Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG)

Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG) is sponsored by SAMHSA. Offers funds to all U.S. states, including Puerto Rico, to plan, implement, and evaluate activities that prevent and treat substance use and promote public health.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) administers the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG). Funds are used to: (1) carry out the State Plan contained in the application; (2) evaluate programs and services; and, (3) conduct planning, implementation, and educational activities related to the provision of substance use services.

DHCS acts as a pass-through agency to provide SUBG funding to participating local county behavioral health plans (BHPs) to either provide substance use disorder (SUD) services directly or contract with local SUD providers. The BHPs and their contracted providers deliver a broad array of treatment and support services that include over 150 individual programs supported by the block grant.

The SUBG Program’s objective is to help plan, implement, and evaluate activities that prevent and treat SUDs. Grantees use the SUBG program for prevention, treatment, recovery support, and other services to supplement Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance. Counties are allowed full flexibility (within the limits of allowable activity requirements) to fund programs that provide maximum impact and positive outcomes to their residents.

The SUBG program prioritizes the following populations and service areas: * Pregnant women and women with dependent children * Early intervention services for HIV/AIDS * Primary prevention services | **SUBG Discretionary** | SUBG Discretionary funds provide SUD treatment, prevention, and recovery services, including services to specific populations. Those populations include youth and pregnant and parenting women.

SUBG Discretionary funds may also be spent on planning, carrying out, and evaluating activities to prevent and treat SUDs. | | **Friday Night Live/Club Live** | The Friday Night Live (FNL) program is a youth development program, for high school youth and designed to prevent alcohol and other drug use.

As extensions of FNL, Club Live provides youth development activities for middle school-aged students and FNL Kids is designed for elementary school students. | | **Adolescent and Youth Treatment Program** | SUBG Adolescent and Youth Treatment (AYT) funds provide comprehensive, age-appropriate, SUD services to youth.

The Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Best Practices Guide (this is a pdf file) is designed to support counties develop and implement AYT programs funded by this allocation. | ## Federal SUBG Applications and Reports DHCS submits a biennial SUBG Application to SAMHSA outlining the State’s plan to support and monitor grant funded SUD prevention and treatment programs throughout California.

DHCS submits the annual SUBG Report to SAMHSA to report progress on identified goals in the State Plan and report state agency expenditures projected in the biennial SUBG Application. To access California’s prior Application or current, approved SUBG Report, visit SAMHSA’sWeb-based Grant Application System (WebBGAS); Username:**citizenca**; Password:**citizen**.

Once you have logged in, click on “View an Existing Application,” select the SUPTRS Block Grant Report or application you wish to view, and select the “View Application” icon on the next screen. ## County SUBG Application To receive the formula allocation, each county is required to submit a biennial application to DHCS that details their intended use of the funds.

In addition, the county application must include a Federal Grant Detailed Provider Budget for each program and signed assurances accepting the block grant funds under the conditions established by governing federal and State laws, regulations, and guidelines, as well as specific conditions included in their county application.

## Annual Synar Report (ASR) DHCS submits the ASR to SAMHSA which describes California’s efforts to enforce youth tobacco access laws and the State’s future plans to reduce youth tobacco access rates, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300x–26. States are required to effectuate laws prohibiting selling or distributing tobacco products to any individual under age 18 and compliance is enforced through random, unannounced inspections.

To access California’s current ASR, or a previous years’ ASR, visit SAMHSA’sWeb-based Grant Application System (WebBGAS); Username:**citizenca**; Password:**citizen**. Once you have logged in, click on “View an Existing Application select the Annual Synar Report you wish to view, and select the “View Application” icon on the next screen.

## Statewide Needs Assessment and Planning Report(SNAP) DHCS submits the SNAP in the same year as the SUBG Behavioral Health Assessment and Plan. The SNAP describes the State’s plan to provide and improve SUD services over the next two state fiscal years.

2025 SNAP Report (this is a pdf file) ## Public Comment Process Block Grant legislation stipulates that as a condition of the funding agreement for the grant, States will provide opportunity for the public to comment on the State Plan.

States will make the Plan public in such a manner to facilitate comment from any person (including Federal or other public agency) during the development of the Plan (including any revisions) and after the submission of the Plan to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. A request of approval of a modification to the Plan may be made at any time during the year.

Comments on the Plan may also be made at any time during the year. Comments will be considered in any modification or formulation of the Biennial Plan. You may forward any comments on the Plan toSUBG@dhcs.

ca. gov. These federal provisions contain protections for religious organizations that receive SAMHSA funding and for individuals who receive their services. Clients who do not wish to receive services from a faith-based organization must be provided with a reasonably accessible alternative.

For additional information, please see Section 1. 4. 6.

in the SUBG Policy Manual (this is a pdf file) or contact your county. * SUBG Policy Manual (this is a pdf file) * Substance Use Disorder County Access Lines **Individuals seeking substance use disorder services or information should contact their county by using the contact information available here:****Substance Use Disorder County Access Lines****.

** If you think you are having an emergency for an unexpected medical condition, including a psychiatric emergency medical condition, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for help. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. For questions regarding SUBG, emailSUBG@dhcs.

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