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Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Emergency Grants to Address Mental and Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19 (93.665)

Also known as Emergency COVID-19

Emergency Grants to Address Mental and Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19 (Assistance Listing 93.665) is run by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $174 million in 114 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $1.4 million. Half of the 114 awards fell between $879,626 and $2.5 million, and they ranged from $1 to $5.2 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

This program is to provide mental and substance use disorder treatment, crisis counseling, and other related supports for children and adults impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

What the money can and cannot pay for

Provides funds for staff, travel, service providers and other expenses incident to the provision of mental and substance use disorders services, counseling to and referral of individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

It is estimated that 267 awards will be made in FY 2021 and 60 awards will be made in fiscal year 2020.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Emergency Grants to Address Mental and Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19 (93.665) awarded$174 million across 114 grant awards, an average of $1.5 million per award.

Top states: Alaska ($15.3 million), Oklahoma ($11.5 million), California ($8.5 million), Maine ($6.9 million), Wisconsin ($5.6 million), Oregon ($5.6 million), Minnesota ($5.5 million), Nevada ($5.0 million), South Dakota ($5.0 million), Texas ($4.8 million).

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 69% of the money, tribes 25% and nonprofits 6.0%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments53$121 million69%
Tribal governments and organizations51$43.2 million25%
Nonprofits10$10.5 million6.0%

By state

48 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Alaska13$15.3 million
Oklahoma11$11.5 million
California8$8.5 million
Maine3$6.9 million
Wisconsin5$5.6 million
Oregon2$5.6 million
Minnesota2$5.5 million
Nevada1$5.0 million
South Dakota3$5.0 million
Texas1$4.8 million
Alabama1$4.8 million
Michigan3$4.7 million
West Virginia1$4.0 million
Idaho3$3.7 million
Washington3$3.7 million
Arizona3$3.6 million
Wyoming2$3.5 million
Louisiana2$3.5 million
Illinois2$3.4 million
New York2$3.3 million
New Mexico4$3.3 million
Arkansas1$2.9 million
Rhode Island1$2.8 million
Connecticut2$2.8 million
Massachusetts1$2.8 million
Nebraska4$2.8 million
Virginia1$2.6 million
Maryland1$2.6 million
Tennessee1$2.6 million
Ohio1$2.5 million
Kansas1$2.5 million
Kentucky1$2.5 million
North Carolina1$2.4 million
Pennsylvania1$2.3 million
Utah1$2.2 million
South Carolina1$2.2 million
Florida1$2.0 million
North Dakota3$1.9 million
Montana3$1.7 million
Mississippi1$1.7 million
District of Columbia1$1.7 million
Indiana1$1.6 million
Colorado1$1.6 million
Georgia1$1.5 million
Missouri1$1.4 million
Vermont1$1.4 million
Delaware1$1.3 million
Iowa1$1.3 million
Hawaii1$906,636
New Hampshire1$889,908
Guam1$629,851
New Jersey1$441

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.