"We are extremely concerned by reports of the sudden termination of what appears to be the vast majority of the discretionary grants at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Democrats wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Addressing mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery is a bipartisan priority. By Wednesday night, the White House had cancelled the cuts, one of the first major reversals of terminated or frozen federal funding in Democratic states even as grants for climate projects, childcare and healthcare remain outstanding."
"What was the Trump administration possibly thinking? SAMHSA grants provide resources for overdose prevention, addiction recovery, and mental health services to individuals across the country. The nearly $2 billion cut would have affected more than 2,000 community-based organizations across the country, according to House Democrats. California received $949,940,335 in SAMHSA discretionary funds in 2025, according to HHS records. In California District 12, the cut amounted to $13.8 million at 13 different organizations, according to Rep. Lateefah Simon's office."
The Trump administration issued termination notices late Tuesday that would cut nearly $1.9 billion in discretionary grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, affecting roughly 2,000 community organizations. Congressional Democrats demanded explanations and raised concerns about abrupt terminations that threaten overdose prevention, addiction recovery, and mental health services. The White House reversed the cancellations by Wednesday night, restoring the grants after political pressure, while other federal grants for climate, childcare, and healthcare remained unresolved. California faced large impacts, receiving about $949.94 million in SAMHSA discretionary funds in 2025, with District 12 losing $13.8 million across 13 organizations.
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