Federal sub-agency · Department of Health and Human Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration obligated $254.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 148 contract actions (+36% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE ($79.9M). It also awarded $6.4B in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$254.6M
Actions
148
New awards: 14
Sole-source
0.3%
Small business
49%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 298.9MFY2017
  2. 231.1MFY2018
  3. 192MFY2019
  4. 192.5MFY2020
  5. 193.3MFY2021
  6. 282.6MFY2022
  7. 300.9MFY2023
  8. 332.2MFY2024
  9. 187.4MFY2025
  10. 254.6MFY2026
  11. 0FY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$79.9M31%
  2. HENDALL INC$31.1M12%
  3. POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.$15.3M6.0%
  4. BANYAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.$14.3M5.6%
  5. SENECA FAMILY OF AGENCIES$12.5M4.9%
  6. THE BIZZELL GROUP LLC$10.3M4.1%
  7. JBS INTERNATIONAL, INC.$8.2M3.2%
  8. WESTAT, INC.$6.8M2.7%
  9. SEKON ENTERPRISE, LLC$6.2M2.5%
  10. CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILY FUTURES, INC.$6M2.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$241.4M95%
  2. IT & telecom$12.9M5.1%
  3. Education & social services$238K0.1%
  4. Research & development$88.4K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$88.6M35%
  2. North Carolina$79.9M31%
  3. California$18.9M7.4%
  4. Virginia$17.9M7.0%
  5. Georgia$14.3M5.6%
  6. District of Columbia$8.2M3.2%
  7. New York$8.2M3.2%
  8. Alaska$6M2.4%
  9. Massachusetts$5.9M2.3%
  10. Michigan$3.6M1.4%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition15%
    US 39% · $37.9M
  • Sole-source awards0.3%
    US 30% · $758.1K
  • Single-offer competitions15%
    US 8.7% · $37.1M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush36%
    US 6.1% · $91.2M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.5%
    US 5.0% · $1.3M
  • Time-and-materials pricing19%
    US 4.2% · $48.9M

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Offices with the most sole-source money

  1. SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH SVC$460.3K0.2%
  2. SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH SVC$209.5K0.8%
  3. SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH SVC$88.4K0.8%

Largest awards

  1. REF. NO. 283-22-00568, "2023-2027 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH (NSDUH)"$221M
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE· Durham County, NC· Professional services· May 1, 2022 – Oct 7, 2026· 75S20322C00001
  2. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEM (BHSIS)$137.5M
    HENDALL INC· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Sep 15, 2020 – Dec 17, 2025· 75S20320C00001
  3. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) COALITION AND TRANSFORMATION TRANSFER INITIATIVE (TTI)$86.2M
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTORS INC.· Alexandria city, VA· Professional services· Aug 1, 2021 – Dec 4, 2025· 75S20321F42001
  4. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED, COORDINATED PARENTING SUPPORT, PSYCHOEDUCATION, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE MS. L AND MS. JP CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. THE CONTRACT SHALL CONTINUE THE SERVICES PR$70M
    SENECA FAMILY OF AGENCIES· Alameda County, CA· Professional services· Jun 2, 2022 – Aug 21, 2026· 75S20222C00002
  5. SAMHSA'S PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING SYSTEM (SPARS) REF # 283-17-2401$57.8M
    MATHEMATICA INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Aug 10, 2021 – Aug 12, 2026· 75S20221F41001
  6. SAMHSA'S PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING SYSTEM (SPARS)$41.8M
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE· Durham County, NC· IT & telecom· Jul 11, 2017 – Sep 29, 2026· HHSS28342010T
  7. STATE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE$35.2M
    JBS INTERNATIONAL, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Sep 29, 2022 – Jul 9, 2026· 75S20322F42003
  8. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THESE PRIORITIES AS WELL AS THE PRIORITIES OF THE CURRENT NCSACW MISSION: TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES FOR FAMILIES WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND CHIL$33.4M
    CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILY FUTURES, INC.· Orange County, CA· Professional services· Mar 2, 2022 – May 18, 2026· 75S20422C00001

Federal grants & assistance awarded

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration obligated $6.4B in federal assistance in FY2026, on 15,736 actions (1,221 new awards), +3.2% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.959 · Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse ($1.9B).

