SAMHSA Funding Overview!
Key issue for the July 30th Congressional Reception!
With less a week to go until the 2nd Annual Congressional Reception, the National Alliance to End Homelessness has released several important policy papers on federal funding for housing and supportive services. The New Jersey Advocacy Network to End Homelessness’ mission is to advocate on a federal level for adequate funding for permanent affordable and supportive housing for homeless individuals and families. The Advocacy Network’s next event the Second Annual Congressional Reception will be held on July 30, 2008.
Funding for supportive services is critical to the success of our efforts to end homelessness in New Jersey. This is one of the three key policy issues for the Funding for supportive services is critical to the success of our efforts to end homelessness in New Jersey. This is one of the three key policy issues for the Congressinal Reception.
On June 18th we published a general overview of federal funding issues. Click here to read that post.
Today we are adding an overview of the SAMHSA funding including:
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) and
Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals/Treatment Systems for Homeless (GBHI/TSH)
The Administration recommended a $6.7 million increase for PATH, however, the Administration also recommended a $19 million cut to GBHI/TSH programs. The House and Senate both maintained the President’s proposed increase for PATH which, if approved, would bring the program total to $59.7 million.
For GBHI/TSH, the House not only restored the Administration’s proposed cut but included a $21.4 million increase which would bring the total funding level to $75 million. The Administration’s proposed funding level would have allowed for current grants to continue but no new grants. If the House number is maintained, there would be potentially $40 million available for new grants, if the grant structured stayed the same, this could fund as many as 100 new grants.
In the Senate version, GBHI/TSH was funded at ’08 levels so the Administration’s cuts
were reversed but no new funding was proposed.
To read the full report click here.
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