Latin American Health Institute Did Not Always Claim Costs in Accordance with Federal Requirements.

摘要

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the principal Federal agency charged with increasing access to substance abuse and mental health services. The Childrens Health Act of 2000, P.L. No. 106-310, created and reauthorized some programs for those services. SAMHSA has the authority to provide funding for those services to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and other public or nonprofit private entities. The Latin American Health Institute (LHI) is a nonprofit community-based public health organization that serves the communities of Boston, Brockton, and Lowell, Massachusetts. LHI serves more than 20,000 Latin American families and individuals annually by promoting the health of the community, its institutions, families, and individuals. For the period October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2011, LHI claimed $1,383,930 in SAMHSA funding against three grant awards.