This document outlines the agenda for a two-day meeting of Cohorts 7 & 8 grantees of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Minority AIDS Initiative. The agenda includes presentations and breakout sessions on implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to address substance abuse and mental illness in minority communities. Day 1 covers SPF lessons learned, federal grant requirements, evidence-based program implementation and adaptation, and the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. Day 2 will continue working on SPF implementation through individualized consultations.

1. Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Minority AIDS Initiative
Cohorts 7 & 8 Grantees Meeting
“Using the SPF to Promote Community Change”
June 16-18, 2010
JW Marriott Houston / Houston, Texas
AGENDA
Day 1: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. EARLY REGISTRATION Liberty Hall Foyer
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Welcome & Introductions General Session
Judith Ellis, Acting Branch Chief Salon 4 and 5
Community Grants & Program Development Branch
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Opening Remarks
Beverly Watts Davis
Senior Advisor, Office of the Administrator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), HHS Region VI Office
Remarks from the State of Texas
Jeremy Goldbach
Texas SPF SIG Director
CSAP Remarks & Other Business
Richard Moore, Acting Division Director
Division of Community Programs, CSAP
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. SPF Lessons Learned/A Pulse Check: Where Are You Now? Plenary Session
Salon 4 and 5
Presenter/Moderator: Jeanne DiLoreto
CSAP Project Officer
Panel Presenters:
Heather Brungardt, Program Director
Kansas City Free Health Clinic (Cohort VI)
Carlton Williams, Project Coordinator
Community Health Initiative, Wright State University (Cohort VI)
Stanley Richards, Program Director
Fortune Society, Inc.
Long Island City, New York (Cohort VI)
Minority AIDS Initiative ‐ Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting 1

2. 11:00 a.m. –11:15 a.m. BREAK
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 Federal Administrative Grant Requirements Plenary Session
p.m. Salon 4 and 5
Moderator: Jeanette Bevett‐Mills
CSAP Project Officer
Presenter: Barbara Orlando, SAMHSA
Grants Management Officer, Division of Grants Management
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH (on your own)
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Time for a Pulse Check: Fidelity and Adaptation of EBIS and Breakout Session
DEBIS Salon 1
Cohort 7
Moderator: Patricia Sabry
CSAP Project Officer
Presenters:
Annabelle Nelson, Professor
Fielding Graduate University
Corporate President, the WHEEL Council
Kathleen Gary, Southwest CAPT T/TA Specialist/Data &
Evaluation
Facilitators:
Lourdes Vazquez, Northeast RET
Kathleen Gary, Southwest RET
Tasha Wilkerson, Central RET
Carlos Pavao, Southeast RET
Cohort 8 Preparing for SPF Step 4: Implementation Salon 2
(Application and Action Planning)
Presenter/Moderator: Jeanne DiLoreto
CSAP Project Officer
Presenter: Albert Gay, Central RET
Facilitator: Raylette Pickett, West RET
Grantees:
Heather Brungardt, Program Director
Kansas City Free Health Clinic
Kansas City, Missouri
Carlton Williams, Project Coordinator
Community Health Initiative, Wright State University
Stanley Richards, Program Director
Fortune Society, Inc.
Long Island City, New York
Kischa Hampton, Program Director
Risk and Prevention Services
Access Community Health Network
Minority AIDS Initiative ‐ Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting 2

3. 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. BREAK
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. National Registry of Evidence‐based Programs and Practices Plenary Session
(NREPP) Salon 4 and 5
All Cohorts
Moderator: Capt. Florentino Merced‐Galindez, Team Leader
Presenter: Stephen Gardner, Consultant
Manila Consulting
Grantee: Annabelle Nelson, Professor
Fielding Graduate University
Corporate President, The WHEEL Council
Day 1: Consultation Schedule
10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Individualized Consultations Consultations
(By Appointment Only) 1st Floor at the JW
Marriott
Consultations on Strategic Prevention Framework San Jacinto
Sherria Taylor
Director of Program Development, ACCEPT
Raylette Pickett, West RET
Consultations with Data Analysis Coordination and
Dallas
Consolidation Center (DACCC)
Nilufer Isvan
HIV Advisory Team Lead
Data Analysis Coordination and Consolidation Center
Nelly Oliver
HIV Lead Analyst
Senior Research Associate
Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)
Consultations on MRT, Evaluation, and Dallas
Reporting Requirements
Charles Reynolds, Senior Public Health Analyst
Jennifer Caputo Rouse, Director of Research
KIT Solutions, Inc.
Consultations on NREPP and NASADAD Application Austin
Requirements
Stephen Gardner, Consultant
Manila Consulting
Kathleen Gary, Southwest CAPT T/TA Specialist/Data &
Evaluation
Vanessa McKendall Stephens, President
Face Valu Evaluation
McKenzie Smith, Consultant
Minority AIDS Initiative ‐ Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting 3

