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State seeks fund-source changes after federal guidance flags higher administrative spending on substance-use block grant
Summary
The Department of Health and Welfare and analysts briefed the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on substance abuse program budgets, opioid-related grants, Millennium Fund outlays, and a fund‑swap request to comply with federal limits on administrative spending for the substance‑use block grant.
Alex Williamson, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, reviewed the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention program budget. The division is organized under the Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Behavioral Health and was allocated 16 FTP; the program reported four vacancies at the time of the budget submission.
Williamson told the committee that an $8 million state opioid response grant was made ongoing in fiscal 2024, and earlier COVID-related funds and one-time appropriations had driven year‑to‑year changes. Fiscal 2024 expenditures totaled approximately $22.7…
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