June 3, 2025
The Trump Administration released its Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Budget in Brief providing additional details on spending requests to Congress for fiscal year (FY) 2026. It proposes $94.7 billion in discretionary budget authority for FY 2026, which is a decrease from the $127 billion in FY 2025.
Additional Funding Details in the Budget Request Include:
· $385M for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
· $520M for the 988-Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
· $121M for Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education)
· $4B for a new Behavioral Health Innovation Block Grant that will consolidate the funding for the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Support Services Block Grant, and State Opioid Response
· $11M for Opioid Treatment Programs and Technical Assistance
· $80M for a new Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources for Native Americans Grant Program
· $129M for Behavioral Health Workforce Development Programs, including Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program, the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, and the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program
· $67M for behavioral health data collection systems and surveys, performance and quality information systems, and public awareness activities that were formerly administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
· $500M for Make America Healthy Again activities
Programs proposed for elimination that were previously under SAMHSA include, among others:
· Mental Health Awareness Training
· Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Programs
· Sober Truth on Prevention Underage Drinking Program
· Minority Fellowship Program
· Peer Support Technical Assistance Center
· Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers
· Building Communities of Recovery
