Guam Drug and Alcohol Detoxification, Rehabilitation, and Prevention Grant Program

(a)There is hereby created a Guam Drug and Alcohol Detoxification, Rehabilitation, and Prevention Grant Program within the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center for the purpose of providing annual grants to local non-profit organizations providing drug and alcohol detoxification, rehabilitation, and prevention services.

(b)The Grant Program shall be funded annually by appropriation from I Liheslaturan Guåhan and administered by the Director of the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center beginning in Fiscal Year 2006.

(c)All grants shall be approved by a grant review panel consisting of the Director of the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, the Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services and the Director of the Bureau of Plans and Statistics.

(d)The Director shall establish criteria that takes into consideration both sexes for the grant reviews of local non-profit organizations providing drug and alcohol detoxification, rehabilitation, and prevention services by October 1, 2005.

(e)The proportionate distribution of grant funds shall be a consideration in awarding grants to local non-profit drug and alcohol detoxification, rehabilitation, and prevention organizations servicing adult male, adult female and adolescent patients.

(f)The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, no later than May 1st of each year, shall provide to I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan and I Liheslaturan Guåhan an expenditure and performance report of grants issued to local non-profit organizations of the Guam Drug and Alcohol Detoxification, Rehabilitation, and Prevention Grant Program and shall include recommendations with reference to additional legislation or other action it deems necessary to carry out its purpose.