SAMHSA Awards More Than $33 Million for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services to Traditionally Underserved Communities

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced that it is planning to award more than $33 million in funding over the next five years to provide coordinated substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS services – especially to traditionally underserved communities. These communities include African American, Latino/Hispanic and/or other racial and ethnic minority communities disproportionately affected by the twin epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS.

Along with substance abuse treatment and HIV counseling and testing services, grants funded under this program will offer health education, referrals, case management, and testing for sexually transmitted infections, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and mandatory HIV rapid testing. In addition, the program funds outreach and pretreatment services.

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