[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21166-21167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10452]


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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)

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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.
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    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

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profit entities are not eligible) and guidelines for preparing and 
submitting an application presented in the complete program 
announcement (PA 00-002). The complete announcement and application 
materials 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 about exemplary practice models for OAT may 
be obtained from: Mike Bacon, Office of Pharmacologic and Alternative 
Therapies, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, Tele: 301-443-
7749.
    General questions related to program announcement PA 00-002 should 
be directed to: Jim Herrell, Ph.D., Division of Practice and Systems 
Development, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, Tele: 301-
443-2376.

    Dated: April 23, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-10452 Filed 4-26-01; 8:45 am]
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