Invitation for Public Comment on the Federal Fiscal Year 2012 Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Application - the South Carolina State Plan for Fiscal Years 2012-2013
DAODAS invites any and all interested persons and agencies to provide comments on the draft Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block - South Carolina State Plan to the Division of Operations, DAODAS, Attn: Carolyn Chitwood by fax (803-896-5557) or e-mail ( cchitwood@daodas.state.sc.us ).
Please include a telephone number where you can be reached between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in your e-mail, so that DAODAS staff may contact you if there are questions about your comments. Please provide your comments not later than September 20, 2011, so that they may be considered before the State Plan is finalized on September 30, 2011.
The entire Block Grant Application, to include the finalized State Plan, will be made available for public review and comment on the DAODAS web site after it is submitted to the federal authorities.
Overview
The federal SAPT Block Grant provides considerable funds to all 50 states and territories to help them in their prevention, intervention and treatment efforts. In South Carolina, DAODAS is the Single State Authority for such matters and is responsible for applying for the SAPT Block Grant each year. After the application is approved by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA]), DAODAS uses sub-grants and contracts to provide the bulk of the funds to the community level, primarily to the county alcohol and drug abuse authorities.
Basically, the application consists of several parts:
- a section that has legal forms, assurances and funding agreements;
- the State Plan that describes what is planned for FY 2012-2013; and
- a section that provides performance and fiscal data.
To view the State Plan in PDF form, click on the following links:
- Section II, Step 1
- Section I - State Information
- Section II - Planning Steps (Needs Assessment)
- Section III - Use of Block Grant Dollars
- Section IV - Narrative Plan
- Attachments
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For More Information
For more information about this project, contact Carl Kraeff at DAODAS, PO Box 8268, Columbia, SC 29202; or by e-mail at: ckraeff@daodas.sc.gov.