[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 16064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7822]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Planned Grant Award to Hawaii County's Office of the Mayor

AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Availability of grant funds to Hawaii County's Office of the 
Mayor.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) intends to award approximately 
$300,000 (total costs) per year for 3 years to Hawaii County's Office 
of the Mayor. The first year's award will be made in fiscal year 2003 
if the application is scored by the initial review group and concurred 
with by the CSAT National Advisory Council.
    Hawaii County's Office of the Mayor has been selected to receive a 
single source award due to the devastating impact that crystal 
methamphetamine, also known as ``ice,'' abuse has had on the youth of 
Hawaii. The effects of this problem on children on the Island of Hawaii 
are profound, with some of the highest rates of drug use among youth in 
the State of Hawaii. According to the 2000 Hawaii Student Alcohol, 
Tobacco and other Drug Use Study conducted by the Department of Health, 
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, 10.6 percent of Hawaii County high 
school seniors answered in the affirmative to ``frequent drug use--more 
than 20 times in the past 30 days,'' compared to just 5.6 percent 
statewide. This study reports that the State of Hawaii has the highest 
use of ``ice'' by 12th graders in the Nation and that Hawaii County has 
the highest use of ``ice'' in the State. Findings further reveal that 
Hawaii County has one-third more 8th graders and one-third more 10th 
graders using ``ice'' than the rest of the State. There are currently 
no residential or intensive outpatient treatment services available on 
the Big Island and State resources are able to provide substance abuse 
treatment to only 1,500 youth. This funding will address the serious 
health and public safety threat that ``ice'' has on the Hawaii County 
youth by supporting the expansion of adolescent methamphetamine abuse 
treatment services to a full continuum of care.

    Authority: The grant award will be made under the authority of 
section 509 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. The 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.243.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cheryl Gallagher, Project Officer, 
CSAT, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 7th Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 
20857; telephone: (301) 443-7259; e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: March 25, 2003.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-7822 Filed 4-1-03; 8:45 am]
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