“This application has been identified as a duplicate of a previous submission. The ‘Type of Submission’ should be set to Changed/Corrected if you are addressing errors/warnings.” 4 5 Applications cannot be larger than 1.2GB If the application exceeds 1.2GB, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: “The application did not follow the agency-specific size limit of 1.2 GB. Please resize the application to be no larger than 1.2GB before submitting.” 5 6 The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number must exist. If you enter an FOA number that does not exist, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: “The Funding Opportunity Announcement number does not exist.” 6 7 All documents and attachments must be in PDF format. If you submit attachments which are not in PDF format, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: “The <attachment> attachment is not in PDF format. All attachments must be provided to the agency in PDF format with a .pdf extension. Help with PDF attachments can be found at .” 7 8 All attachments should comply with the following formatting requirement: PDF attachments cannot be empty (0 bytes). If you submit attachments which do not comply with the stated formatting requirement, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: “The {attachment} attachment was empty. PDF attachments cannot be empty, password protected or encrypted. Please submit a changed/corrected application with the correct PDF attachment. Help with PDF attachments can be found at .” 8 9 All attachments should comply with the following formatting requirement: PDF attachments cannot have Meta data missing, cannot be encrypted, If you submit attachments which do not comply with the stated formatting requirement, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: “The <attachment> attachment contained formatting or features not currently supported by NIH: <condition returned>. Help with PDF attachments can be found at .”
Non-SMART Objective Critique SMART Objective Teachers will be trained on the selected evidence-based substance abuse 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 abuse 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 abuse 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. Appendix F – Developing the Plan for Data Collection, Performance Assessment, and Quality Improvement Information is provided in this Appendix about points that you should consider in responding to the criteria in Section E. Data Collection: In describing your plan for data collection, consider addressing the following points: The electronic data collection software that will be used; How often data will be collected; The organizational processes that will be implemented to ensure the accurate and timely collection and input of data;
conversion, rehabilitation, or remodeling, but is distinguished from new facility construction, facility expansion, or major alterations and renovation where the total Federal and non-Federal costs, excluding moveable equipment (equipment that is not permanently affixed), exceeds $500,000. No more than $75,000 in Federal funds over the total period of performance may be used to support minor A&R activities, and such requested must be submitted to the GMS for formal prior approval. SAMHSA grant funds cannot be used to support the construction, expansion or major alternation and renovation of facilities. If the proposed project is part of a larger overall project that exceeds $500,000, it may not be artificially segmented to achieve the cost threshold. Rent Client incentives Telephone Travel for training participants, advisory committees, and review panels Training activities (except costs for consultant and/or contractual). Provide the following information for the narrative and justification: Item − List items by type of material or nature of expense. In the justification, explain the necessity of each cost for successful implementation and completion of the project. Rate − Break down costs by quantity and cost per unit as applicable. NOTE: Rent costs must be submitted with the following information: The individual cost items that make up the total cost of the building The methodology used to allocate the costs to the programs or activities operating in the building Rent Questions Worksheet Supporting documentation Costs Charged to the Award – provide the costs charged to the award. FEDERAL REQUEST – Sample Narrative for “Other” Item Rate Cost (1) Rent* $15/sq. ft. x 700 sq. feet $10,500 (2) Telephone $100/mo. x 12 mo. $1,200 (3) Client Incentives $10/client follow-up x 278 clients $2,780 (4) Brochures .89/brochure X 1500 brochures $1,335 FEDERAL REQUEST (enter in Section B column 1, line 6h of SF-424A) $15,815
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 2. 3. 4. 5. Totals $184,303 $184,303 Standard Form 424A SECTION B – BUDGET CATEGORIES 6. Object Class Categories GRANT PROGRAM FUNCTION OR ACTIVITY Total (5) (1) Title of FOA (2) (3) (4) a. Personnel $52,765 $52,765 b. Fringe Benefits $15,644 $15,644 c. Travel $2,444 $2,444 d. Equipment $0 $0
e. Supplies $3,796 $3,796 f. Contractual $86,998 $86,998 g. Construction $0 $0 h. Other $15,815 $15,815 i. Total Direct Charges (sum 6a-6h) $177,462 $177,462 j. Indirect Charges $6,841 $5,6,841 k. TOTALS (sum of 6i and 6j) $184,303 $184,303 7. Program Income Standard Form 424A SECTION C – NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES (a) Grant Program (b) Applicant (c) State (d) Other Sources (e) TOTALS 8. Title of FOA 9. 10. 11. 12. TOTAL (sum of lines 8-11) $ $ $ $ SECTION D – FORECASTED CASH NEEDS
incorporated into their drug court model or approach. Applicants are encouraged to visit the following websites for more information on the key components of the adult drug court models eligible for this grant program: Adult Drug Courts, Co-Occurring Drug and Mental Health Courts, and Municipal Courts: Adult drug courts, co-occurring courts, and municipal courts must demonstrate how they address the “The Key Components”, which can be accessed at the following: . DWI/DUI Courts: DUI/DWI drug courts must demonstrate how they address “The Guiding Principles of DWI Courts”, which can be accessed at the following: . Veterans Treatment Courts: Veterans Treatment Courts must demonstrate how they address the “Veterans Treatment Court Ten Key Components”, which can be accessed at the following: . Drug Court Standards Over the past three decades, hundreds of evaluations of drug courts have been conducted that have demonstrated their effectiveness, as well as five meta-analyses of study findings, making drug courts one of the most rigorously tested and evaluated programs in the criminal justice field. Over the past several years, the NADCP identified 10 best practice standards for adult drug courts. These standards are based on the expansive body of research spanning nearly 20 years that represents best practices in addiction, pharmacology, behavioral health treatment, and criminal justice, that, if integrated into practice, will optimize drug court operations. In support of this optimization of drug courts, SAMHSA strongly encourages applicants, and particularly applications proposing to enhance existing drug courts, to design their proposed programs with the intention of moving toward the full incorporation of NADCP’S newly adopted standards, which represent the most current evidence-based principles and practices. The standards are as follows: Standard 1 Target Population Eligibility and exclusion criteria for the Drug Court are predicated on empirical evidence indicating which types of offenders can be treated safely and effectively in Drug Courts. Candidates are evaluated for admission to the Drug Court using evidence-based assessment tools and procedures.