The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announces the availability of up to 32 awards in FY 2003 for the "Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services" (TCE/HIV). Funding is directed to activities that specifically target racial and ethnic minority populations significantly impacted by both substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. The grants are designed to enhance and expand substance abuse treatment and outreach services and treatment readiness (pretreatment) in conjunction with HIV/AIDS services in the African American, Latino/Hispanic, and other racial or ethnic communities highly affected by the twin epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS.

A grant request may be made for up to, but not more than, $500,000 for treatment and $400,000 for outreach and pretreatment. The TCE/HIV grants will be awarded by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for a period of up to 5 years. Annual awards will depend on continued availability of funds and progress achieved.

WHO CAN APPLY: Eligible entities may include: Not-for-profit community-based organizations, national organizations, faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, clinics and hospitals, research institutions, state and local government agencies, and tribal government and tribal/urban Indian entities and organizations. Organizations applying must meet state requirements; have two years of providing these services; and be from areas within states with annual AIDS case rates equal to or greater than 10 out of 100,000 people, or annual AIDS case rates of 20 out of 100,000 among minority populations.

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for RFA No. T1 03-008, are available by calling SAMHSA's clearinghouse at 1-800-729-6686, or by downloading from the SAMHSA web site at www.samhsa.gov.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: Must be received by May 23, 2003.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants with questions on program issues should contact David C. Thompson, at (301) 443-6523 or dthompso@samhsa.gov. Queries on grants management should be directed to Steve Hudak, at (301) 443-9666 or e-mail at shudak@samhsa.gov.

SAMHSA, a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead federal agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment and mental health services in the United States.

US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
TARGETED CAPACITY EXPANSION GRANT PROGRAM
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