Access to Recovery

The summary for the Access to Recovery grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Access to Recovery: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2007 funds for Access to Recovery (ATR) grants. The ATR grants provide funding to States, Tribes, and Tribal organizations to carry-out voucher programs for substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services pursuant to sections 501(d)(5) and 509 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. sections 290aa(d)(5) and 290bb-2). This program addresses Healthy People 2010 focus area 26 (Substance Abuse). The Access to Recovery (ATR) Program is part of a Presidential initiative to provide client choice among substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support service providers, expand access to a comprehensive array of clinical treatment and recovery support options (including faith-based programmatic options), and increase substance abuse treatment capacity. Monitoring outcomes, tracking costs, and preventing waste, fraud and abuse to ensure accountability and effectiveness in the use of Federal funds are also important elements of the ATR program. Through the ATR grants, States, Territories, the District of Columbia, Tribes, and Tribal Organizations (hereinafter collectively referred to as "States") will have flexibility in designing and implementing voucher programs, consistent with proven models, to meet the needs of clients in the State. The key to successful implementation of the voucher programs supported by the ATR grants will be the relationship between the States and clients receiving services, to ensure that clients have a genuine, free, and independent choice among eligible providers. States are encouraged to support a mixture of clinical treatment and recovery support services that can be expected to achieve the programs goal of achieving cost-effective, successful outcomes for the largest number of people. Current ATR grantees as well as entities meeting the eligibility criteria that have not received an ATR grant may apply. See Section III-Eligibility Information for additional information about eligibility for the ATR program. There is a growing awareness of the devastating impact of methamphetamine use on communities. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that can have serious effects on a user's physical, mental, and social well-being. SAMHSA/CSAT is committed to reducing methamphetamine use and is working toward a target of $25 million per year within the ATR program to address this problem. Accordingly, States are encouraged to include vouchers for methamphetamine-related treatment and recovery support services within their proposed ATR projects.