September 27, 2018 SAMHSA Headlines—Your one-stop source for the latest from SAMHSA. Funding SAMHSA Awards More Than $930 Million as Part of Health and Human Services More than $1 Billion to Combat Opioid Crisis SAMHSA recently awarded more than $930 million in State Opioid Response grants to expand access to treatment and recovery support services. The HHS-wide $1 billion in opioid-specific grants support a comprehensive response to the opioid epidemic. S AMHSA Awards $61.1 Million in Suicide Prevention Funding SAMHSA awarded up to $61.1 million in grants to be disbursed over several years for suicide prevention programs. The grant programs included in this effort are: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Disaster Distress Helpline and The Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant. HHS Announces $6.2 Million in New Grants in Fairbanks, AK, Focusing on O...