Grants for Chemical Dependency Programs
Almost all grants are awarded to nonprofit agencies that have been recognized as such by the Internal Revenue Service. Nonprofits include faith-based and community organizations, some hospitals and educational institutions. Grants are awarded to meet a need that the granter has determined to be funding priority.
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Scope of Chemical Dependency
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According to the 2006 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use, 22.6 million people, or 9.2 percent, of people in the U.S aged 12 and older were chemically dependent. Chemical dependence broke down as follows: 3.2 million people were dependent on both drugs and alcohol, 3.8 million were dependent on drugs alone, and 15.6 million were dependent on alcohol alone. Of this 22.6 million people, only 1.6 percent received treatment.
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Substance Abuse grants
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SAMHSA is the primary federal government source for Chemical Dependency grants. Some substance abuse funds are passed to states and can be found on your state's websites for the Department of Health and Human Services, or Department of Justice and Juvenile Justice websites. Prevention grants can sometimes be found on your state's Department of Education website. The National Institutes of Health offers substance abuse grants, but with an emphasis on research. Private foundations may offer grants for substance abuse prevention and treatment as well.
The grant Process
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Grants that originate on the federal level and pass to the state level must be accessed by community agencies on the state level. States vary greatly in the importance they place on substance abuse treatment. If the federal grant requires matching funds from the state and the budget for matching funds has been cut, some federal funds may not be available for providers in that state.
Grant Restrictions
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When a grant is awarded, the recipient enters into a contractual agreement to provide the services and meet the outcomes described in the grant. Grants are usually short-term, commonly from one to three years, and often extremely specific about how the program is run, who can be served, and how the results are reported. To be eligible for federal grants, your organization must first obtain a DUNS number (See Resources).
Goverment Contracts
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Government entities also offer standard contracts for goods and services they need. These can be awarded to nonprofit or for-profit companies and are usually awarded to the lowest credible bidder. Contracts are less complex than grants and you will be paid for goods and services provided, rather than for implementation of a program, as is the usual case for grants. To be eligible for contract bidding, an organization must register with their state vendor system.
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