Chief, Specialty Grants Division, DDAP pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 38222
- Class code
- 38222
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief, Specialty Grants Division, DDAP is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 38222.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 03/26/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible administrative and professional work directing the Specialty Grants Division in the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP). The employee in this job plans and coordinates the management of special federal grants awarded to the department to implement Substance Use Disorder (SUD) prevention, intervention, and treatment programs. Work includes recommending and implementing departmental policies, operational protocols, and procedures for grant management; overseeing the collection and reporting of data associated with federal grants to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); coordinating the distribution and interpretation of data to the Governor’s Office, DDAP executive staff, and other stakeholders; and coordinating efforts on behalf of the department to seek additional federal grants and funding sources.
Examples of the work
• Plans, coordinates, administers, and manages the implementation of federal specialty grants related to SUD prevention, intervention, and treatment. • Directs staff in the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures in support of grant management. • Develops and implements program evaluation policies, procedures, and tools. • Represents the department on task forces and workgroups related to grants and other funding for SUD prevention and treatment programs. • Oversees high profile projects involving grant priorities and public health programs that impact the commonwealth.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of professional experience in public health, social services, or human services programs that includes three years’ experience, one of which was supervisory, in the field of Substance Use Disorder prevention, intervention, or treatment; and a bachelor's degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of professional experience, one of which was supervisory, in the field of Substance Use Disorder prevention, intervention, or treatment.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.