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SAMHSA Grant Awards By State FY 2006
Discretionary Funds in Detail

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
AMERICAN SAMOA

Grantee: American Samoa Government Pago Pago, AS
Program: State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants SM56655
Congressional District: AS-00
FY 2006 Funding: $71,100
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
This project will continue the State's effort to build infrastructure to collect data and report the remaining Mental Health Block Grant Uniform Reporting System Developmental Measures. Grant efforts will focus on (1) local provider training to improve data quality, (2) implementation of web-based technology using DS2K + data standards to collect, report, and improve accessibility of data, and (3) strengthening internal and external database linkages. Project outcomes will include consistent data definitions, timely capture of data, improved measure of service outcomes and client change, improved data quality, and enhanced ability to analyze and report on developmental measures such as school attendance, school performance, and involvement with the criminal justice system. The project outcomes will be evaluated based on the ability to produce the data required for URS and other desired reporting. The project will also be evaluated in terms of its ability to produce data that is useful to and is used by system stakeholders.
     

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
AMERICAN SAMOA

Grantee: AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENT Pago Pago, AS
Program: Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants SP13924
Congressional District: AS-00
FY 2006 Funding: $1,313,095
Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/29/2011
Under the leadership of governor Tulafono and the Integrated Substance Abuse Advisory Council (ISAAC) of the U.S. Territory of American Samoa (AS), the Department of Human and Social Services (DHHS) proposes to develop Fa'a Samoa (the Samoan Way), a comphrehensive, integrated Strategic Prevention Framework, resulting in data-driven, community-based substance abuse prevention activities for American Samoa youth and families.
     


Last Update: 9/24/2008