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eNewsletter - February 25, 2009
FY 2009 Funding bill advances-RCSP funding restored
The US House of Representatives will be voting later this week on the Omnibus Spending bill for FY 2009. The proposal restores $5.236 million in funding for the Recovery Community Serivces Program at SAMHSA/CSAT. Recovery advocates across the country worked hard to restore funding for this critical program, that the Bush Administration had proposed eliminating. The bill also calls for $25 milion for the Second Chance Act ($15 million for state and local demonstration grants; $10 million for nonprofit grants). After the House acts, the Senate must then approve the bill. Programs at these federal agencies are operating under what’s called a continuing resolution, which is set to expire on March 6.
Some other highlights are:
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant: $1,778,591,000
(An increase of approximately $19.8 million compared to the FY 2008 level of $1,758,728,000)
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT): $414,342,000
(An increase of $14.5 million compared to the FY’08 level of $399.8 million)
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP): $201,003,000
(An increase of $6,883,000 compared to the FY ’08 level of $194.1 million)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): $1,032,759,000
(An increase of approximately $30.8 million compared to the FY ’08 level of $1,001.6 million)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): $450,230
(An increase of $14.7 million compared to FY ’08 level of $435.5 million)
The attached charts, prepared by the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) outline some of the other funding proposals for FY 2009. The first is for Department of Justice funding, the second is for Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services.