Application Information Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
Request for Applications (RFA) No. TI-05-003
Publication in grants.gov: January 18, 2005
Announcement Type: Initial
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No..: 93.243
[Note: Letters from State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) in response to E.O. 12372 are due March 14, 2005.]
Summary:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), announce the availability of FY 2005 funds for a Historically Black Colleges and Universities National Resource Center (HBCU-NRC) for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service System Infrastructure Development. A synopsis of this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), as well as many other Federal Government funding opportunities, are also available at the Internet site: www.grants.gov.
For complete instructions, potential applicants must obtain a copy of SAMHSA's standard Infrastructure Grants Program Announcement, INF-05 PA, and the PHS 5161-1 (Rev. 7/00) application form before preparing and submitting an application. The INF-05 PA describes the general program design and provides instructions for applying for all SAMHSA Infrastructure Grants, including the Historically Black Colleges and Universities National Resource Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service System Infrastructure Development. SAMHSA's Infrastructure Grants provide funds to increase the capacity of mental health and substance abuse service systems to support effective programs and services. Additional instructions and specific requirements for this funding opportunity are described below.
Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: Sections 509 and 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended and subject to the availability of funds.
The purpose of the Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants program is to expand and/or enhance the community's ability to provide a comprehensive, integrated, and community-based response to a targeted, well-documented substance abuse treatment capacity problem and/or improve the quality and intensity of services.
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For example, a community might seek a Targeted Capacity Expansion Grant to add state-of-the-art treatment approaches or new services to address emerging trends or unmet needs (e.g., intensive case management, referral, and follow-up services to address related HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, and other primary health care needs of substance abusing clients). Applicants are encouraged to engage (coordinate with or subcontract) the skills of private, non-profit, and community-based organizations not eligible to apply on their own because they are not a State or local government entity.
To encourage the substance abuse treatment system to become more responsive and bridge the gap between what is needed by individual States, localities, and/or tribal organizations, and what is known about effective treatments to meet those needs, SAMHSA/CSAT intends to fund projects in three categories in FY 2005:
1) treatment for selected native populations (American Indian/Alaska Native or Asian American/Pacific Islanders). To meet the disproportionate substance abuse treatment needs of certain native communities, this category specifically identifies American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (AA/PI), including Native Hawaiians as native populations to receive expanded and/or enhanced treatment services under this program;
2) treatment focused on methamphetamine and other emerging drugs in adult, rural populations. This category allows funding for expanding and/or enhancing substance abuse treatment for adults in rural areas in need of treatment for use of methamphetamine and other emerging drugs, including abuse of prescription drugs such as Oxycodone, Hydrocodone and other opioid analgesics;
3) campus screening and brief intervention (SBI) to both combat underage drinking/substance use and promote innovative screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment of college and university students with or at high risk of substance use disorders. This category is designed to assist colleges and universities to initiate services or expand existing campus based medical services to include identification and intervention with persons with hazardous drinking and/or substance use disorders within the context of student healthcare.
Background: Information reported by SAMHSA underscores a significant disparity between the availability of treatment services for persons with alcohol and drug use disorders and the demand for such services. It is estimated, based on various studies, that there are 3-5 million individuals who use and abuse alcohol and other drugs who have a significant impact on both the utilization of services and costs within the health care, juvenile justice, welfare, child welfare, and other publicly funded social support systems. However, currently, of these individuals, only 1.8 million can be served through the existing publicly funded treatment system. By providing needed treatment services, this program is intended to reduce the health and social costs of substance abuse and dependence to the public, and increase the safety of America's citizens by reducing substance abuse related crime and violence.
Eligibility
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Eligible Applicants: Eligibility in Category 1 (AI/AN or AA/PI) and Category 2 (methamphetamine and other emerging drugs in adult, rural populations) is restricted to States and units of local government (e.g., cities, towns, counties) or Indian tribes and tribal organizations in recognition of their responsibility for, and interest in, providing for the needs of their citizens, and because the success of the program will depend upon their authority and ability to broadly coordinate a variety of resources. Funding is not designed to meet statewide treatment needs, but to meet the needs of individual communities in cities, towns, counties, and multi-county partnerships. Therefore, States that apply must identify a specific city, town, county or multi-county partnership that will be the targeted geographic area of need.
Eligibility in Category 3 (Campus SBI) is restricted to domestic public and private, non-profit colleges and universities in recognition of their responsibility for, and interest in, providing for the needs of their enrolled students, and because the success of the program will depend upon their authority and ability to approve the planning, implementation, and operation of screening and treatment services that will be utilized by their students. Since the Campus SBI program is restricted to college and university students, it is essential that colleges and universities take the lead in the development of SBI projects that will administer screening, referral to treatment, and treatment and recovery for their students, and maintain partnerships with either college- or university-based providers or community-based organizations that may be providing such services to the college or university.
These eligibility criteria supersede the criteria specified in Section III-1 of the SVC-05 PA.
Applications for SAMHSA Services Grants must include evidence of experience and credentials as described in Section III-3 of the SVC-05 PA. This 2-year experience requirement applies only to specialist substance abuse treatment providers participating in the project.
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Cost Sharing or Matching is not required.
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Other: Applicants must also meet certain application formatting and submission requirements, or the application will be screened out and will not be reviewed. These requirements are described in Section IV-2 below, as well as in the SVC-05 PA.
Award Information
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Estimated Funding Available/Number of Awards: It is expected that approximately $16 million will be available in FY 2005 to fund programs in three categories: 1) treatment for selected native populations (American Indian/Alaska Native or Asian American/Pacific Islanders); 2) treatment focused on methamphetamine and other emerging drugs in adult, rural populations; and 3) campus screening and brief intervention to both combat underage drinking/substance use and promote innovative screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment of college and university students with or at high risk of substance use disorders.
SAMHSA expects that approximately $5.3 million will be available for awards in each category, and that approximately 11 awards will be made in each category. The maximum allowable award is $500,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) per year for up to 3 years. Proposed budgets cannot exceed the allowable amount in any year of the proposed project. Annual continuations will depend on the availability of funds, grantee progress in meeting program goals and objectives, and timely submission of required data and reports.
This program is being announced prior to the annual appropriation for FY 2005 for SAMHSA's programs, with funding estimates based on the President's budget request for FY 2005. Applications are invited based on the assumption that sufficient funds will be appropriated for FY 2005 to permit funding of a reasonable number of applications hereby solicited. All applicants are reminded, however, that we cannot guarantee that sufficient funds will be appropriated to permit SAMHSA to fund any applications.
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Funding Instrument: Grant
Contact Information
For questions on program issues, contact:
Ken Robertson
SAMHSA/CSAT
1 Choke Cherry Road,
Room 5-1001
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 240-276-1621
kenneth.robertson@samhsa.hhs.gov
For questions on grants management issues, contact:
Kimberly Pendleton
Division of Grants Management
Office of Program Services, SAMHSA
1 Choke Cherry Road
Room 7-1097
Rockville, MD 20857
(240) 276-1421
Kimberly.Pendleton@samhsa.hhs.gov
Documents needed to complete a grant application:
The complete Announcement No. TI-05-003
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PHS 5161-1 (revised July 2000): Includes the face page, budget forms, assurances, certification, and checklist.
Applications that are not submitted on the required application form will be screened out and will not be reviewed.
Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants
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Microsoft Word
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Additional Materials
For further information on the forms and the application process, see Useful Information for Applicants
Additional materials available on this website include:
- Technical Assistance and Training for SAMHSA Grant Applicants
- Grants Management at SAMHSA: Useful Information for Grantees
Last updated: 02/12/2009