Wisconsin § 49.167 - Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment grant program.

§ 49.167. Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment grant program.

49.167(1) (1) The department may award grants to counties, tribal governing bodies, and private entities to provide community-based alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs that are targeted at individuals who have a family income of not more than 200 percent of the poverty line and who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and that do all of the following: 49.167(1)(a) (a) Meet the special needs of low-income persons with problems resulting from alcohol or other drug abuse. 49.167(1)(b) (b) Emphasize parent education, vocational and housing assistance and coordination with other community programs and with treatment under intensive care. 49.167(2) (2) The department shall do all of the following with respect to any grants awarded under par. (a) : 49.167(2)(a) (a) Award the grants in accordance with the department’s request-for-proposal procedures. 49.167(2)(b) (b) Ensure that the grants are distributed in both urban and rural communities. 49.167(2)(c) (c) Evaluate the programs under the grants by use of client-outcome measurements that the department develops. 49.167(3) (3) The department shall coordinate the grant program under this section with any similar grant program administered by the department of health services. 49.167 History History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .