January 18, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Leah R. Young 301-443-5052
NEW SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FUNDS ANNOUNCED
FOR CITY, TOWN, COUNTY AND INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) today announced the availability of up to $30 million for grants to expand substance abuse treatment capacity in local communities with serious, emerging drug problems, or communities that proposed innovative solutions to unmet needs.

The program, part of CSAT's Targeted Treatment Capacity Expansion program, will provide funding to cities, towns, counties and Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Grant awards are expected to range from $100,000 to a maximum of $500,000 in total costs for most programs. Residential programs for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants and children will be able to obtain average awards of $800,000.

"These grants are designed to help address the regional nature and shifting trends in substance abuse and resulting changes in treatment need,@ said SAMHSA Administrator Nelba Chavez, Ph.D. "Mayors, town and county officials, and Indian Tribal Governments have come to us. They emphasized the need for federal leadership in helping communities address emerging drug trends and related public health problems at the earliest possible stages. These grants will help provide rapid and strategic responses to the demand for services that are regional or local in nature"

SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set shows heroin concentrated in the far west and northeast; methamphetamine spreading from west to east; and marijuana in the central and northeast states.

"CSAT is interested in funding programs that provide a wide range of residential treatment services for women and children to provide a comprehensive continuum of care," said CSAT Director H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. "We will also give special funding consideration to applications from units of local government that propose to work with community-based indigenous racial and ethnic providers. Our experience indicates that an understanding of the client community increases access to treatment, retention in programs and positive treatment outcomes."

Applications are sought from programs that identify clinical and service delivery approaches that are culturally responsive; address the clinical treatment needs of a specific population; propose approaches for outreach and retention of hard-to-reach populations; and utilize state-of-the-art treatment modalities.

Applications are available on SAMHSA's web site, http://www.samhsa.gov/Grant/0100titles.htm#TCE0100, as well as by calling 1-800-729-6686. Questions regarding program issues may be directed to Clifton Mitchell at 301-443-8804. Questions about grants management may be directed to Peggy Jones at 301-443-9666. Please refer to PA 00-001.

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA, a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead federal agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment and mental health services in the U.S. News media requests for information on SAMHSA's programs should call News Media Services at 1-800-487-4890.

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