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Block Grant Resources

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Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) Resources

Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG) Resources

Data Resources

  • Behavioral Health Barometer, 2013 — Presents a set of substance use and mental health indicators from population- and treatment facility-based data sets. Provides point-in-time and trend data reflecting the status and progress in improving key behavioral health indicators.
  • Data, Outcomes, and Quality (DOQ) — Is a mental health and substance use data, outcomes, and quality resource. Includes data compilations of Behavioral Health Prevalence Data (NSDUH), National Outcomes Measures (NOMs), Treatment Data (TEDS), and other data sources.

Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Block Grants Resources

Syringe Services Program Guidance for States and Jurisdictions

Summary Data reports from FY 2013-2018 MHBG and SABG Block Grants

Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Block Grants Resources

  • FY 2014 – FY 2015 Reporting Section (PDF | 1.3 MB) — This OMB-approved guidance provides information on MHBG and SABG reporting for grantees, including sample tables. This is for informational purposes only.
  • OMB Notice of Approval — OMB Approval of the FY 2014-2015 Uniform Block Grant Application/Plan and Report. This is for informational purposes only.
  • Funding of For-Profit Organizations (PDF | 1.6 MB) — This document provides guidance to block grant recipients on funding for for-profit organizations.

SAMHSA Publications

  • Funding Recovery Support Services Through the SUPTRS Block Grant illustrates allowable recovery support service (RSS) expenditures through the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUPTRS BG), organized around the four recovery dimensions. The document provides specific examples, guidance on limitations, and resources for more information.
  • Important Considerations in Recovery addresses trends and challenges in the recovery field, with a specific focus on providing guidance related to issues that may impact knowledge of recovery principles and practices across systems. The objective of this issue brief is to empower states and SSAs with information and prepare them to implement policies, funding strategies and mechanisms, and workforce development initiatives.
  • Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Principles in Recovery emphasizes the principles: DEIA; behavioral health equity; culturally and linguistically appropriate services; trauma-informed and resilience-centered care; and person- and family-centered care. It also provides introductory information and directs readers to recommended resources and examples of best practice recovery programs and services.
  • A Guide for Single State Agencies: Supporting Recovery with SUPTRS Block Grant Funding gives Single State Agencies and Authorities (SSAs), providers, and community partners an overview of recovery and RSS, a background on SUPTRS BG funding, and a review of state examples of how SUPTRS BG is used to fund RSS. Additionally, it provides guidance on new policies regarding allowable RSS expenditures through SUPTRS BG.
Last Updated: 04/24/2023