Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Program

For program and eligibility questions:
Shaquilla Terry
240.276.0362
SBIRT@samhsa.hhs.gov

For financial and budget questions:
240.276.1400
NOFOBudget.CSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov

For review process and application status questions:
Hawa Kamara
240.276.1103
Hawa.Kamara@samhsa.hhs.gov

Grants.gov contact center:
800.518.4726
support@grants.gov
Self-service knowledge base

System for award management (SAM):
866.606.8220
Federal service desk

This program provides grants to implement the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model for children, adolescents, and adults in primary care and community health settings with a focus on screening for underage drinking, opioid use, and other substance use. SBIRT services are intended to be integrated into routine care delivery and may be implemented within primary care settings that provide ongoing care to children and adolescents, including those with chronic or complex health conditions. For the purpose of this funding announcement, pediatric providers include providers serving youth ages 12 to 21.

Awarded applicants will be require to screen all participants for substance use using validated, evidence-based screening instruments. Specific expectations and required activities when a participant screens positive for drug use or misuse are listed in the application instructions.

Eligible applicants include states and territories, political subdivisions of states, tribes, tribal organizations, health facilities, programs operated by or in contract with the Indian Health Service, and other public or private nonprofit entities.

Facilities include, but are not limited to:

• Health centers
• Hospital systems
• Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
• Preferred-provider organizations (PPOs)
• Health plans
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
• Behavioral health centers
• Pediatric healthcare providers
• Children's hospitals
• Schools

Estimated award amount: Up to $995,000 per year
Project period: Up to 5 years
Estimated number of awards: up to 8 with at least 2 awards reserved to tribal organizations pending sufficient application volume
Estimated total program funding: $7,960,000

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Applicant webinar
June 23, 2026
3:00 p.m. Eastern