The extent of the SAMHSA cuts remains unclear but appear to broadly target more than 2,000 grants totaling nearly $2 billion.

The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, lost around $1.9 billion in federal grants, which were abruptly terminated on Tuesday, a source said.

Trump Administration Reportedly Slashes $2 Billion in Mental Health and Addiction Funding Experts say the reported grant cuts will exacerbate the country’s addiction crisis The Trump administration has reportedly slashed federal funding for mental health and addition programs,

The Trump administration reportedly sent out notices late Tuesday announcing it was cutting hundreds of grants funding mental health and addiction services. NPR reported Wednesday that several programs were informed late Tuesday that their federal funding through the U.

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The cuts were made to ongoing grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part of the Department of Health and Human Services. Organizations had applied for these grants,

SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump.