldwin,

Public Health Advisor, Center for

Mental Health Services, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Room 15C–21, Rockville, MD 20857,

Telephone: 301–443–4257, E-mail:

dbaldwin@samhsa.gov.

For questions regarding grants

management issues, contact: Steve

Hudak, Division of Grants Management,

OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rm 13–103, Rockville, MD

20857, (301) 443–9666, E-mail:

shudak@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 ProChildren 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.

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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.

Dated: April 20, 2001.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 01–10454 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Change in Eligibility and Special

Funding Opportunities for Two

Ongoing Substance Abuse Treatment

Programs

AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse

Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA), DHHS

ACTION: Change in eligibility and special

funding opportunities under SAMHSA/

CSAT Comprehensive Community

Treatment Program (PA 99–050) and

Action Grant Program (PA 00–002)

SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the

public that the eligibility requirements

in the SAMHSA/CSAT program

announcements: PA 99–050-

Comprehensive Community Treatment

Program for the Development of New

and Useful Knowledge (Short Title:

Community Treatment Program) and PA

00–002-Community Action Grants for

Service Systems Change (Short Title:

CSAT Action Grant Program) will be

changed immediately following the May

10, 2001 receipt date for the Community

Treatment Program. Effective May 11,

2001, for profit entities will not be

eligible applicants under these

programs. On October 17, 2000, Public

Law 106–310 reauthorized SAMHSA.

Section 509 of the law, Priority

Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of

Regional and National Significance,

authorized CSAT, through the Secretary,

DHHS, to carry out activities described

in the section directly or through grants

or cooperative agreements with States,

political subdivisions of States, Indian

tribes and tribal organizations, and other

public or nonprofit private entities. For

profit entities are excluded under

section 509; therefore, for profit entities

are no longer eligible to apply for grants

under PA 99–050 and PA 00–002.

Applications received for the May 10,

2001, or earlier receipt dates, are not

affected by this change.

PA 99–050, Community Treatment

Program, was published in the Federal

Register on March 8, 1999 (Vol. 64,

Number 44, pages 11027–11031). A

modification/clarification notice for PA

99–050 was published in the Federal

Register on December 13, 1999 (Vol. 64,

Number 238, pages 69544–69545).

PA 00–002, CSAT Action Grant

Program, was published in the Federal

Register on February 17, 2000 (Vol. 65,

Number 33, pages 8184–8186).

Potential applicants under these

SAMHSA/CSAT programs should be

aware that one or both of these programs

could be updated and reannounced in

the Federal Register within the next

year.

This notice also is to inform the

public about special funding

opportunities under the aforementioned

programs. The specifics are as follows:

Subject to the availability of funds, an

additional $500,000 will be allocated to

PA 99–050, Community Treatment

Program, to support exploratory/pilot

studies related to managed care. Pilot

studies may be submitted that are

responsive to the following areas: (l)

Evaluation of substance abuse treatment

computerized clinical and/or patient

decision support systems and/or (2)

examining the links between established

substance abuse performance measures,

e.g., Washington Circle Group

Performance Measures and Treatment

Outcomes. Exploratory/pilot study

proposals should build upon the

existing resources within substance

abuse treatment delivery systems. This

notice applies to applications submitted

for the September 10, 2001 receipt date

only. It is anticipated that 4–5 grants

will be awarded.

Applicants must follow the eligibility

criteria (except, as noted above, for

profit entities are not eligible) and

guidelines for preparing and submitting

an application presented in the

complete program announcement (PA

99–050). The complete announcement

and application materials and the

December 13, 1999 addendum that

includes modified/clarified sections are

available through the SAMHSA web

site-www.samhsa.gov or from the

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and

Drug Information (telephone 800–729–

6686).

Additional information related to

exploratory/pilot studies related to

managed care may be obtained from:

Sarah Wattenberg, Office of Managed

Care, Center for Substance Abuse

Treatment, SAMHSA, Tele: 301–443–

0092.

General questions related to program

announcement PA 99–050 should be

directed to: Tom Edwards, Jr., Division

of Practice and Systems Development,

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment,

SAMHSA, Tele: 301–443–8453.

* * * * *

Subject to the availability of funds, an

additional $500,000 will be allocated to

PA 00–002, CSAT Action Grant

Program, to support exemplary practice

models for rural communities

experiencing problems with addiction

to heroin or prescription opiates such as

OxyContin or hydrocodone. Proposed

projects are intended to help treatment

providers, including physicians,

hospitals, community health centers

and community mental health centers

adopt exemplary practice models for

opioid agonist treatment (OAT) into

their communities. These exemplary

practices will be targeted at delivering

medication assisted therapy (with

opioid agonists) to rural populations

where previous access to OAT services

has been limited or nonexistent. Projects

should be prepared to provide

leadership in developing consensus

among key stakeholders in the State and

local community(ies) toward the goal of

developing OAT services to meet the

unique needs of the community, and to

address new and emerging treatment

needs related to the increased

availability of heroin or prescribed

opioid medications, such as OxyContin

or hydrocodone, which are being

diverted for illicit use.

Applications for this special funding

related to exemplary practice models for

OAT will be accepted under the special

one-time receipt date of September 10,

2001, only. It is anticipated that 5 grants

will be awarded. Applications under the

standing CSAT Community Action

Grant program must be submitted for

the standing January 10 receipt date.

Applicants must follow the eligibility

criteria (except, as noted above, for