Substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Health & Human Services Commission of Texas $448.538 million on October 1, 2025, under the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CFDA 93.959), with period of performance through September 30, 2027. HHSC's Federal Funds Office, based in Austin, Texas, serves as the state-level recipient and pass-through administrator for this block grant, which funds substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services across Texas.

HHSC sub-awarded portions of this funding to multiple local service providers and entities beginning September 1, 2025. Sub-recipients deliver substance abuse treatment and prevention services across Texas, including Unlimited Visions Aftercare (outpatient and residential treatment in Houston, Pasadena, and Baytown), Cenikor Foundation (substance abuse treatment with emphasis on veterans), Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (treatment and crisis stabilization in Central Texas), Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council of Deep East Texas (prevention and treatment services), multiple local mental health authorities and community behavioral health centers across the state (including programs in Denton, Tarrant, Bexar, Harris, Galveston, and other counties), universities including University of Texas at Austin and Texas State University providing prevention programs and research, local government entities and school districts conducting substance abuse prevention in schools and communities, and dozens of other local nonprofit and government organizations providing treatment, intervention, and prevention services statewide. Place of performance is Austin, Texas, with subordinate service delivery across the state. The program's purpose is to help plan, implement, and evaluate prevention and treatment activities addressing alcohol and drug abuse, with all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several territories receiving allocations under the Public Health Service Act.