SAMHSA Seeks Comment on Substance Abuse Grant Tracking
Published Date: 5/29/2026
Notice
Summary
SAMHSA wants to keep collecting info from its grant recipients to check how well programs for substance abuse and mental health are doing. This helps them track progress and figure out what training or help grantees might need. If you’re involved with these grants, you might see no big changes, but your feedback on the process is welcome before the extension is approved.
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Extension of SAMHSA Grant Reporting
If you are a SAMHSA grant recipient, SAMHSA is requesting OMB approval to extend Generic Clearance OMB No. 0930-0395 so it can continue collecting standardized monitoring information from grantees. SAMHSA estimates the effort will involve 20,000 respondents, 28,000 annual responses, 180,000 total annual burden hours, and $3,600,000 in total annual hourly costs. Comments on the extension are due by July 28, 2026.
Required Grant Performance Report Items
If you submit SAMHSA grant reports, required content generally includes updates on key personnel and staffing levels; annual numbers of clients served or individuals trained compared to planned amounts; comparisons of actual progress versus goals; obstacles and next steps; success stories; program-specific questions tied to statutory requirements, agency priorities, or policy goals; and information previously requested in a Notice of Funding Opportunity. These content requirements must be collected when performance reports are required (for example, bi-annual progress reports).
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