Louisiana Department Of Health

The Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Behavioral Health Division, doing business as the Bureau of Health Services Financing, is a U.S. state government entity and recipient of federal grants (rather than a federal contractor), administering behavioral health, substance abuse prevention and treatment, crisis intervention, and integrated primary-behavioral care programs across Louisiana as a prime grant recipient. The entity operates as a child division of the State of Louisiana and holds no federal contract prime awards but maintains an active federal grant portfolio under the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Department of Justice.

The Office of Behavioral Health's grant footprint centers on SAMHSA programs. The entity holds recurring Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958), most recently awarded October 1, 2025, for $28.7 million through October 1, 2026, with obligated funds extending through September 30, 2027. These block grants fund comprehensive community mental health services for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance, with up to 5 percent of funds supporting program administration and a mandatory 10 percent set-aside for evidence-based early psychosis intervention programs. The entity administers these grants from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, channeling services through qualified community mental health centers, peer-support programs, and consumer-directed programs. Recent project grants include the Louisiana State Opioid Response 4.0 (awarded September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2027) supporting evidence-based opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorder treatment, harm reduction, and recovery support for 2,955 individuals in treatment and 12,500 in prevention services; the Louisiana Partnerships for Success III (awarded September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2029) targeting underage drinking and polysubstance use prevention across five underserved communities in ages 12–25; the Community Programs for Outreach and Intervention with Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (awarded September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2028) expanding coordinated specialty care through partnership with Tulane University's Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic in New Orleans; the Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care II (awarded September 30, 2023, through September 29, 2028) bridging behavioral and primary physical health for co-occurring disorders across New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Bastrop; and the Louisiana 988 Cooperative Agreement (awarded September 30, 2023, through September 29, 2026) improving in-state response to 988 crisis calls, chats, and texts in partnership with Via Link and the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling.

SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services accounts for the preponderance of the 42 total awards in the source data (20 awards by count from the primary listing, with an additional 8 and 6 awards listed under the same agency, indicating classification or reporting variation). FEMA has awarded three pass-through grants for families in disaster areas (most recently July 28, 2026, through September 30, 2026). The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance has placed two awards. Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward SAMHSA, representing approximately 93 percent of the award count. The entity obligated $795.5 million across all awards since 2015, with annual award activity declining from six awards in 2022 to one in 2026. Six awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete exposure for federal grant programs.

The Office of Behavioral Health received one sub-award as a sub-recipient: a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program sub-award dated July 1, 2022, from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, supporting family assistance and economic independence services. The entity's parent structure reflects the State of Louisiana as the parent vendor, enabling grant management and behavioral health service delivery integrated within state administrative oversight.