[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 32538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13480]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Funding Opportunity

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to award a single source grant to Iowa to 
expand substance abuse treatment capacity for methamphetamine abuse.

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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is publishing 
this notice to provide information to the public concerning a planned 
single source grant in the amount of $500,000 in FY 2003, $500,000 in 
FY 2004, and $500,000 in FY 2005 for a project period of three years to 
the State of Iowa. This is not a formal request for applications. 
Assistance will be provided only to the State of Iowa based on the 
receipt of a satisfactory application that is approved by an 
independent review group.
    Funding Opportunity Number: TI 03-011.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243.
    Authority/Justification: Section: 509 of the Public Health Service 
Act, as amended and subject to the availability of funds. Only the 
State of Iowa is eligible to apply. This single source program responds 
to the Congressional directive in the FY 2003 Appropriations Conference 
Report language to support methamphetamine prevention and treatment 
projects in Iowa. Methamphetamine use has been especially devastating 
in the Midwest. Iowa has seen increased arrests, treatment admissions, 
methamphetamine lab seizures and drug convictions related to 
methamphetamine use. According to the National Institute of Justice 
(NIJ) publication, ADAM Preliminary 2001 Findings on Drug Use and Drug 
Markets, Des Moines, Iowa, is highly ranked nationwide for 
methamphetamine use. The Des Moines Site Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring 
(ASAM) project has shown a steady increase in the number of arrestees 
testing positive for methamphetamine; the range is from 5.3% in the 
second quarter of 2000 to 38.5% in the third quarter of 2001. Females 
are beginning to test positive for methamphetamine at a consistently 
higher percentage than males. Treatment programs submitting data to the 
Iowa Department of Public Health Substance Abuse Reporting System 
(SARS) indicate that prior to 1994, methamphetamine was listed as the 
primary substance of abuse less than 3% of the time. Since 1999 SARS 
data has shown a steady increase from 8.3% to 12.3% in the primary use 
of methamphetamine. In 2002, 39% of the people in treatment programs 
that listed methamphetamine as their primary substance of abuse were 
under the age of 25. The Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement (DNE) 
has documented a 1,192% increase in the number of grams of 
methamphetamine seized from 1994 through 2002. State and local law 
enforcement responded to calls identifying over 19 methamphetamine 
laboratories per week last year and this trend continues in 2003. 
Methamphetamine use is increasing in the amount of drug used, more use 
by women and more use at younger ages. The use of methamphetamine is 
becoming epidemic in the Midwest as use spreads from the West to the 
East in the United States.
    Iowa's trend information has demonstrated the need for a 
continuation of treatment and prevention projects. Outcomes from 
previous SAMHSA supported grants have proved successful; however, Iowa 
needs assistance to continue to expand and enhance services. This 
program provides a unique opportunity to assist Iowa to build on 
successful prevention and treatment models used in previous SAMHSA 
supported grants.
    Contact for Additional Information: Ms. Cheryl Gallagher, Public 
Health Advisor, Systems Improvement Branch, Division of Services 
Improvement, SAMHSA/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 5600 Fishers 
Lane/Rockwall II, Suite 740, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-7259, E-
Mail: [email protected].

    Dated: May 22, 2003.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-13480 Filed 5-29-03; 8:45 am]
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