WSR 06-17-064

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse)

[ Memorandum -- August 10, 2006 ]

     The public is invited to review the federal fiscal year 2007 (FFY 2007) Washington state application for federal substance abuse prevention and treatment (SAPT) block grant funding. The application is submitted annually to the federal Centers for Substance Abuse Treatment and Substance Abuse Prevention. The 2007 application will result in approximately $35 million in federal funds being awarded to the state of Washington for substance abuse prevention and treatment.

     A public hearing to review the application and consider questions or comments will be held September 8, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. The location of the public hearing is Grays Harbor County Social Services Department, 2109 Sumner Avenue, Aberdeen, WA. The hearing is sponsored by The Citizens Advisory Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, a statutorily empowered body charged with the role of advising the department of social and health services on matters relating to the state substance abuse program.

     The application is being prepared by the department of social and health services, division of alcohol and substance abuse. A summary of the SAPT block grant requirements and the plan for award allocation is available to anyone interested upon request.

     If you have questions, or wish to request a copy of the review material, please contact Kathie Roberts, Federal Block Grant Administrator, Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, P.O. Box 45330, Olympia, WA 98504-5330, (360) 725-3808, fax (360) 438-8078, roberkj@dshs.wa.gov.

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