SAMHSA Drops $18M Bonus for Addiction Recovery Efforts
Published Date: 9/23/2025
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Summary
SAMHSA is giving extra money to 60 grant recipients working on substance use prevention and recovery in FY 2025. Each recipient can get between $25,000 and $2.4 million, totaling $18 million, to support training, help, and workforce activities through September 30, 2026. If some say no, their share will be shared with others who say yes, so everyone gets the most help possible.
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Supplemental $18M for 60 SUBG Grantees
SAMHSA is awarding a total of $18,000,000 in administrative supplements to the 60 eligible grant recipients funded in FY 2025 under the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG). Individual recipients may receive between $25,000 and approximately $2,400,000, and all supplements have a project end date of September 30, 2026.
Funds Must Support Training and Workforce Activities
The supplemental funding must be used for providing or obtaining training and technical assistance, or for workforce development meetings and activities that are within the scope of the SUBG. If any grantee declines its supplement, the remaining balance will be redistributed to recipients that accept the supplement using the SUBG formula.
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