SAMHSA Awards $39 Million for 15 Addiction Technology Transfer Centers

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Date: 9/14/2007
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SAMHSA Awards $39 Million for 15 Addiction Technology Transfer Centers

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration today announced the award of $39 million over five years to fund 15 Addiction Technology Transfer Centers.

The ATTCs support the workforce that provides addictions treatment services to the 3.9 million Americans age 12 and older who received treatment for alcohol or illicit drug problems in the past year (National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005).

"By training treatment providers and other professionals in the latest evidence-based practices, Addiction Technology Transfer Centers help ensure that those who need treatment receive the best care," said SAMHSA Administrator Terry Cline, Ph.D. "ATTCs are an integral part of SAMHSA's work to improve access to information on tested interventions and to speed their use in the field."

The 15 awards are funded up to $550,000 per year in total costs. Continuation of these awards is subject to the availability of funds as well as the progress achieved by the grantees. Total funding for year one is $7.8 million.

Fourteen regional centers and one national coordinating center are the recipients of these awards. Together with Single State Authorities, treatment provider associations, addictions counselors, multidisciplinary professionals, faith and recovery community leaders, family members of those in recovery, and other stakeholders, the ATTCs assess the training and development needs of the substance use disorders workforce. They develop and conduct training and technology transfer activities to meet identified needs. Particular emphasis is placed on raising awareness of and improving skills in using evidence-based and promising treatment/recovery practices in recovery-oriented systems of care. The grantees are:

Brown University, Providence, R.I. New England ATTC (serving ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI)	$500,000
Danya Institute Inc., Silver Spring, Md. Central East ATTC (serving DE, DC, MD, NJ)	$500,000
Florida Certification Board, Tallahassee, Fla. Southern Coast ATTC (serving FL, AL, MS)	$525,000
Institute for Research, Education, and Training in Addictions, Pittsburgh, Pa. Northeast ATTC (serving NY, PA)	$525,000
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga. Southeast ATTC (serving GA, NC, SC)	$500,000
Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Ore. Northwest Frontier ATTC (serving AK, WA, OR, HI, Pacific Islands)	$550,000
Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. Pacific Southwest ATTC (serving CA, AZ)	$550,000
Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico Caribbean Basin and Hispanic ATTC (serving Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands)	$500,000
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill. Great Lakes ATTC (serving IL, OH, IN, MI)	$550,000
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Prairielands ATTC (IA, MN, ND, SD, WI)	$500,000
Curators, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo. Mid-America ATTC (serving AR, KS, MO, OK, NE)	$500,000
Curators, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo. ATTC National Coordinating Center	$550,000
University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev. Mountain West ATTC (serving NV, MT, WY, UT, CO, ID)	$550,000
University of Texas, Austin, Austin, Texas Gulf Coast ATTC (serving TX, LA, NM)	$500,000
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. Mid-Atlantic ATTC (serving VA, WV, KY, TN)	$500,000

For more information:

Addiction Technology Transfer Center Web site: http://www.nattc.org/index.html

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health services delivery system.

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