AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS NOTICE
Archival Risk Factor Data Collection

The Arkansas Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (ADAP), announces the availability of up to $56,100 to support the first year of a three-year risk assessment data collection effort.  Subsequent annual funding will be at a continuing level and requires an annual non-competitive application.  Future year funds are contingent upon federal reauthorization of these funds, availability of funds and progress achieved. The project period is July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004.  The purpose of this effort is to assist ADAP in collection of data to meet Federal mandates for planning prevention services within the State.

Major functions include:

• Compilation of a minimum of five (5) years of archival records data to assess risk factors for adolescent substance abuse in the following four (4) areas: 1) Community Risk Factors, 2) Family Risk Factors, 3) School Risk Factors and 4) Individual/Peer Risk Factors;
  
  

• Arranging this information by a county and a regional format to coincide with ADAP’s Prevention Resource Center’s geographical areas; 
  
  

• Only risk factor data sets available for each county (or region) should be presented.  Statewide Outcome Indicators shall be presented;
  
  

• Data sets are to be grouped in tables by risk factor and county (or region) using Excel software.  The source and year collected for all data provided must be cited; and
  
  

• Data shall be conveyed to ADAP in an electronic data format compatible with an IBM personal computer system, Microsoft Word and Excel software packages.

For a proposal to enter the review process, a letter of intent is required and must be submitted by October 28, 2002 to Prevention Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, 5800 West 10^th Street, Suite 907, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204.  Applications will be accepted from public agencies and 501[c] 3 organizations until 4:30 p.m., November 15, 2002, at this same address.

ADAP AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING NOTICE
Summer School Program

The Arkansas Department of Health, ADAP, announces the availability of funds up to $165,795 to support the first year of a five (5) year summer school contract.  Subsequent year funding will be at a continuing level and requires an annual non-competitive application.  Future year funds are contingent upon federal reauthorization of these funds and progress achieved.  This first budget period is July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004.  The purpose of this effort is to assist ADAP in providing workforce development, continuing education and resource development.

Major functions include:

• Planning, design and implementation of an annual statewide summer school to increase knowledge and skill development of the substance abuse prevention and treatment workforce in Arkansas.  Recruitment of approximately 900 participants to include ADAP funding providers and others in the community whose roles are impacted by substance abuse.  This includes, but is not limited to law enforcement, schools/colleges, health and human service professionals, the faith community, community coalitions, etc.  Content of the summer school must have input from a planning task force and promote learning reflective of the current state of the in substance abuse prevention and treatment.  Sessions must support certification requirements and included award of CEU’s.  An annual report, including both process and outcome evaluation, is required.

For a proposal to enter the review process, a letter of intent is required and must be submitted by October 28, 2002 to Prevention Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, 5800 West 10^th Street, Suite 907, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204.  Applications will be accepted from public agencies and 501 [c] 3 organizations until 4:30 p.m., November 15, 2002 at this same address.

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING NOTICE
Teacher Training Program

The Arkansas Department of Health, ADAP, announces the availability of up to $51,000 to support the first year of a four-year teacher-training contract.  Subsequent year funding will be at a continuing level and requires an annual non-competitive continuation application.  Future annual funds are contingent upon federal reauthorization of use of these funds, availability of funds and progress achieved.  The purpose of the contract is to provide training in elementary curriculum that integrates a theory based comprehensive health education program with an emphasis on drug prevention to the following persons:

1)      Elementary education teachers in grades K,1, 2, 3 ,4 and 5

2)      Elementary school counselors in grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

3)      Prevention resource center coordinators, and

4)      Elementary community health nurse specialists

Proposals must include all of the following components: 1) curriculum training provided by certified elementary education teachers in the specified grade levels (K-5) with expertise in integrating a theory-based comprehensive health education curriculum within the core elementary education curriculum; 2) presentation and education on the Risk/Protective Factor Framework for Prevention and how the state is utilizing the model in planning and program development; 3) recruitment of participants utilizing state agencies as well as local education agencies, ADAP Prevention Resource Centers and ADH Community Health Nurse Specialists to assist in the recruitment process; 4) coordination of monitoring and follow-up of the implementation of the curriculum in the schools and communities; and 6) ability of participants to earn academic credit for participation in the training at an accredited institution of higher education.  This will be the first year of a four (4) year application, training for grades K-2 and 3-5 to be delivered on a rotating basis.  Training must be developmentally appropriate for the grades targeted in that year.

For a proposal to enter the review process, a letter of intent is required and must be submitted by October 28, 2002 to Prevention Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, 5800 West 10^th – Suite 907, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204.  Applications will be accepted from public agencies and private nonprofits.  Applications will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on November 15, 2002.

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