Program Supplements to Center for Substance Abuse Treatments Addiction Technology Transfer Centers

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Program Supplements to Center for Substance Abuse Treatments Addiction Technology Transfer Centers: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces the availability of supplemental funds to continue activities carried out under the Cooperative Agreements for Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs) awarded in 2001 and 2002. Applicants for this supplemental funding are limited to the current 15 ATTC grantees funded under SAMHSA grant announcement numbers TI-01-008 and TI-02-001.The purpose of the ATTC program is to develop the workforce that provides treatment and recovery services to individuals with substance use disorders. Comprised of 14 regional ATTC centers and one national office, the ATTC network develops the workforce by providing state-of-the-art training and technical assistance on evidence-based, culturally appropriate treatment interventions, as well as facilitating systems change to help in the adoption and implementation of such interventions. Additional information on the ATTC program and the role of the regional centers and national office may be found in the original funding announcements, TI-01-008 and TI-02-001, included in this Request for Applications (RFA) package.SAMHSA/CSAT is interested in sustaining and strengthening the work done by the ATTC network. SAMHSA/CSAT plans to announce a funding solicitation for a newly conceptualized and redesigned ATTC program to begin in September 2007. Awards under the new program will be made after full and open competition. In the interim, it would be disruptive to the field to have a break in services, and SAMHSA/CSAT wants to continue the work being done by the current ATTC grantees while reconceptualizing the new program. To accomplish these aims, SAMHSA/CSAT is announcing the availability of one-year supplemental funding to enable the 15 current ATTCs to continue their workforce development and training activities for students and practitioners in the substance use disorders treatment field.At a minimum, these supplemental funds will be used to continue the following activities already being carried out by the ATTC network:(1) Build and maintain collaborations and facilitate systems change to improve the provision of substance use disorders treatment and recovery services among key organizations and groups, such as: academic institutions; State and local governments; professionals in the substance use disorders, mental health, primary health care, and other closely related fields; counselor credentialing boards; professional, recovery, and community- and faith-based organizations; managed care organizations; and criminal justice entities.(2) Using innovative technologies, create partnerships with, and disseminate current behavioral health research from, other SAMHSA programs, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Agency on Health Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and other agencies and programs.(3) Develop and update state-of-the-art research-based curricula, including curricula based on new and revised Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) selected by the CSAT Director, and prepare trainers to deliver the curricula.(4) Enhance the clinical and cultural competencies of professionals in a variety of disciplines to address the treatment/recovery needs of individuals with substance use disorders.(5) Upgrade standards of professional practice for addictions workers in a variety of settings.(6) Serve as a technical resource on state-of-the-art treatment and recovery services for community-based and faith-based organizations, consumer and recovery organizations, and other stakeholders.ATTC supplemental awards are authorized under Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2010 focus area 26 (Substance Abuse).