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eNewsletter - November 19, 2007
Federal funding bill for SAMHSA, NIDA, NIAAA
The bill that provides fiscal year (FY) 2008 funding for programs in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism was vetoed by President Bush and there were not enough votes in the House to override the veto.
When members of Congress return from the Thanksgiving recess, they will have to decide whether or not to reduce spending under the bill and bring another bill to the President for his signature. Under the funding bill approved by Congress and vetoed by the President, drug and alcohol education, prevention, treatment and research programming would receive the following amounts:
- The Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant would receive $1.7761 billion, a $17.5 million increase over last year’s funding and the President’s budget request
- The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) would receive $417.3 million, an $18.4 million increase over FY 2007 funding levels and $65.2 million over the President’s budget request
- The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) would receive $197.7 million, a $4.8 million increase over 2007 and $41.2 million over the President’s request
- The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) State Grants program would receive $300 million, a cut of $46.5 million from last year’s funding and $200 million over the President’s FY 2008 budget request
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) would receive $1.0258 billion, a $25.2 million increase over FY 2007 and $25.4 million over the President’s budget request
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) would receive $447.25 million, a $10.95 million increase over last year’s funding and $10.75 over the President’s budget request