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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ivette Torres
May 24, 2000
Phone: 301-443-5052

HIV/AIDS GRANTS AVAILABLE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
$3.5 MILLION TARGETED FOR SERVICES INTEGRATION PLANNING

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) today announced the availability of $3.5 million to support 25 to 30 grants for community planning and consensus building around substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS services systems' integration. The effort seeks to provide a mechanism for state and local governments to coordinate a variety of resources and to develop plans that identify community needs in the African American, Latino/Hispanic and other racial or ethnic communities.

The one-year grants aim to support community planning and consensus development for the provision of community education, development of advisory committees or community education and training groups, provision of expert consultation and technical assistance and the evaluation or establishment of community planning systems addressing the multitude of issues linked to substance abuse and HIV/AIDS.

"The integration of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse treatment services is a step in the right direction to help reduce the pressing health problems that have been identified in minority communities," SAMHSA Administrator Nelba Chavez, Ph.D., said. We need to deal with substance abuse issues head-on in our efforts to curtail the incidence of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, particularly among African American, Hispanic/Latino populations and other racial or ethnic groups."

"It is essential that CSAT provide support to allow state and local governments the ability to work hand-in-hand with organizations and agencies to design the best possible systems of care," noted CSAT Director H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. Our goal is to have these resources be the catalyst for the design of integrated systems that include substance abuse treatment, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, mental health, primary care and other necessary public health services."

Applications are available on SAMHSA's web site, www.samhsa.gov as well as by calling 1-800-729-6686. Refer to GFA Number TI 00-008. Questions on program issues should be directed to David Thompson, project officer, at (301) 443-6523. Grants management questions can be directed to Christine Chen at (301) 443-8926. Applications are due by July 28, 2000.

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 access to quality substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment and mental health services in the U.S. Publications are often available at www.samhsa.gov or on www.health.org. They can be ordered by contacting SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) at 1-800-729-6686; TDD for hearing impaired, 1-800-487-4889. News media requests for information on SAMHSA's programs should call News Media Services at 1-800-487-4890 .

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