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Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Infrastructure Grants - INF 05 PA
IV. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATIONTo ensure that you have met all submission requirements, a checklist is provided for your use in Appendix A of this document. 1. ADDRESS TO REQUEST APPLICATION PACKAGEYou may request a complete application kit by calling one of SAMHSA's national clearinghouses:
You may download the required documents from the SAMHSA Web site at www.samhsa.gov . Click on "Grant Opportunities." Additional materials available on this web site include:
2. CONTENT AND FORM OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION2.1 Application Kit SAMHSA application kits include the following documents:
You must use all of the above documents in completing your application. 2.2 Required Application Components
2.3 Application Formatting Requirements Applicants also must comply with the following basic application requirements. Applications that do not comply with these requirements will be screened out and will not be reviewed.
2.4 SAMHSA Confidentiality and Participant Protection Requirements and Protection of Human Subjects Regulations Applicants must describe procedures relating to Confidentiality, Participant Protection and the Protection of Human Subjects Regulations in Section I of the application, using the guidelines provided below. Problems with confidentiality, participant protection, and protection of human subjects identified during peer review of the application may result in the delay of funding. Confidentiality and Participant Protection: All applicants must describe how they will address requirements for each of the following elements relating to confidentiality and participant protection. 1. Protect Clients and Staff from Potential Risks
2. Fair Selection of Participants
3. Absence of Coercion
4. Data Collection
5. Privacy and Confidentiality:
NOTE: If applicable, grantees must agree to maintain the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse client records according to the provisions of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2. 6. Adequate Consent Procedures:
NOTE: If the project poses potential physical, medical, psychological, legal, social or other risks, you must obtain written informed consent.
NOTE: Never imply that the participant waives or appears to waive any legal rights, may not end involvement with the project, or releases your project or its agents from liability for negligence.
7. Risk/Benefit Discussion: Discuss why the risks are reasonable compared to expected benefits and importance of the knowledge from the project. Protection of Human Subjects Regulations SAMHSA expects that most grantees funded under Services Grant programs will not be required to comply with the Protection of Human Subjects Regulations (45 CFR 46). However, in some instances, special evaluation and data collection requirements for a particular funding opportunity may necessitate that all grantees comply with these regulations. In such instances, the NOFA will explicitly state that grantees must comply with the regulations. If the NOFA does not explicitly state that grantees must comply with the Protection of Human Subjects Regulations (45 CFR 46), grantees will be required to comply with the regulations only if the project-specific evaluation design proposed by the grantee requires compliance with the regulations. Applicants whose projects must comply with the Protection of Human Subjects Regulations must describe the process for obtaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval fully in their applications. While IRB approval is not required at the time of grant award, these applicants will be required, as a condition of award, to provide the documentation that an Assurance of Compliance is on file with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and the IRB approval has been received prior to enrolling any clients in the proposed project. General information about Protection of Human Subjects Regulations can be obtained on the web at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp. You may also contact OHRP by e-mail ( ohrp@osophs.dhhs.gov) or by phone (301/496-7005). SAMHSA-specific questions related to Protection of Human Subjects Regulations should be directed to the program contact listed in Section VII of the NOFA. 3. SUBMISSION DATES AND TIMESDeadlines for submission of applications for specific funding opportunities will be published in the NOFAs in the Federal Register and posted on the Federal grants web site ( www.grants.gov ). Hand carried applications will not be accepted. Applications may be shipped using only DHL, Falcon Carrier, Federal Express (FedEx), United Parcel Service (UPS), or the United States Postal Service (USPS). Your application must be received by the application deadline, or you must have proof of its timely submission as specified below.
You will be notified by postal mail that your application has been received. Applications not meeting the timely submission requirements above will not be considered for review. Please remember that mail sent to Federal facilities undergoes a security screening prior to delivery. Allow sufficient time for your package to be delivered. If an application is mailed to a location or office (including room number) that is not designated for receipt of the application, and that results in the designated office not receiving your application in accordance with the requirements for timely submission, it will cause the application to be considered late and ineligible for review. SAMHSA will not accept or consider any applications sent by facsimile. SAMHSA is collaborating with www.grants.gov to accept electronic submission of applications only for select funding opportunities. Unless specifically indicated in the NOFA, electronic submission of applications will not be accepted. 4. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW (E.O. 12372) REQUIREMENTSExecutive Order 12372, as implemented through Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulation at 45 CFR Part 100, sets up a system for State and local review of applications for Federal financial assistance. A current listing of State Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) is included in the application kit and can be downloaded from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) web site at www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html .
For United States Postal Service:
For other delivery service:
In addition, community-based, non-governmental service providers who are not transmitting their applications through the State must submit a Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS) (approved by OMB under control no. 0920-0428; see burden statement below) to the head(s) of appropriate State or local health agencies in the area(s) to be affected no later than the pertinent receipt date for applications. The PHSIS is intended to keep State and local health officials informed of proposed health services grant applications submitted by community-based, non-governmental organizations within their jurisdictions.State and local governments and Indian tribal government applicants are not subject to these requirements. The PHSIS consists of the following information:
For SAMHSA grants, the appropriate State agencies are the Single State Agencies (SSAs) for substance abuse and mental health. A listing of the SSAs can be found on SAMHSA's web site at www.samhsa.gov . If the proposed project falls within the jurisdiction of more than one State, you should notify all representative SSAs. Applicants who are not the SSA must include a copy of a letter transmitting the PHSIS to the SSA in Appendix 4, "Letter to the SSA ." The letter must notify the State that, if it wishes to comment on the proposal, its comments should be sent not later than 60 days after the application deadline to: For United States Postal Service:
For other delivery service:
In addition:
[Public reporting burden for the Public Health System Reporting Requirement is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for copying the face page of SF 424 and the abstract and preparing the letter for mailing. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this project is 0920-0428. Send comments regarding this burden to CDC Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-24, Atlanta , GA 30333 , ATTN: PRA (0920-0428).] 5. FUNDING LIMITATIONS/RESTRICTIONSCost principles describing allowable and unallowable expenditures for Federal grantees, including SAMHSA grantees, are provided in the following documents:
In addition, SAMHSA Infrastructure Grant recipients must comply with the following funding restrictions:
6. OTHER SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS6.1 Where to Send Applications Send applications to the following address:
Do not send applications to other agency contacts, as this could delay receipt. Be sure to include the funding announcement number from the NOFA in item number 10 on the face page of the application. If you require a phone number for delivery, you may use (240) 276-1199. 6.2 How to Send Applications Mail or deliver an original application and 2 copies (including appendices) to the mailing address provided above, according to the instructions in Section IV-3. The original and copies must not be bound. Do not use staples, paper clips, or fasteners. Nothing should be attached, stapled, folded, or pasted. Hand carried applications will not be accepted. Applications may be shipped using only DHL, Falcon Carrier, Federal Express (FedEx), United Parcel Service (UPS), or the United States Postal Service (USPS). SAMHSA will not accept or consider any applications sent by facsimile. Unless specifically indicated in the NOFA, electronic submission of applications will not be accepted. |