2025 central texas floods supplemental samhsa emergency response grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Health & Human Services Commission of Texas $9,996,648 on December 22, 2025, under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to support emergency behavioral health response in Central Texas following the 2025 floods.

The award funds mental health and substance abuse treatment services, crisis intervention, and recovery support delivered through sub-recipients across the region. Performance extends through December 21, 2026, with work conducted throughout Texas.

HHSC, operating through its Federal Funds Office Division, administers the grant and passes funds to six sub-recipients: Bexar County Board of Trustees for Mental Health Mental Retardation (doing business as The Center for Health Care Services, sub-award H07SM090700-HHS001746000001, awarded July 16, 2026); Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center (doing business as Austin Travis County Integral Care, H07SM090700-HHS001335500004, June 24, 2026); Concho Valley Center for Human Advancement (doing business as MHMR Services for the Concho Valley, H07SM090700-HHS001335500015, June 8, 2026); Hill Country Community MHMR Center (doing business as Hill Country MHDD Centers, H07SM090700-HHS001335500021, June 5, 2026); Bluebonnet Trails Community MHMR Center (doing business as Bluebonnet Trails Community Services, H07SM090700-HHS001335500005, June 5, 2026); and University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (H07SM090700-HHS001645700001, September 1, 2025) for substance abuse recovery research. Bluebonnet Trails Community Services received a second sub-award (H07SM090700-HHS001644600002, September 1, 2025) for substance abuse intervention services.