$2.3 trillion spending bill includes COVID‐19 relief, adding $1.65 billion to SAPT BG. Issue 2 (9th January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Knopf, Alison
• Is Part Of: Alcoholism & drug abuse week. Volume 33:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 5
• Publication Date: 2021-01-09
• Subjects: Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Drug abuse -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.86
• DOI: 10.1002/adaw.32933
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1042-1394

Abstract

Abstract : Just before Christmas, Congress passed a $2.3 trillion spending package that included $1.4 trillion in appropriations for fiscal year 2021 and $900 billion for COVID‐19 relief (another "stimulus" bill). The appropriations bill level‐funded the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment block grant (SAPT BG) at $1.858 billion, and level‐funded the State Opioid Response (SOR) grant at $1.5 billion (this grant program includes stimulants as of last year). However, the COVID‐19 relief part of the law gave the SAPT BG an extra $1.65 billion for FY 2021.