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Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG)

Link

https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/block-grants/subg

Deadline

Application Deadline: Oct 2, 2023

Sponsor

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Purpose

Offers block grants to states, territories and freely associated states, and one tribe to provide funds with the flexibility to design and implement activities and services to address the complex needs of individuals, families, and communities affected by substance use disorder (SUD). Funds may be used to establish statewide programs and services or to make sub-awards to local organizations to provide SUD services in their region. Requires all activities and services funded by SUBG to address the program's primary purposes.

The SUBG program targets the following populations and service areas:

  • Pregnant women and women with dependent children
  • IV drug users
  • Tuberculosis services
  • Early intervention services for HIV/AIDS
  • Primary prevention services

SUBG funds may be used to support the needed and necessary services for the target population such as:

  • Funding priority treatment and support services for individuals who are uninsured or underinsured
  • Collecting performance and outcome data for mental health and substance use to determine the effectiveness and promotion of SUD prevention, treatment, and recovery supports
  • Primary prevention that includes universal, selective, and indicated prevention activities and services for individuals not identified as needing SUD treatment

SUBG primary prevention strategies are:

  • Using information dissemination to increase the knowledge of substance use, misuse, addiction and its effects on individuals, families, and communities. Includes increasing awareness of prevention and treatment services.
  • Providing education to build critical life skills and social skills through structured learning processes.
  • Offering alternatives to target populations and providing them with healthy activities that exclude alcohol and other drugs.
  • Conducting problem identification and making referrals, which includes identifying individuals who have engaged in illegal or age-inappropriate substance use with the goal of reversing their behavior through education.
  • Providing community-based processes that offer networking activities and technical assistance to community groups or agencies.
  • Making or establishing environmental changes in written and unwritten community standards, codes, and attitudes toward substance use.

Amount of Funding

Grants are awarded noncompetitively by formula based on 3 components:

  • Costs for data collection, technical assistance, and program evaluation
  • Calculating baseline allotments based on certain factors
  • Adjusting the allotments, if necessary, so that the statutory minimum allotment constraints are satisfied

Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 60

Who Can Apply

SUBGs are mandated by Congress to provide funds and technical assistance to:

  • State governments and the District of Columbia
  • Guam
  • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • American Samoa
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Republic of Palau
  • The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Buildings and Facilities • Capacity Building • Equipment • New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing • Training Providers

Application Process

Applications can be submitted through SAMHSA's online web block grant application system (WebBGAS).

Application instructions, requirements, and other information about the online application process are available in the SUBG Application and Plan.

The deadline for combined SUBG and Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) applications is September 1, 2023.

Contact

For questions about SUBGs in individual states, contact the appropriate single state agency (SSA) for substance use services.

Topics This Program Addresses

Health and Wellness • Health Education for Community and Patients • Infectious Diseases • Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) • Overdose Prevention • Prevention • Recovery • Substance Use Disorder • Treatment • Women • Youth