EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) grants. The purpose of this program is to implement screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment services for adolescents and adults in primary care and community health settings (e.g., health centers, hospital systems, etc.) for substance misuse and substance use disorders (SUD). This program is designed to expand/enhance the state and tribal continuum of care for SUD services and reduce alcohol and other drug (AOD) consumption and its negative health impact, increase abstinence, reduce costly health care utilization, and promote sustainability and the integration of behavioral health and primary care services through policy changes that increase treatment access in generalist and specialist practice. Funding Opportunity Title: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (Short Title: SBIRT) Funding Opportunity Number: TI-18-007 Due Date for Applications: February 21, 2018 Anticipated Total Available Funding: $7,960,000 Estimated Number of Awards: Up to 8
Time-bound – Provide a time frame indicating when the objective will be measured or a time by when the objective will be met. For example, “Five new peer educators will be recruited by the second quarter of the first funding year” is a better objective than “New peer educators will be hired.” Examples: Non-SMART Objective Critique SMART Objective Teachers will be trained on the selected evidence-based substance use disorder prevention curriculum. The objective is not SMART because it is not specific, measurable, or time-bound. It can be made SMART by specifically indicating who is responsible for training the teachers, how many will be trained, who they are, and by when the trainings will be conducted. By June 1, 2018, LEA supervisory staff will have trained 75% of health education teachers in the local school district on the selected, evidence-based substance use disorder prevention curriculum. 90% of youth will participate in classes on assertive communication skills. This objective is not SMART because it is not specific or It can be made SMART by indicating who will conduct the activity, by when, and who will participate in the lessons on assertive communication skills. By the end of the 2018 school year, district health educators will have conducted classes on assertive communication skills for 90% of youth in the middle school receiving the substance use disorder and HIV prevention curriculum. Train individuals in the community on the prevention of prescription drug/opioid overdose-related deaths. This objective is not SMART as it is not specific, measurable or It can be made SMART by specifically indicating who is responsible for the training, how many people will be trained, who they are, and by when the training will be conducted. By the end of year two of the project, the Health Department will have trained 75% of EMS staff in the County Government on the selected curriculum addressing the prevention of prescription drug/opioid deaths.
Provide the following information for the narrative and justification: Item(s) – Describe the equipment item(s) being purchased. The justification must relate the use of each item to the scope of work and implementation of specific program objectives. Quantity – Identify the number of items to be purchased. Amount – The total cost of purchase or lease the equipment. The justification should include the basis of how costs were estimated, e.g., fair market value, cost quotes. The justification should include a lease versus purchase analysis, or a statement addressing if it is feasible and/or cost effective to lease versus purchase. Percentage Charged to the Award – The percentage of equipment’s value to be charged to the award Total Charged to the Award – The total cost of the equipment to that will be charged to the award. FEDERAL REQUEST – Sample Equipment Narrative Item(s) (1) Quantity (2) Amount (3) % Charged to the Award (4) Total Cost Charged to the Award (5) FEDERAL REQUEST − (enter in Section B column 1, line 6d of SF-424A) $0 Supplies Supplies are items costing less than $5,000 per unit (federal definition), often having one-time use. Provide the following information for the narrative and justification: Items – list supplies by type, e.g., office supplies, postage, laptop computers. The justification must include an explanation of the type of supplies to be purchased and how it relates back to meeting the project objectives. Calculation – describe the basis for the cost, specifically the unit cost of each item, number needed and total amount. Supply Cost Charged to the Award − provide the total cost of the supply items to be charged to the award during the budget period. FEDERAL REQUEST – Sample Supplies Narrative
Fringe $558 $558 $558 $558 $558 $2,790 Travel 0 0 0 0 0 0 Equipment $15,000 0 0 0 0 $15,000 Supplies $1,575 $1,575 $1,575 $1,575 $1,575 $7,875 Contractual $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $25,000 Other $1,617 $2,375 $2,375 $2,375 $2,375 $11,117 Total Direct Charges $26,000 $11,758 $11,758 $11,758 $11,758 $73,032 Indirect Charges $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $1,400 Total Infrastructure Costs $26,280 $12,038 $12,038 $12,038 $12,038 $74,432 The maximum percentage of the budget that will be spent on infrastructure development for any budget period is 14.2% ($26,280/$184,303 – Year 1). SAMPLE OF COMPLETED SF-424A SECTION A – BUDGET SUMMARY Grant Program Function or Activity (a) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (b) Estimated Unobligated Funds New or Revised Budget Federal (c) Non-Federal (d) Federal (e) (f) Total (g) 1. Title of FOA 93.243 $184,303 $184,303
(a) Grant Program (a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth 16. Title of FOA $184,498 $185,531 $185,762 $186,001 17. 18. 19. 20. TOTAL (Sum of lines 16-19) $184,194 $185,531 $184,458 $184,932 SECTION F – OTHER BUDGET INFORMATION 21. Direct Charges: 22. Indirect Charges: 23. Remarks: