To
enable project States to collect information on SAPT Block Grant
funded treatment services and monitor common substance abuse treatment
effectiveness data measures across various State management information
systems (MIS). This program will support evaluation programs to
design or enhance State MISs or Outcome Management Systems which
examine treatment effectiveness and costs through standardized performance
and outcome measures while incorporating these common data measures
on an inter-State (i.e., with the States acting mutually together)
basis.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Funds
(including direct costs and allowable indirect costs) may be used
only for expenses clearly related and necessary to carry out approved
activities that will support evaluation programs to design or enhance
State management information systems or outcomes monitoring systems
which examine treatment effectiveness and costs through standardized
performance and outcome measures while incorporating these common
data measures on an inter-State basis. Funds may not be used to
supplant current funding for existing activities. Funds may not
be used to pay for services except for additional costs created
by the research and may not be used for the purchase of a facility
to house any portion of the proposed project. Any funds proposed
for the purpose of renovation expenses must be detailed and linked
directly to programmatic activities. Any lease arrangements in association
with the proposed project utilizing these funds may not extend beyond
the project period or cover non-programmatic activities. Construction
costs are not allowed.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Project State applicants are Single
State Authorities, Technical Assistance Center applicants are domestic
private nonprofit (and for-profit) organizations such as community-based
organizations, universities, colleges, and hospitals.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Recipients of State governments.
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is eligible for coverage
under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs."
An applicant should consult the office or official designated as
the single point of contact in his or her State for more information
on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for
assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application
Procedure: All applicants must use application
form PHS 5161-1 (Rev. 7/2000). Application kits containing the
necessary forms and instructions may be obtained by contacting:
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O.
Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20857 at telephone: 1 (800) 729-6686.
Applications will be objectively reviewed by initial review group(s)
composed primarily of nonfederal experts.
Award
Procedure: Cooperative agreements in support
of State applications are recommended for approval by CSAT to
the AOD Single State Agency. Cooperative agreements in support
of technical assistance center applications are recommended for
approval by the initial review groups and awarded by CSAT to domestic
private nonprofit (and for- profit) organizations such as community-based
organizations, universities, colleges, and hospitals.
Deadlines:
Contact the Headquarters Office listed below for application deadline.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: The range is
from 120 days to 180 days from receipt date to award date.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
None.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: This program does
not require a formula. Matching is not required.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Applications
will be accepted for a 3-year period with 12-month budget periods.
Annual awards will be made subject to continued availability of
funds and progress achieved.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Interim and final progress reports and financial status reports
will be required as specified in the PHS Grants Policy Statement
requirements. To permit compliance with the Government Performance
and Results Act, grantees will be required to supply necessary data
about certain grant processes and/or outcomes in their regularly
scheduled program progress reports. Instruction on the data to be
supplied will be communicated to grantees by the funding Center
shortly after the award is made.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133. In addition, grants and cooperative agreements
are subject to inspection and audits by DHHS and other Federal
government officials. In addition, 45 CFR 74.26 requires that
for-profit recipients and subrecipients have an audit performed
in accordance with Government Auditing Standards or Circular No.
A-133.
Records:
There is a 3-year record retention requirement. Records shall
be retained beyond the 3-year period if the final audit has not
been done or findings resolved.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 75-1362-0-1-550.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $2,759,031; FY 02 est $2,814,212; and FY 03 est
$2,825,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
From $300,000 to $500,000; Average: $459,839.
Six awards were made in fiscal year 2001. Six awards are anticipated
for fiscal year 2002 and fiscal year 2003.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
45 CFR 96, 74 an 92 and the PHS Grants Policy Statement. Guidelines
and instructions are included in the application kits available
by request from: The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol an Drug
Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301)
468-2600 or 1 (800) 729-6686.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Program contact: Dr. Mickey Smith,
Division for State and Community Assistance, Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment, Rockwall II Building, Room 880, Telephone: (301)
443-8522. Grants Management contact: Kathleen Sample, Division
of Grants Management, Office of Program Support, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II Building,
Room 630, Telephone: (301) 443-9666. The mailing address for all
individuals listed above is 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Use the same numbers for FTS.
Web
Site Address: http://www.samhsa.gov
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Some examples of subject areas funded are: 1) Enhancement of an
Outcomes Monitoring System (OMS) that is sustainable, affordable
and that allows continual tracking and reporting on the effectiveness
of the State's substance abuse treatment providers; (2) development
of a standardized approach for systematically measuring the performance
of substance abuse treatment providers and the treatment outcomes
of clients as they a progress through the State treatment system;
and (3) measuring patient status in the Addiction Severity Index's
seven domains at both baseline and at a 12-month, post baseline
follow-up.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Project applications will be reviewed, rated and ranked. Criteria
for technical merit review of individual projects will include:
understanding the proposed project; merit and appropriateness of
project plan; appropriateness of project design and analysis of
plan; planning and management; reasonableness and appropriateness
of budget; and program evaluation. In addition, the award criteria
will include availability of Federal funds and geographic distribution
throughout the United States.