Assistance · FY2026
$6.4B
New awards
1,221
Actions
15.7K
Since FY2021
$45.1B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 12.8BFY2021
  2. 5.8BFY2022
  3. 7.5BFY2023
  4. 6.5BFY2024
  5. 6.2BFY2025
  6. 6.4BFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$6.4B100%

Top programs

  1. 93.959 · Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse$1.9B30%
  2. 93.788 · Opioid Str$1.5B23%
  3. 93.958 · Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services$848.9M13%
  4. 93.243 · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance$715.3M11%
  5. 93.00R · 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs$494M7.8%
  6. 93.532 · Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance$270.1M4.2%
  7. 93.490 · Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance$204M3.2%
  8. 93.696 · Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants$129M2.0%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. HEALTH CARE SERVICES, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF$490.5M7.7%
    SACRAMENTO, CA
  2. HEALTH & HUMAN SVC COMMN TX$322.8M5.1%
    AUSTIN, TX
  3. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES$290.7M4.6%
    TALLAHASSEE, FL
  4. THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY, INC.$261.8M4.1%
    NEW YORK, NY
  5. OHIO DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH$210M3.3%
    COLUMBUS, OH
  6. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAMS$144.6M2.3%
    HARRISBURG, PA
  7. HUMAN SERVICES, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF$143.7M2.3%
    TRENTON, NJ
  8. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE$139.2M2.2%
    SPRINGFIELD, IL

Where it went

  1. California$613.3M9.6%
  2. New York$612.9M9.6%
  3. Texas$398.4M6.3%
  4. Florida$343.5M5.4%
  5. Ohio$251.8M4.0%
  6. Pennsylvania$217M3.4%
  7. Illinois$194.7M3.1%
  8. New Jersey$187.3M2.9%
  9. Massachusetts$176.3M2.8%
  10. North Carolina$176.1M2.8%

By state of the place of performance.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $10.8M (20 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $3.1B (7,187 subawards)

2,933 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN POTENTIAL INC$84.7M2.8%
    SUDBURY, MA · 7 subawards
  2. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$81.3M2.6%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 2 subawards
  3. BRIDGEWAY HEALTH SOLUTIONS OF ARIZONA, INC.$46.4M1.5%
    TEMPE, AZ · 14 subawards
  4. MERCY CARE PLAN$44.2M1.4%
    PHOENIX, AZ · 6 subawards
  5. THE HARRIS CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH & IDD$25.3M0.8%
    HOUSTON, TX · 7 subawards
  6. SALT LAKE COUNTY$25.1M0.8%
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT · 14 subawards
  7. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO$24.7M0.8%
    SAN DIEGO, CA · 3 subawards
  8. HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC$24M0.8%
    OKEMOS, MI · 7 subawards
  9. ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH CARE AGENCY$23.3M0.8%
    SANTA ANA, CA · 3 subawards
  10. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO$22.3M0.7%
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 7 subawards

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Who lobbies this agency

Organizations whose quarterly lobbying reports list this agency as contacted, ranked by the reports' spending. A report's amount covers all its issues and every agency it lists; reports do not split it.

Lobbying in 2026
$8M
Clients
37
Reports
70

The whole amount of every report that lists this agency.

Organizations lobbying it, 2026

  1. ALKERMES, INC.$2M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Medicare and Medicaid, Alcohol and drug abuse
  2. Association of American Medical CollegesAI match · 100%$1.4M
    No FY2026 contracts in its family · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid
  3. NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION$850K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Alcohol and drug abuse
  4. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%$343.2K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid
  5. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION$340K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Labor issues, antitrust and workplace
  6. American Psychological Association Services Inc.(FKA American Psychological AssnAI match · 99%$340K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid
  7. Federation of State Medical BoardsAI match · 100%$330K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Health issues, Labor issues, antitrust and workplace
  8. TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND$300K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Tobacco
  9. Boys & Girls Clubs of America$250K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Alcohol and drug abuse
  10. Fors Marsh GroupAI match · 99%$240K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Government issues
  11. SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND$240K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Education
  12. National Disability Rights NetworkAI match · 100%$133.4K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid
  13. Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital Association (fka Thomas Health)$120K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Alcohol and drug abuse
  14. UnityPoint Health (formerly known as: IOWA HEALTH SYSTEM)$120K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Medicare and Medicaid
  15. ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS$116.7K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Medicare and Medicaid, Alcohol and drug abuse

3 more clients ($120K) are counted but not named: their names may be a person's.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Oct 5, 2026.

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.