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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
93.958: Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services
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| PROGRAM AND AWARD | FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO. |
| APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS | INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| RELATED PROGRAMS | ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS |
| PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS | POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS |
Applicant Eligibility: State and U.S. Territory Governments; or Tribal Organizations.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Recipients of State and U.S. Territory Governments; and members of Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations.
Credentials/Documentation: None.
Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Chief Executive Officer of the State or Territory must apply annually for an allotment. States are required to submit an application which contains a State Plan that describes comprehensive community mental health services for adults with a serious mental illness and children with a serious emotional disturbance, an Implementation Report that describes State progress in implementing the plan for the preceding year, recommendations from the State Mental Health Planning Council, a report on expenditure of the preceding fiscal year's block grant funds, a maintenance of effort report and agreements signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the State.
Award Procedure: Grant Awards are issued directly by The Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to the designated State agency.
Deadlines: Contact the Headquarters Office listed below for application deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals: Not applicable.
Renewals: Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Applications must fulfill statutory and regulatory requirements. For information regarding statutory and regulatory requirements, contact Dr. Joyce Berry, State Planning and Systems Development Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA, PHS, Room 15C-26, Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: 301-443-4257.
Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: The range is from $50,000 to $33,243,715; $4,434,729.
Federal Agency: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Type of Assistance: Formula Grants.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $274,375,200; FY 00 est $338,200,000; and FY 01 est $395,200,000.
Budget Account Number: 75-1362-0-1-550.
Authorization: Public Health Service Act, Title XIX, Part B, Subpart I, as amended, Public Law 102-321; 42 U.S.C. 300X.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: 45 CFR Part 96.
Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters Office: Program Contact: Dr. Joyce Berry, State Planning and System Development Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 15C-26, Parklawn Bldg. 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: (301) 443-4257. Grants Management Contact: Lou Ellen Rice, Grants Management Officer, Division of Grants Management, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 15C-05, Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: (301) 443-4456. Use the same numbers for FTS.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: Formula is cited in Section 1918 of Public Law 102-321. Allotments to States are based upon certain weighted population factors and total taxable resources except that no State will receive less than 20.6 percent of the amount the State received from allotments made in fiscal year 1992 under the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health (ADMS) Block Grant. Territorial allotments are based upon the relative civilian population of the Territory except that no Territory is to receive less than $50,000. This program has no matching requirements, but this program does have maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Each allotment is available for obligation during the fiscal year in which it was allotted and all such obligation must be expended by the end of the subsequent fiscal year.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Funds may be used at the discretion of the State to achieve the described objectives except for certain requirements. State plans must meet prescribed criteria. Services under the plan will be provided only through appropriate, qualified community programs (which may include community mental health centers, child mental-health programs, psychosocial rehabilitation programs, mental health peer-support programs and mental-health primary consumer-directed programs). Services under the plan will be provided through community mental health centers only if the centers meet prescribed criteria. Up to 5 percent of grant funds may be used for administering the funds. In general, any amount paid to a State under the program shall be available for obligation until the end of the fiscal year for which the amounts were paid and if obligated by the end of such year, shall remain available for expenditure until the end of the succeeding fiscal year. Funds may not be used to provide inpatient services; to make cash payments to intended recipients of health services; to purchase or improve land, purchase, construct, or permanently improve (other than minor remodeling) any building or other facility, or purchase major medical equipment; to satisfy any requirement for the expenditure of nonfederal funds as a condition for the receipt of Federal funds; or to provide financial assistance to any entity other than a public or nonprofit private entity.
Reports: As part of the application, each State must submit an Implementation Report that describes the State's progress in implementing the State's Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Plan for the preceding fiscal year and a report of the purposes for which the grant received for the preceding fiscal year were expended, including a description of the activities of the State under the program and the recipients of the funds. The State must provide for independent peer review to assess the quality, appropriateness and efficacy of treatment services provided in the State to individuals under the program involved, ensure that not fewer than 5 percent of the entities providing services in the State under the program are reviewed and that the 5 percent are representative of the total population of such entities.
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 receive 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, 45 CFR 74.26 requires that for-profit recipients and subrecipients have an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards or OMB Circular No. A-133.
Records: Each State must maintain records which are consistent with their State laws and requirements.
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