NOTICE_Amendments to PS19-1909_9.2.20.pdf

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AMENDMENT I (9.10.2020)

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This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is being published on Grants.gov for

INFORMATION PURPOSE ONLY! NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE SOLICITED

FOR THIS NOFO

AMENDMENT I (9/10/20)

Page 2 – Clarifying “d. Total Period of Performance Funding,” the paragraph is removed and replaced with the following:

Year one is funded at $4,975,000

Component 1: $850,000/per year

Component 2: $125,000/per year

The demonstration projects are funded in year one for a total of $4,000,000.

Activities under the demonstration projects may take place in years 2 and 3 subject to the availability of funding.

Page 9 – Clarifying the “Demonstration Project 1a: Patient Navigation from an SSP,” first sentence ‘1-year’ removed and added ‘subject to the availability of funds, activities may take place in years 2 and 3.’ First sentence is replaced with the following:

Successful recipient of Component 1 will pilot a program providing patient navigators at 8 SSPs to link clients with opioid use disorder to MAT, and to programs offering care and treatment for infectious disease associated with injection drug use, including viral hepatitis and HIV subject to the availability of funds, activities may take place in years 2 and 3.’

Page 11 – Clarifying the “Demonstration Project 2a: IDU Surveillance pilot project,” first sentence ‘one-year’ removed and added ‘subject to the availability of funds, activities may take place in years 2 and 3.’ First sentence is replaced with the following:

Successful recipient to component 2 will collaboratively develop and implement a pilot project conducting surveillance of injection drug use by implementing a customizable electronic data capture system and conducting in-depth surveys of persons who inject drugs and drug use trends through SSPs subject to the availability of funds, activities may take place in years 2 and 3.

Page 14 and 15 – Clarifying “Funding Strategy,” removed references to demonstration projects funded for one year, and added ‘activities under the demonstration projects may take place in years 2 and 3, subject to the availability of funding. Funding Strategy is replaced with the following:

It is anticipated that component 1 will be funded at $2.55 million, and component 2, $375,000. Demonstration project 1a will be funded at $1,000,000.

Demonstration project 2a will be funded at $3,000,000. Activities under the demonstration projects may take place in years 2 and 3, subject to the availability of funding.

Project period funding is as follows:

Component 1: $850,000/year for three years Component 1a: $1,000,000 for one year (activities may be funded in years 2 and 3, subject to the availability of funding) Recipient for Component 1 will also conduct all activities under Demonstration Project 1a, Patient Navigation at SSPs.

Component 2: $125,000/year for three years Component 2a: $3,000,000 for one year (activities may be funded in years 2 and 3, subject to the availability of funding) Recipient for Component 2 will also conduct all activities under Demonstration Project 2a, IDU surveillance.

Page 21 and 22 – Clarifying “Approximate Period of Proposed Funding,” the paragraph is removed and replaced with the following:

Year one is funded at $4,975,000

Component 1: $850,000/per year

Component 2: $125,000/per year

The demonstration projects are funded in year one for a total of $4,000,000.

Activities under the demonstration projects may take place in years 2 and 3 subject to the availability of funding.