SAMHSA grants July 2026: all 15 programs, deadlines, and who is eligible

SAMHSA announced more than $281 million in funding opportunities across 15 grant programs on July 6, 2026, under the federal Great American Recovery Initiative. Thirteen of the fifteen are already posted, and nearly every application closes between July 23 and 27, 2026. The remaining two are still listed as forecasts. This guide lists every program with its funding total, award ceiling, eligibility, and deadline, checked against the federal listings on simpler.grants.gov as of July 14, 2026. Deadlines can change, so confirm your program's listing before committing to an application.

Which SAMHSA grants are for schools and districts?

Two of the fifteen programs are built for education settings, and they are the two largest school mental health funding opportunities in this cycle.

Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) funds sustainable school-based mental health programs: $55.7 million in total, 31 awards, up to $1.5 million per year. State, local, and tribal education agencies are eligible. Applications are due July 27, 2026. In practice, AWARE dollars fund added clinical capacity, universal wellness check-ins, family outreach, and formal partnerships with community providers, the work counseling teams already keep on wish lists.

Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) funds mental health literacy training for the teachers, staff, and community members who see young people every day: $22 million in total, 110 awards, up to $200,000 per year. Eligibility is broad, covering states, political subdivisions, tribes, and nonprofits. Applications are due July 27, 2026. The high award count makes MHAT the most accessible program in the announcement.

Which grants are for community treatment and recovery organizations?

The largest dollars in the announcement go to treatment and recovery. Medication-Assisted Treatment for Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT-PDOA) expands access to medications for opioid use disorder: $68.2 million, 91 awards, up to $750,000 per year. Due July 27, 2026.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative's Community Treatment and Service Centers program funds community centers delivering trauma treatment for children and youth: $40.6 million, up to $600,000 per year. Public and private nonprofits are eligible. Due July 27, 2026.

Treatment, Recovery and Workforce Support (TRWS) helps people in treatment and recovery live independently and participate in the workforce: $10.5 million, 21 awards, up to $500,000 per year. Note the deadline: July 23, 2026, the earliest in the announcement.

Five smaller programs round out this group, all due July 27, 2026. Preventing Drug Overdoses: Community Prevention and Response offers $11 million across 13 awards, up to $850,000 per year, for community-wide overdose prevention. Assertive Community Treatment offers $4.2 million across 5 awards, up to $800,000 per year, to establish or expand ACT teams for people living with serious mental illness. Statewide Family Network offers $1.8 million across 12 awards, up to $150,000 per year, for family-controlled mental health organizations. Recovery Community Services and its Statewide Network companion each offer $1.5 million across 5 awards, up to $300,000 per year, for peer recovery support.

Which grants are for health systems and first responders?

First Responders - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (FR-CARA) is the third-largest program in the window: $34.7 million across 118 awards, up to $800,000 per year, to train first responders and communities in administering opioid overdose reversal medications. States, local governments, and tribes are eligible. Due July 27, 2026.

Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Healthcare (PIPBHC) funds states integrating physical and behavioral health care in clinical practice: $13.7 million across 7 awards, up to $2 million per year. States and state agencies only. Due July 27, 2026.

Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids funds hospitals and emergency departments building non-opioid approaches to pain care: $6 million across 12 awards, up to $500,000 per year. Due July 27, 2026.

Which programs have not posted yet?

Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention ($8.8 million, roughly 70 awards for institutions of higher education) and the Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information ($1 million, a single cooperative agreement) are still listed as forecasts, with no application dates set. If the July window is not workable for your organization, these are the rounds to prepare for: the needs story, the data, and the partner list you assemble this month will be ready when they post.

What does a strong application need on a two-week deadline?

A credible federal application in two weeks is only possible if the hard parts already exist. Four pieces matter most: a needs story you have told before, data on how the people you serve are doing, community partners you can name in writing, and a sustainability plan that outlives the grant. If those pieces are on the shelf, the window is workable. If they are not, the stronger move is preparing for the rounds that have not posted yet. Reviewers can tell the difference between a program that exists and a program invented for a deadline, and a rushed application spends credibility an organization will want for the next round.

How BridgeWell supports AWARE applications

AWARE applications are scored on sustainable infrastructure, early identification, family engagement, and connection to services. That is the shape of the closed-loop system BridgeWell runs: Care Check produces the universal wellness picture and the data story reviewers ask for, and Care Hub connects students and families to real services and shows the loop closed. Our system has been part of funded AWARE programs, so we know what the scoring rewards and what the reporting requires after an award. If you are weighing an application this window, we are glad to look at it with you, whether or not BridgeWell ends up in it.

The window is short, but the programs fund work schools and communities are already doing. Confirm your deadline on simpler.grants.gov, take an honest inventory of what is on the shelf, and decide quickly, in either direction.