Substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $96.037 million to the Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration on October 1, 2025, under the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CFDA 93.959), a block grant program supporting state-level substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services. The award funds prevention and treatment activities addressing alcohol and drug abuse, with performance extending through September 30, 2027, at the recipient's location in Catonsville, Maryland.

The recipient distributes funds to sub-recipients across Maryland counties and specialized providers delivering primary substance use disorder prevention, opioid misuse prevention, women with children and recovery housing, sobriety treatment and recovery peer support to parents with substance use disorders and exposed newborns, methadone home delivery, state care coordination, behavioral health crisis interventions, training and technical assistance, and data evaluation and analysis. Sub-recipients include county health departments across Maryland's 24 jurisdictions (Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester counties), academic institutions (University of Maryland Baltimore, University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Bowie State University, Towson University, and Frostburg State University), nonprofit organizations (Mental Health Association of Frederick County, Office on Mental Health Core Service Agency of Harford County operating as The Maryland Employment Network, Behavioral Health System Baltimore, Center for Applied Research Solutions, Mental Health Association of Maryland, Maryland Addiction Professional Certification Board), and Cecil College. Most sub-awards commenced July 1, 2026, with some dated October 1, 2025. The sub-recipients collectively deliver community-based substance use prevention and treatment services, peer support, crisis response, care coordination, workforce training, and program evaluation across the state.