SAMHSA grants
SAMHSA funds mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services. Much of its money goes to states as block grants; its discretionary grants go to states, tribes, local governments and nonprofit providers.
- Open now
- 0
- Upcoming
- 8
Open and forecast SAMHSA opportunities
From Grants.gov, soonest deadline first.
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Assisted Outpatient Treatment
SAMHSA · Counties, Others, Cities and towns
The purpose of this program is to facilitate the implementation of Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) for adults with serious mental illness (SMI). Recipients are expected to implement the AOT program, working with civil courts, community partners, and other entities to support community-based treatment for adults with SMI who meet criteria for AOT.
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Building Communities of Recovery
SAMHSA · Others
The purpose of this program is to support organizations in mobilizing and connecting community resources to increase access to long-term recovery support for people with substance use disorders and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.
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Children's Mental Health Initiative
SAMHSA · Counties, Cities and towns, States, +2 more
The purpose of this program is to provide comprehensive community mental health services to children, youth, and young adults, birth through age 21 with a serious emotional disturbance, which may include efforts to identify and serve children at risk, and their families.
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Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Program
SAMHSA · Others
The purpose of the program is to establish and implement practices which will help your organization develop alternatives to pharmacological opioid interventions, reduce the potential harmful consequences of opioid use for pain care in hospitals and emergency departments, thereby promoting safer pain treatment and reducing the risk of future opioid misuse an
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GLS Campus Suicide Prevention
SAMHSA · Others, Public colleges, Private colleges
The purpose of this program is to support a comprehensive, public health, and evidence-based approach for colleges and universities that: improves access to behavioral health services for all college students, including those at risk for suicide, depression, serious mental illness, and substance use disorders that can lead to school failure; prevents and mit
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Providers Clinical Support System – Universities
SAMHSA · States, Counties, Tribes, +6 more
The purpose of this program is to fully prepare graduate-level health professional students to understand, identify, intervene, and treat patients with a substance use, misuse and substance use disorder upon becoming licensed practitioners.
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Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
SAMHSA · Counties, Special districts, Nonprofits, +4 more
The purpose of this program is to provide comprehensive services for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders across the continuum of residential settings that support treatment and sustain recovery.
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State Pilot Program for Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
SAMHSA · Others
The purpose of this program is to strengthen and expand the state system’s ability to provide integrated, evidence-based substance used disorder and maternal mental health services for pregnant and post-partum women and their families.
Where SAMHSA grant money went in 2025
Awards from October 2024 to September 2025, from USAspending.gov.
| Program (Assistance Listing) | Awarded |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance 93.243 | $3 billion |
| Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse 93.959 | $1.7 billion |
| Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services 93.958 | $684 million |
| Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants 93.696 | $362 million |
| Opioid STR 93.788 | $282 million |
| Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) 93.104 | $85 million |
| Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) 93.150 | $57 million |
| Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness 93.138 | $39 million |
| Recipient | Awarded |
|---|---|
| The Mental Health Association of New York City, INC. | $283 million |
| Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, INC. | $61 million |
| American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry | $20 million |
| Mennonite General Hospital, INC | $9.3 million |
| Odyssey House Louisiana, INC. | $8.6 million |
| Henry Ford Health System | $7.9 million |
| The Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Incorporated | $7.7 million |
| Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, INC | $7 million |
Questions
When is the next SAMHSA grant deadline?
Nothing is open right now. The list below shows when each program last closed and what is announced next.
How do I apply for a SAMHSA grant?
Register your organization in SAM.gov to get a Unique Entity ID, create a Grants.gov account, then find the opportunity and submit before its deadline. Some agencies finish the application in their own system, such as JustGrants, eRA Commons or Research.gov.
Can individuals get SAMHSA grants?
Rarely. Federal grants go mostly to organizations: nonprofits, local governments, tribes, schools, colleges and, in research programs, small businesses. Help for individuals usually comes through state and local agencies.
Do I have to pay to apply for a grant?
No. Real grant programs never charge to apply or to receive an award. Anyone asking for a fee before you get grant money is running a scam.