{"id":260343,"date":"2026-01-15T14:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/?p=260343"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:12:14","slug":"trump-administration-reverses-itself-restores-2-billion-in-mental-health-substance-abuse-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/15\/trump-administration-reverses-itself-restores-2-billion-in-mental-health-substance-abuse-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration reverses itself, restores $2 billion in mental health, substance abuse grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Less than 24 hours after terminating about $2 billion in substance abuse and mental health grants nationwide, the Trump administration reversed itself and restored the funding.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Montana, state public health officials and advocacy groups told Montana Free Press Wednesday that local suicide prevention, addiction recovery and other mental health programs had <a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/14\/health-departments-mental-health-advocates-reel-from-sudden-federal-grant-cuts\/\">lost millions of dollars in federal funding overnight<\/a>. Many expressed shock and confusion after receiving a letter from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, also known as SAMHSA, which said grant money that had already been distributed would be clawed back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a Thursday morning email to the Montana state health department, however, officials with SAMHSA directed the state to \u201cdisregard\u201d the previous notification canceling the grants. The email was shared with MTFP by a state health department spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[T]he termination of your federal award, previously communicated on January 13, 2026, pursuant to 2 C.F.R. \u00a7 200.340(a)(4), is hereby rescinded,\u201d the federal notice read. \u201cYour award will remain active under its original terms and conditions. Please disregard the prior termination notice and continue program activities as outlined in your award agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignbehind ts-3 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"260343\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>RELATED<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260299\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-behavioral-health tag-confluence-public-health-alliance tag-drenda-niemann tag-federal-grants tag-lewis-and-clark-county-health-department tag-lisa-dworak tag-mental-health tag-missoula-city-county-health-department tag-u-s-substance-abuse-and-mental-health-services-administration category-public-health type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 0vh; padding-top: 0vh;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/14\/health-departments-mental-health-advocates-reel-from-sudden-federal-grant-cuts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250908LM-Missoula-0080.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Health departments, mental health advocates, reel from sudden federal grant cuts\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/14\/health-departments-mental-health-advocates-reel-from-sudden-federal-grant-cuts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Health departments, mental health advocates, reel from sudden federal grant cuts<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Montana public health officials and advocacy groups said that local suicide prevention, addiction recovery and other mental health programs had lost millions of dollars in federal funding, citing a letter from the Trump administration announcing that grant money that had already been distributed would be clawed back.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/mara-silvers\/\">Mara Silvers<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/jwagner\/\">JoVonne Wagner<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/katie-fairbanks\/\">Katie Fairbanks<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-14T15:59:24-07:00\">01.14.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-15T19:23:23-07:00\">01.15.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>The email did not provide an explanation for the sudden reversal. The state spokesperson, Jon Ebelt, told MTFP that the notices referred to two grants totalling roughly $2 million annually: the <a href=\"https:\/\/dphhs.mt.gov\/BHDD\/Prevention\/SubstanceAbusePrevention\/PartnershipsforSuccess\">Partnerships for Success<\/a> grant that aims to reduce youth substance misuse, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/dphhs.mt.gov\/BHDD\/Prevention\/PregnantandPost-PartumWomenGrantPPW\">Strengthening Families Initiative<\/a> that works to prevent substance use disorders among pregnant and postpartum women.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a7dc5375c0d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a7dc5375c0d\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260115LM-HealthDep-0009.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Miller, Montana Free Press, CatchLight Local\/Report for America\" class=\"wp-image-260353\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sandy Whittington works at the Lewis and Clark Public Health Department on Jan. 15, 2026, in Helena. On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced cuts to grant funding from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, also known as SAMHSA. Later that day, the administration reversed its decision. <span class=\"image-credit\"><span class=\"credit-label-wrapper\">Credit:<\/span> Lauren Miller, Montana Free Press, CatchLight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lewis and Clark Public Health Officer Drenda Niemann also confirmed to MTFP that her office received notice that the termination \u2014 which would have ended a $125,000 suicide prevention grant \u2014 had been rescinded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to have the grant funds for suicide prevention work through September 2026 as originally planned,\u201d she wrote in an email Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Missoula County received notice that funding was being restored for the <a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/04\/30\/missoula-providers-expand-improve-youth-crisis-services-with-federal-grant\/\">Systems of Care<\/a> program, which expands mental health and supportive services for youth and families, according to communications manager Allison Franz. The county, Franz said, is still waiting to hear the status of a grant supporting the Frenchtown Community Coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Casey Schreiner, chief strategy officer at Alluvion Health in Great Falls, said the organization received notice Wednesday that a $545,000 grant for a program addressing substance abuse disorder among young people was cut. Organization leaders began speaking with staff members on the program about potential impacts, but by Thursday, Alluvion received notice of the reversal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a7dc5376498&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a7dc5376498\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260115LM-HealthDep-0005.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Miller, Montana Free Press, CatchLight Local\/Report for America\" class=\"wp-image-260355\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Lewis and Clark Public Health Department is pictured Jan. 15, 2026, in Helena. On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced cuts to grant funding from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, also known as SAMHSA. Later that day, the administration reversed its decision. <span class=\"image-credit\"><span class=\"credit-label-wrapper\">Credit:<\/span> Lauren Miller, Montana Free Press, CatchLight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt does not go without hiccups because you still had to have some hard conversations,\u201d Schreiner said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, which on Wednesday announced the cuts would cancel a substance use prevention project on the Rocky Boy\u2019s Reservation, wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JHCIH\/posts\/pfbid0UPPzMCYxkBZiWaB9ibmRUfZ5h4Z4EccTSAXEopUL5fJkMu1Fd4KHK6iME1q9icNNl\">Thursday statement<\/a> it was \u201ctremendously relieved\u201d to see the terminations reversed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYesterday was such a challenging one for our staff and the families we serve,\u201d the group wrote in a public Facebook post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also on Thursday morning, a spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Steve Daines emailed a MTFP reporter a link to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/01\/14\/hhs-terminates-grants-substance-use-mental-health-00729433\">POLITICO article<\/a> stating that the grants had been reinstated, with no other context or statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daines\u2019 office had not responded to Wednesday&#8217;s inquiries from MTFP about the cuts. A spokesperson, Gabby Wiggins, did not reply to an additional request for a statement from Daines about the reversal or a question about whether the senator had communicated with the Trump administration about the grant cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reporters Katie Fairbanks, JoVonne Wagner and Matt Hudson contributed to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha ts-2 \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"254226\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>LATEST STORIES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262736\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-montana-insights category-montana-insights type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div 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