First Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2005 Announced

SAMHSA recently released two Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs).

• $7.1 Million Available for State Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Coordination: To help states build capacity to provide effective, accessible, and affordable substance abuse treatment for adolescents. These grants will fund a new staff position in state government with sole responsibility to ensure effective adolescent substance abuse treatment. In addition, funding will support a process to access, facilitate, and coordinate planning for adolescent substance abuse treatment statewide. Extended Application Due Date: February 2, 2005.
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• $16 Million for Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants: To improve a community's ability to provide a comprehensive response to a well-documented substance abuse treatment capacity problem or to improve the quality and intensity of services in a local area. Funding will be available across three target areas, including treatment for American Indians and Alaska Natives or Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, treatment related to methamphetamine and other emerging drug use among rural populations, and college campus screening to combat underage drinking. Extended Application Due Date: February 2, 2005. [TI-05-003] 

Notices of Funding Availability are updated on a regular basis on the SAMHSA Web site at www.samhsa.gov/grants. Please visit the site often for the latest information. For an application, call the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information at 1 (800) 729-6686.