The combined Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) and the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPT) is a noncompetitive grant that provides funding for substance abuse and mental health prevention, treatment, recovery support, and other services to supplement Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance services.
Specifically, block grant funds are directed toward four purposes:
- Fund priority treatment and support services for individuals without insurance or for whom coverage is terminated for short periods of time.
- Fund those priority treatment and support services not covered by Medicaid, Medicare or private insurance for low income individuals and that demonstrate success in improving outcomes and/or supporting recovery.
- Fund primary prevention - universal, selective and indicated prevention activities and services for persons not identified as needing treatment.
- Collect performance and outcome data to determine the ongoing effectiveness of behavioral health promotion, treatment and recovery support services and plan the implementation of new services on a nationwide basis.
The combined MHBG and SAPT application for the current block grant cycle can be found in the documents list below.
More information on the Federal Block Grant program can be found at:
Federal Block Grant: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Block Grants | SAMHSA
Federal Block Grant Laws and Regulations: Block Grants Laws and Regulations | SAMHSA
When reports are open for public comment, they will be linked below.
The FY 2024 Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) and Substance Use Prevention Treatment Recovery Services Block Grant (SUPTRS-BG) Annual Report drafts are open for public comment and linked below. Feedback should be submitted in writing through Monday, November 27, 2023, at 5 pm via [email protected].
Table 1 of both reports is still in process.
The
Annual Synar Report (ASR) format provides the means for states to comply with the reporting provisions of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-26) and the Tobacco Regulation for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) (45 C.F.R. 96.130 (e)).
The FY 2024 Annual Synar Report (ASR) draft is open for public comment and linked below. Feedback should be submitted in writing through Monday, December 4, 2023, at 5 pm via
[email protected].