US EditionHHS terminates, then reinstates, thousands of grants for substance use, mental health
The Department of Health and Human Services initially cut nearly $2 billion affecting about 2,000 grants but reversed many within a day amid confusion and concern over priorities.
- On Jan. 13, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration terminated multiple congressionally‑appropriated grants, sending termination letters to Illinois nonprofit organizations and hundreds of grantees nationwide.
- SAMHSA said it is terminating some awards to better prioritize resources toward innovative programs addressing rising mental illness and overdose, despite nearly $2 billion in grants ending amid bipartisan congressional support.
- Haymarket Center reported losing all three federal grants Wednesday morning that funded substance use services, while Illinois Department of Human Services warned two grant terminations could cost millions annually.
- Providers warned the cuts will immediately disrupt suicide prevention and overdose treatment programs, and the Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery, Director David Albert, said they are exploring all appropriate actions, including legal action.
- NAMI and advocates urged Congress to reverse the terminations and contact lawmakers, warning these cuts harm millions of Americans dependent on mental health and substance use services.
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Area mental health, substance abuse grants reinstated after abrupt national termination
Multiple local organizations confirmed that their federal grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs were reinstated late Wednesday after briefly being abruptly cut off by the Trump administration.
Mental health, addiction funding restored after backlash
One day after the Trump administration cut off billions in funding for mental health and addiction programs across the country, the White House is reversing course and restoring about $2 billion in federal grants. The decision, which impacted thousands of organizations and grant recipients, was reversed after bipartisan pushback. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Brian Mann of NPR.
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When the Trump administration announced $1.9 billion in mental health and social service cuts on late Tuesday night — sending out termination notices to some 2,000 organizations — more than 100 Congressional Democrats demanded answers. “We are extremely concerned by reports of the sudden termination of what appears to be the vast majority of the discretionary grants at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,” Democrats wrote t…
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Confusion erupts in mental health and substance abuse programs as HHS cuts, then reinstates grants
Providers, state health agencies and others are feeling whiplash and confusion after the Trump administration eliminated and then abruptly reinstated grants that support substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide.
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