Overview
- On Jan. 13, SAMHSA sent immediate termination notices to ongoing grantees, cutting off funding with effect at once.
- Initial estimates reported by NPR and STAT sources place cancellations near $2 billion across up to roughly 2,000 organizations, with letters specifying that costs after termination are not allowable.
- Documents reviewed by reporters show affected services include comprehensive opioid treatment, addiction care for people experiencing homelessness, reentry support, housing and peer services, and workforce training.
- A high-level SAMHSA source told STAT the decisions were not planned in consultation with agency staff and were not announced internally.
- Rep. Paul Tonko said the grants used funds already appropriated by Congress, while documents indicate Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics were spared and providers such as Mobilize Recovery reported immediate losses of about $500,000.