Notice of Technical Assistance Workshop

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23661-23662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11056]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Notice of Technical Assistance Workshop

AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for 
Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS).
    Notice is hereby given of a workshop for the provision of technical 
assistance to potential applicants for SAMHSA grants.
    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Center for Substance Abuse 
Prevention are offering a regional Technical Assistance Workshop for 
prospective applicants. The workshop will be conducted to provide 
support to prospective applicants in preparing their applications to 
respond to published grant announcements.
    The following three SAMHSA grant announcements will be featured at 
the workshop:

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

    Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment 
and HIV/AIDS Services Community-Based Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS 
Outreach Program

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

    Substance Abuse Prevention/HIV Care Targeted Capacity Expansion 
Cooperative Agreements
    These GFAs are available from the SAMHSA Web Site at www.SAMHSA.gov 
or from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 
(NCADI) at 800-729-6686. Potential participants are strongly encouraged 
to check these resources and be familiar with the GFAs in which they 
are interested prior to attending the workshop.
    The Technical Assistance Workshop will be held on May 10, 1999 at 
the U.S. Court of International Trade, 1 Federal

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Plaza, New York, NY 10278. On-site registration will begin at 12:30 
p.m.; workshop hours are 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    Preliminary Agenda Highlights for the TA Workshop include: (1) 
Review of SAMHSA programs and priorities; (2) technical/practical 
aspects of the grant application process; (3) discussion of specific 
grant announcements; and (4) opportunity for questions and answers.

TA Workshop Arrangements and Contacts

    There is no registration fee for the workshop. Participants do not 
need to preregister but are encouraged to call in advance to indicate 
their intention to attend; please call Ms. Renee Bell at (301) 984-
1471, extension 353. Registrants will be responsible for costs 
associated with their own travel, meals, and lodging. For information 
regarding the content of the TA Workshop, please contact Mr. Stephen 
Sawmelle at (301) 443-1249.
    SAMHSA suggests that the attendees be those persons having the 
responsibility for conceptualizing and writing the application.

    Dated: April 28, 1999.
Sandra Stephens,
Team Leader, Extramural Activities Team, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-11056 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am]
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