Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Substance Abuse Treatment Center— Community Treatment Program,

[Federal Register: December 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 238)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Changes to a Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 Funding Opportunities Notice

AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Modification/Clarification of a Notice of Funding Availability Regarding the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Community Treatment Program Funding Announcement.

SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public that certain requirements/ statements in the SAMHSA/CSAT Program Announcement 99-050 entitled, Comprehensive Community Treatment Program for the Development of New and Useful Knowledge (Short Title: Community Treatment Program), published in the Federal Register on March 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 44, pages 11027-11031) have been modified/clarified. It is, therefore, critical that potential applicants for the May 10, 2000 and future receipt dates for applications obtain a copy of the Addendum that contains the modified/clarified Purpose and Rationale, Eligibility, Availability of Funds, Period of Support and Program Description and Project Requirements sections for the Community Treatment Program announcement (PA 99-050) before preparing and/or submitting an application.

The full Program Announcement and the addendum that includes modified/clarified sections are available via the SAMHSA web site-- www.samhsa.gov, or from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (Telephone: 800-729-6686).

Additional information about the modifications/clarifications and/ or programmatic assistance may be obtained from: Thomas Edwards, Jr., Division of Practice and Systems Development, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-8453.

Dated: December 6, 1999. Richard Kopanda, Executive Office, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Addendum to PA 99-050

December 1999

ADDENDUM to SAMHSA/CSAT Program Announcement PA 99-050, Comprehensive Community Treatment Program for the Development of New and Useful Knowledge

The following changes to the appended PA 99-050 modify/clarify the Purpose and Rationale, Eligibility, Availability of Funds, Period of Support, and Program Description and Project Requirements sections. It is important to note that potential applicants for the May 10, 2000 and future receipt dates must take the following modifications/ clarifications into consideration before preparing and/or submitting an application.

Purpose and Rationale

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Through this Program Announcement (PA), CSAT will support two types of grants: (1) Full studies of treatment programs and services, and (2) exploratory/pilot studies.

Note: CSAT will no longer support enhancement/expansion grants under this PA; therefore, all references to enhancement/expansion grants throughout the PA should be ignored.

Eligibility

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Note: The enhancement/expansion grant category will not be funded.

Availability of Funds

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It is estimated that $2.5 million will be available to support awards under this PA in FY 2000. The amount of an award is expected to range as follows (amounts include direct and indirect costs):

Full studies: up to $500,000; Exploratory/Pilot studies: up to $250,000;

Funds will be divided between the two grant categories. The number of applications funded in each category will depend on the quality of applications as determined by the peer review process. Funds may be used to conduct all aspects of data collection and evaluation. Limited funds are available to support substance abuse treatment intervention services and substance abuse related services necessary for successful conduct of the proposed study. Applicants are strongly encouraged to verify future receipt dates and availability and terms of funding before preparing and submitting applications (see Application Receipt and Review Schedule).

Period of Support

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Support for full studies and for exploratory/pilot studies may be requested for up to 3 years. Annual awards will be made subject to continued availability of funds and progress achieved.

Section II--Program Description and Project Requirements, B. Program Plan, (3) Enhancement/Expansion Grants

(Section 3--Enhancement/Expansion Grants has been deleted.)

Note: The enhancement/expansion grant category will not be funded.

[FR Doc. 99-32102Filed12-10-99; 8:45 am]

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