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Trump Administration Cancels $2 Billion Addiction And Mental Health Grants

US <span>Health</span> and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has canceled nearly $2billion worth of funding for <span>substance abuse</span> and <span>mental health</span> programs across the country in a sweeping decision. 

The MAHA leader dissolved 2,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) related-grants overnight, a move that many experts say will hamper frontline care for some of the most vulnerable people in the country. 

These grants provide resources for overdose prevention, addiction recovery and mental health services to individuals, regardless of age and gender.

“Without that funding, people are going to lose access to lifesaving services,” Yngvild Olsen, former director of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and a national adviser at Manatt Health, said. 

According to letters sent to multiple non-profits associated with the SAMHSA, grants are terminated as of January 13 and  "costs resulting from financial obligations incurred after termination are not allowable", <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5677104/trump-administration-letter-terminating-addiction-mental-health-grants" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer" rel= "noopener nofollow noreferrer" target= "_blank">NPR </a> revealed.

 This move comes on top of deep <span>Medicaid</span> cuts, passed last year by the Republican-dominated Congress, which has severely affected numerous mental health and addiction care providers.

<h2>Why Were The Grants Canceled?</h2>Kennedy Jr. and US President <span>Donald Trump</span> are yet to make a comment on why the grants were canceled however, termination letters, signed by SAMHSA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Carroll, noted that the cancelation was done using a regulation that allows the agency to end any federal award that “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.”

While officials say that the grants were reinstated the next morning, affected organizations claim to have received no such notice and have begun to make difficult decisions in response to the cuts, including laying off employees and canceling scheduled trainings, according to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/samhsa-grants-mental-health-substance-abuse-trump-32a9766ff2d2ed02721b5ee2dde9c2cc" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer" rel= "noopener nofollow noreferrer" target= "_blank">AP</a>. 

Advocacy groups across the nation are now amplifying concerns over the abrupt cancellation of federal mental health and substance use grants. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr noted: "These cuts are disheartening and cruel, and they threaten the life-saving work of hundreds of organizations that provide critical mental health support across the United States. 

"Addressing our mental health and substance use crises in this country has never been political, which is why it continues to have bipartisan support in Congress. These abrupt and unjustified cuts will immediately disrupt suicide prevention efforts, family and peer recovery support, overdose prevention and treatment and mental health awareness and education programming, along with so many more essential services, putting an unknown number of lives at stake. 

"These aren't just numbers on paper. These are decisions that have real and harmful consequences for millions of people and communities around the country."

Robert Franks, CEO of the Boston-based mental health provider the Baker Center for Children and Families, added that loss of funding would force his organization to lay off staff and put care in jeopardy for some 600 families receiving it.

<h2>What Does Congress Say?</h2>House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Rosa DeLauro described Kennedy Jr.'s decision-making as dangerous and haphazard after grant recipients began laying off employees based on the original plans.

"These cuts will cost lives. Throughout his tenure, Secretary Kennedy has done nothing to make Americans safer, and everything to place us in more danger. Restricting vaccine access, calling into question proven treatments for diseases, and now stripping communities of the resources they need to prevent drug overdoses and treat addiction.

"These cuts by the Trump Administration are senseless and unconscionable. They will destroy families, ruin lives and cause preventable deaths. The Trump Administration must immediately reverse these cancellations of critical grants so that American families can continue to receive the services they depend on to survive."

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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has canceled nearly $2billion worth of funding for substance abuse and mental health programs across the country in a sweeping decision. The MAHA leader dissolved 2,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) related-grants overnight, a move that many experts say will hamper frontline care for some of the most vulnerable people in the country. These grants provide resources for overdose prevention, addiction recovery and mental health services to individuals, regardless of age and gender.“Without that funding, people are going to lose access to lifesaving services,” Yngvild Olsen, former director of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and a national adviser at Manatt Health, said. According to letters sent to multiple non-profits associated with the SAMHSA, grants are terminated as of January 13 and  "costs resulting from financial obligations incurred after termination are not allowable", NPR  revealed. This move comes on top of deep Medicaid cuts, passed last year by the Republican-dominated Congress, which has severely affected numerous mental health and addiction care providers.Why Were The Grants Canceled?Kennedy Jr. and US President Donald Trump are yet to make a comment on why the grants were canceled however, termination letters, signed by SAMHSA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Carroll, noted that the cancelation was done using a regulation that allows the agency to end any federal award that “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.”While officials say that the grants were reinstated the next morning, affected organizations claim to have received no such notice and have begun to make difficult decisions in response to the cuts, including laying off employees and canceling scheduled trainings, according to AP. What Are Experts Saying?Advocacy groups across the nation are now amplifying concerns over the abrupt cancellation of federal mental health and substance use grants. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr noted: "These cuts are disheartening and cruel, and they threaten the life-saving work of hundreds of organizations that provide critical mental health support across the United States. "Addressing our mental health and substance use crises in this country has never been political, which is why it continues to have bipartisan support in Congress. These abrupt and unjustified cuts will immediately disrupt suicide prevention efforts, family and peer recovery support, overdose prevention and treatment and mental health awareness and education programming, along with so many more essential services, putting an unknown number of lives at stake. "These aren't just numbers on paper. These are decisions that have real and harmful consequences for millions of people and communities around the country."Robert Franks, CEO of the Boston-based mental health provider the Baker Center for Children and Families, added that loss of funding would force his organization to lay off staff and put care in jeopardy for some 600 families receiving it.What Does Congress Say?House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Rosa DeLauro described Kennedy Jr.'s decision-making as dangerous and haphazard after grant recipients began laying off employees based on the original plans."These cuts will cost lives. Throughout his tenure, Secretary Kennedy has done nothing to make Americans safer, and everything to place us in more danger. Restricting vaccine access, calling into question proven treatments for diseases, and now stripping communities of the resources they need to prevent drug overdoses and treat addiction."These cuts by the Trump Administration are senseless and unconscionable. They will destroy families, ruin lives and cause preventable deaths. The Trump Administration must immediately reverse these cancellations of critical grants so that American families can continue to receive the services they depend on to survive."

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