§ 9-2-2708 — Methamphetamine and substance abuse treatment grants

(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.