[Federal Register: May 30, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 104)]
[Notices]
[Page 32537-32538]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Funding Opportunity
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of intent to award a single source grant to Iowa to
conduct a Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE) of methamphetamine
prevention intervention and/or infrastructure development.
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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is publishing
this notice to provide information to the public concerning a planned
single source grant in the amount of $400,000 in FY 2003, $400,000 in
FY 2004, and $400,000 in FY 2005 for a project period of three years to
the State of Iowa. This is not a formal request for applications.
Assistance will be provided only to the State of Iowa based on the
receipt of a satisfactory application that is approved by an
independent review group.
Funding Opportunity Number: SP 03-008.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.
Authority/Justification: Section: 519E of the Public Health Service
Act, as amended and subject to the availability of funds. Only the
State of Iowa is eligible to apply. This single source program responds
to the Congressional directive in the FY 2003 Appropriations Conference
Report language to support methamphetamine prevention and treatment
projects in Iowa. Methamphetamine use has been especially devastating
in the Midwest. Iowa has seen increased arrests, treatment admissions,
methamphetamine lab seizures and drug convictions related to
methamphetamine use. According to the National Institute of Justice
(NIJ) publication, ADAM Preliminary 2001 Findings on Drug Use and Drug
Markets, Des Moines, Iowa, is highly ranked nationwide for
methamphetamine use. The Des Moines Site Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring
(ASAM) project has shown a steady increase in the number of arrestees
testing positive for methamphetamine; the range is from 5.3% in the
second quarter of 2000 to 38.5% in the third quarter of 2001. Females
are beginning to test positive for methamphetamine at a consistently
higher percentage than males. Treatment programs submitting data to the
Iowa Department of Public Health Substance Abuse Reporting System
(SARS) indicate that prior to 1994, methamphetamine was listed as the
primary substance of abuse less than 3% of the time. Since 1999 SARS
data has shown a steady increase from 8.3% to 12.3% in the primary use
of methamphetamine. In 2002, 39% of the people in treatment programs
that listed methamphetamine as their primary substance of abuse were
under the age of 25. The Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement (DNE)
has documented a 1,192% increase in the number of grams of
methamphetamine seized from 1994 through 2002. State and local law
enforcement responded to calls identifying over 19 methamphetamine
laboratories per week last year and this trend continues in 2003.
Methamphetamine use is increasing in the amount of drug used, more use
by women and more use at younger ages. The use of methamphetamine is
becoming epidemic in the Midwest as use spreads from the West to the
East in the United States.
Iowa's trend information has demonstrated the need for a
continuation of treatment and prevention projects. Outcomes from
previous SAMHSA supported grants have proved successful; however, Iowa
needs assistance to continue to expand and enhance services. This
program provides a unique opportunity to assist Iowa to build on
successful prevention and treatment models used in previous SAMHSA
supported grants.
Contact for Additional Information: Pamela Roddy, Ph.D., Project
Officer, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention,
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5600 Fishers Lane/Rockwall II, Suite 1075, Rockville, MD 20857, (301)
443-1001, e-mail: proddy@samsha.gov.
Dated: May 22, 2003.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-13479 Filed 5-29-03; 8:45 am]
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