$8 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Funding For Behavioral Health Awarded From March 2020 To November 2021

The U.S. federal government had awarded over $8 billion in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief funding between March 2020 and November 2021 for 16 projects related to behavioral health. Over 97% of this funding was provided to states and other recipients through six programs: one Federal Emergency Management Agency program, and five Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) programs.

For example, SAMHSA awarded about $5.3 billion to 50 states, Washington, D.C., eight U.S. territories and other jurisdictions, and one tribe through supplements to existing addiction and mental health block grants using standard statutory . . .