4 Confidentiality and SAMHSA Participant Protection/Human Subjects See the FOA or requirements related to confidentiality, participant protection, and the protection of subject’s regulations. FOA: See 5 Additional Documents in the FOA The FOA will indicate the attachments you need to include in your application. 4. SUBMIT APPLICATION 4.1 Electronic Submission (Grants.gov, ASSIST) After completing all required registration and application requirements, SAMHSA requires applicants to electronically submit using eRA ASSIST, Grants.gov Downloadable Forms, Grants.gov Workspace or another system to system provider. Information on each of these options is below: ASSIST – The Application Submission System and Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST) is an NIH sponsored online interface used to prepare applications using the SF424 form set, submit electronically through Grants.gov to SAMHSA and other participating agencies, and track grant applications. [Note: ASSIST requires an eRA Commons ID to access the system] Grants.gov Downloadable Forms – You can download an application package from Grants.gov, complete the forms offline, submit the completed forms to Grants.gov, and track your application in eRA Commons. Note that this option is only available until December 31, 2017. Grants.gov Workspace – You can use the shared, online environment of the Grants.gov Workspace to collaboratively work on different forms within the application package. The specific actions you need to take to submit your application will vary by submission method as listed above. The steps to submit your application are as follows: To submit to Grants.gov using ASSIST: To submit to Grants.gov using downloadable forms are available at: To submit to Grants.gov using the Grants.gov Workspace:
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 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, password protected or secured documents. 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 .” 9 10 All attachments should comply with the following formatting requirement: Size of PDF attachments cannot be larger than 8.5 x 11 inches (horizontally or vertically). [Note: It is recommended that you limit the size of attachments to 35 MB.] If you submit attachments that do not comply with the stated formatting requirement, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: “Filename <file> cannot be larger than U.S. standard letter size of 8.5 x 11 inches. See the PDF guidelines at
Teachers will be trained on the selected evidence-based substance abuse prevention curriculum. The objective is not 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 in the middle school receiving the substance abuse and HIV prevention curriculum. 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 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 D. 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;