Methamphetamine and substance abuse treatment grants.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 9-2-2708
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(a) Public or private entities may apply for grants to fund access to treatment for persons addicted to methamphetamine and other substances. Grant requests shall be reviewed and awarded by the department of health. Any funds awarded under this section shall not be used to supplant funds being used at the time of the award by the public or private entity for the purposes specified in this section. (b) In reviewing and awarding grants under this section, the department of health shall consider: (i) Geographic distribution of treatment resources; (ii) A projection of the number of persons who will be treated, using law enforcement statistics with respect to the number of arrests for methamphetamine use and other arrests related to substance abuse in each region of the state and other data demonstrating need; (iii) The amount of monies or other forms of contribution public or private entities will provide in matching funds. This local match shall be in an amount of not less than one dollar ($1.00) for every three dollars ($3.00) of state funds provided. (c) The department of health shall prepare a request for proposal and solicit proposals from interested public and private entities to increase access to treatment for those who are addicted to methamphetamine and other substances. The request for proposal shall: (i) Solicit proposals to provide treatment as set forth in this subsection; (ii) Require that proposals include an amount of monies or other forms of contributions that public or private entities will provide in matching funds. This local match shall be in an amount of not less than one dollar ($1.00) for every three dollars ($3.00) of state funds provided; (iii) Require the proposals to set forth the manner in which the on-going operations of the program will be financially sustained; (iv) Include other provisions as may be deemed appropriate by the department of health. (d) Funding requests by the department of health for the purposes identified in this section shall be presented as a separate and specific program in any budget request prepared by the department and submitted by the governor pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1011 and 9-2-1012, and not continued with any other program.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title09.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026
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