NIHB has learned that multiple Tribal Nations, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations received grant termination letters from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) late last night, impacting critical mental health, behavioral health, and substance use programs.
We need your help to understand the scope and scale of these funding terminations and to support our ongoing advocacy to protect essential resources for Tribal communities. Your input is critical to ensuring that decision-makers fully understand the real-world impacts of these actions.
Please complete this survey as soon as possible to share information with NIHB about how these terminations are affecting your programs and communities.
No personal or identifying information will be shared without your consent.
For Tribes and organizations that have already received termination notices, the Coalition of Tribal Sovereignty (CTS) has released a helpful resource: Tribal Toolkit for Navigating Federal Grant Termination, which outlines immediate steps and considerations. CTS is in the process of updating this toolkit and a revised version will be available soon.
Tribes and Tribal organizations that received termination notices should strongly consider filing an appeal. An appeal—and, if necessary, a subsequent petition for reconsideration—can preserve critical rights and extend timelines while Tribes evaluate potential litigation or other remedies. Even a timely, preliminary appeal may be sufficient to protect those options. Additional information on how to file an appeal can be found in the tool kit.
Thank you for your partnership and for taking action during this critical moment. NIHB will continue aggressively advocating to ensure the federal government upholds the federal trust responsibility and protects Tribal access to behavioral health and substance use resources.
