Substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded $121.194 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services on October 1, 2025, under the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse program (CFDA 93.959), with performance through September 30, 2027. The award supports substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services throughout Massachusetts.

The recipient administers the funding as a block grant enabling direct delivery of behavioral health and substance use treatment services across the Commonwealth. The award obligates $121.194 million for the period of performance in Massachusetts.

The block grant program's objective is to help states plan, implement, and evaluate activities that prevent and treat substance use. Awards are issued directly by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to designated state agencies.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts passes funding downstream to numerous sub-recipients delivering BSAS (Bureau of Substance Abuse Services) substance use treatment. Sub-recipients include municipal governments (Fall River, New Bedford, Worcester, Springfield, Lowell, Medford, Lynn, Melrose, Brockton, Cambridge, Peabody, Newburyport, Fitchburg, Leominster, Framingham, Tewksbury, Somerville, Salem, Needham, Brookline, Hudson, Stoughton, Hanover, Andover, Hopkinton, South Hadley, Lee, Gloucester, and others), federally qualified health centers and hospitals (Whittier Street Health Center, Duffy Health Center, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, Lynn Community Health, Northeast Hospital Corporation, Beverly Hospital, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Southcoast Hospitals Group), non-profit service organizations (Stanley Street Treatment & Resources, Institute For Health and Recovery, High Point Treatment Center, Bay State Community Services, Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition), research and evaluation firms (Social Science Research and Evaluation Inc., Lighthouse Software Systems LLC, Adept Education LLC, JD Software Inc., DMA Health Strategies), workforce development agencies (Franklin Regional Council of Governments), and universities (University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston Medical Center Corporation, Massachusetts General Hospital). All sub-awards were dated July 1, 2026.