Psychiatric News
Professional News

November 20, 1998

Fiscal Year 1999 Funding for Research and Services to Combat Mental Disorders

FY 1998
Funding
FY 1999
Funding
FY 1999
% increase
NIH-Total $13,622,386,000 $15,652,386,000 14.9
NIMH 748,841,000 861,208,000 15
NIDA 526,192,000 603,274,000 14.6
NIAAA 226,752,000 259,747,000 14.6
SAMHSA-Total 2,147,156,000 2,488,005,000 15.9
CMHS 451,268,000 472,737,000 4.8
KDA 57,964,000 97,964,000* no change
PATH 23,000,000 26,000,000 13.0
Mental Health
Block Grant
275,420,000 288,816,000 4.8
Children's
Mental Health
72,927,000 78,000,000 6.9

* This amount includes $40 million from the Obey amendment, which provides the KDA program with funds to improve school-based mental health services for children with emotional and behavioral disorders who are at risk of violent behavior.

Key for Abbreviations: NIH: National Institutes of Health; NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health; NIDA: National Insti--tute on Drug Abuse; NIAAA: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: SAMHSA: Sub--stance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: PATH: Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness; CMHS: Center for Mental Health Services; KDA: Knowledge Devel-opment & Application

Source: APA's Division of Government Relations