4. Day 2: Thursday, June 17, 2010
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION Liberty Hall Foyer
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Re‐cap of Day 1; Overview of Day 2 Plenary
Judith Ellis, Acting Branch Chief, CSAP Salon 4 and 5
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)
8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. SPF Step 5: Evaluation Salon 1
Theory, Application, and Action Planning
Cohort 8
Moderator: Capt. Florentino Merced‐Galindez
Team Leader
Presenter: Vanessa McKendall Stephens
Central RET
Grantee:
Stanley Richards, Program Director
Fortune Society, Inc.
Long Island City, New York
Facilitator: Lourdes Vazquez, Northeast RET
Evaluation Outcomes: How To Disseminate Findings
Cohort 7 Salon 2
Small Work Group/Action Planning
Moderator: Jeanne DiLoreto
CSAP Project Officer
Presenter: Phillip Graham, Southeast RET
Facilitators:
Marcus Bouligny, Southeast RET
Tasha Wilkerson, Central RET
Albert Gay, Central RET
Evaluation Outcomes: How To Disseminate Findings Salon 3
Cohort 7 Small Work Group/Action Planning
Moderator: Jeanette Bevett‐Mills
CSAP Project Officer
Presenter: Brenda Rowe, Professor and
Independent Consultant, Southeast RET
Facilitators:
Carl Shackleford, Southwest RET
Raylette Pickett, West RET
McKenzie Smith, Central RET
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Minority AIDS Initiative ‐ Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting 4

5. Day 2: (continued) Thursday, June 17, 2010
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Participant Recruitment: Use of Incentives for Plenary Session
Retention/Best Practices Salon 4 and 5
All Participants
Moderator: Patricia Sabry
CSAP Project Officer
Presenters: Albert Gay, Central RET
Cohort VI Grantee: Teshina Mattson
Project Manager
University of Texas, Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Cohorts VI & VII Grantee: Kischa Hampton
Program Director
ACCESS, Community Health Network, Chicago, Illinois
Cohorts VI & VII Grantee: Heather Brungardt
Program Director,
Kansas City Free Health Clinic
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH (on your own)
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Using Social Networking Strategies: Does My Agency Plenary Session
Really Need a Make Over? Salon 4 and 5
All Participants
Moderator: Capt. Florentino Merced‐Galindez,
Team Leader
Presenter: Carlos Morales, Central RET
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. BREAK
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Using Social Networking Strategies: Does My Agency Workshops
Really Need a Makeover? Salon 1
All Cohort 8 Concurrent Action Planning Workshops
Moderator: Jeanne DiLoreto,
CSAP Project Officer
Facilitators:
Raylette Pickett, West RET
Lourdes Vazquez, Northeast RET
Using Social Networking Strategies: Does My Agency Salon 2
Cohort 7, Group 1 Really Need a Makeover?
Moderator: Jeanette Bevett‐Mills,
CSAP Project Officer
Facilitators:
Tasha Wilkerson, Central RET
Carlos Pavao, Southeast RET
Minority AIDS Initiative ‐ Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting 5

6. Cohort 7, Group 2 Using Social Networking Strategies: Does My Agency Salon 3
Really Need a Makover?
Moderator: Capt. Florentino Merced‐Galindez
Team Leader
Facilitators:
Albert Gay, Central RET
Sherria Taylor, Director of Program Development, ACCEPT
Day 2: Consultation Schedule
10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Individualized Consultations Consultations
st
(By Appointment Only) 1 Floor at the JW
Marriott
Consultations on SPF San Jacinto
Sherria Taylor
Director of Program Development, ACCEPT
Raylette Pickett, West RET
Consultations on DACCC Dallas
Nilufer Isvan
HIV Advisory Team Lead
Data Analysis Coordination and Consolidation Center
Nelly Oliver
HIV Lead Analyst
Senior Research Associate
Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)
Dallas
Consultations on MRT, Evaluation & Reporting
Requirements
Charles Reynolds, Senior Public Health Analyst, CSAP
Jennifer Caputo Rouse, Director of Research
KIT Solutions, Inc.
Consultations on NREPP & NASADAD Austin
Stephen Gardner, Consultant
Manila Consulting
Kathleen Gary, Southwest CAPT T/TA Specialist/Data &
Evaluation
Vanessa McKendall Stephens, President
Face Valu Evaluation
McKenzie Smith, Consultant
Phillip Graham, , Southeast RET
Minority AIDS Initiative ‐ Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting 6

7. Day 3: Friday, June 18, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION Liberty Hall Foyer
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Re‐cap of Day 2; Overview of Day 3 Plenary Session
Judith Ellis Salon 4 and 5
Acting Branch Chief, CSAP
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), HHS Region VI Office
Plenary Speaker and Closing Remarks
Angela R. Powell, MPH
Director, Western Division
Bureau of Primary Healthcare/Health Resources and
Services Administration
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Federal Reporting Requirements: Accountability and Plenary Session
Performance Results Salon 4 and 5
NOMs/Data Requirements, Accountability Report, and
Cross‐site Evaluation
Moderator: Pamela Roddy
Senior Public Health Advisor, CSAP
Presenters:
Pamela Roddy
Senior Public Health Advisor, CSAP
Nilufer Isvan
HIV Advisory Team Lead
Data Analysis Coordination and Consolidation Center
Nelly Oliver
HIV Lead Analyst
Senior Research Associate
Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)
11:00 a.m. ‐ 11:30 a.m. BREAK (Check‐out)
Minority AIDS Initiative ‐ Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting 7

8.
Day 3 (continued): Friday, June 18, 2010
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Enhanced Management Reporting Tool (MRT) “What’s Plenary
New” Salon 4 and 5
Moderator: Charles Reynolds
Senior Public Health Advisor, CSAP
Presenters:
Jennifer Caputo Rouse
Director of Research
KIT Solutions, Inc.
Katie Howard
HIV National Cross Site Evaluation Analyst
Data Analysis Coordination and Consolidation Center
Nelly Oliver
HIV Lead Analyst
Senior Research Associate
Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)
Minority AIDS Initiative ‐ Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting 8