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eNewsletter - December 20, 2007
Congress moves to approve FY 2008 Funding
The House and Senate have approved a $555 billion omnibus spending bill that will fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. The bill combined 11 unfinished funding measures into one spending package that includes FY 2008 funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), NIAAA, NIDA and other federal agencies as part of the Labor-HHS-Education section of the bill.
The bill includes a 1.747 percent across-the-board-cut to a compromise funding level for programs funded within the Labor-HHS-Education bill. Overall, addiction treatment, prevention and recovery programs fared relatively well compared to other areas. The proposal includes $1,758,728,000 for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant, representing an increase of $137,000 compared to FY 2007.
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) would be increased by approximately $895,000 compared to FY ’07 to $399,844,000. The proposal represents an increase of $52,054,000 compared to the President’s budget for CSAT.
The Access to Recovery (ATR) voucher program would be funded at $98,208,000, of which $25 million would likely be targeted for methamphetamine.
Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs) would be funded at $9,242,000, compared to the Administration’s proposed budget of $8,060,000.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): $1,000,700,000, a cut of $1,252,000 compared to FY 2007.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): $436,259,000, an increase of $674,000 compared to FY ’07.
We’ll have more detailed information in January.