NC invests $5.7M in substance use services for underserved areas
Summary
NCDHHS announced $5.7 million in federal block grant funding to 12 community-based organizations to expand substance use disorder services in underserved North Carolina communities. Awards range from $287,000 to $500,000 per recipient with potential renewal for up to two additional years based on federal fund availability.
What changed
NCDHHS announced distribution of $5.7 million in federal Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grants to 12 community-based organizations across North Carolina. Recipients include health alliances, recovery centers, human services organizations, and community health providers serving rural areas, crisis co-response teams, youth treatment, and recovery housing.
Awardees should ensure compliance with federal block grant requirements administered through NCDHHS. Organizations implementing programs under Governor Josh Stein's Executive Order 33 on behavioral health and criminal justice systems should align services accordingly. Recipients receiving $287,000 to $500,000 awards may be eligible for similar funding in subsequent years.
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- Monitor for future grant cycles if eligible
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RALEIGH Apr 8, 2026 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a $5.7 million investment to increase access to substance use services in North Carolina. Twelve community-based organizations were awarded funding for programs in areas that need it the most.
"We must not let up in the fight to help more people live healthy, happy lives free of addiction," said Governor Josh Stein. "By funding community-based programs that provide treatment and recovery services, we are helping more North Carolinians get on a path to recovery and strengthening public safety."
"More than 1.4 million people in North Carolina struggle with substance use," said North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai. "While we have made strides in reducing emergency room visits and overdoses in North Carolina, our work continues toward a goal of increasing access to care, particularly in areas where there are gaps in services like rural or low-income communities."
Funds came from federal Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grants, which provides supports to states and territories to prevent and treat substance use. The federal grant program is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). NCDHHS will administer the state grant recipients. Awards ranged from $287,000 to $500,000 with the possibility of similar funding for up to two more years based on the availability of federal funds.
"NCDHHS is committed to meeting people where they are, both physically and mentally, in their substance use recovery journey," said NCDHHS Assistant Secretary for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services Kelly Crosbie. "Ensuring everyone has access to the same level of care is critical for building a system of care that supports all North Carolinians."
For the 12 awardees, these investments will fund services in rural areas, crisis co-response teams, treatment and prevention for youth, transitional and recovery housing, peer support, mobile outreach, and other evidence-based treatments and supports. Several programs support Governor Josh Stein’s Executive Order 33, which prioritizes increasing access to mental health care for people involved in the justice system in North Carolina.
These organizations received awards:
- Cabarrus Health Alliance
- Freedom House Recovery Center
- SMART Recovery USA
- The NC Survivors Union
- Benevolence Farm
- Healing Transitions, Inc.
- Insight Human Services
- Metropolitan Community Health Services
- El Futuro
- Blue Ridge Health
- Granville Vance Public Health
- United Katehnuaka Longhouse This initiative is part of the NCDHHS goal to support a coordinated system of substance use care that makes services easy to access when and where they are needed. Read about more of the efforts in the one-year progress report to the NCDHHS Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services 2024-2029 Strategic Plan.
El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Carolina del Norte anunció hoy una inversión de $ 5.7 millones para aumentar el acceso a los servicios de salud por uso de sustancias en Carolina del Norte. Doce organizaciones comunitarias recibieron fondos para programas en las áreas que más lo necesitan.
"No debemos ceder en la lucha para ayudar a más personas a vivir vidas sanas y felices libres de adicciones", dijo el *gobernador Josh Stein*. "Al financiar programas comunitarios que brindan servicios de tratamiento y recuperación, estamos ayudando a más habitantes de Carolina del Norte a encaminarse hacia la recuperación y el fortalecimiento de la seguridad pública".
"Más de 1.4 millones de personas en Carolina del Norte luchan con el uso de sustancias", dijo el *secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Carolina del Norte, Dev Sangvai*. "Si bien hemos avanzado en la reducción de las visitas a la sala de emergencias y las sobredosis en Carolina del Norte, nuestro trabajo continúa hacia el objetivo de aumentar el acceso a la atención, particularmente en áreas donde hay brechas en los servicios, como las comunidades rurales o de bajos ingresos".
Los fondos provinieron de Subvenciones Federales en Bloque de Servicios de Prevención, Tratamiento y Recuperación del Uso de Sustancias, que brindan apoyo a los estados y territorios para prevenir y tratar el uso de sustancias. El programa de subvenciones federales es administrado por la Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Abuso de Sustancias (SAMHSA, por sus siglas en inglés). NCDHHS administrará a los beneficiarios de subvenciones estatales. Las subvenciones variaban entre $287,000 y $500,000 con la posibilidad de obtener fondos similares por hasta dos años más según la disponibilidad de fondos federales.
"NCDHHS se compromete a encontrar a las personas donde están, tanto física como mentalmente, en su viaje de recuperación del uso de sustancias", dijo *Kelly Crosbie, subsecretaria de Salud Mental, Discapacidades del Desarrollo y Servicios de Uso de Sustancias de NCDHHS*. "Garantizar que todos tengan acceso al mismo nivel de atención es fundamental para construir un sistema de atención que apoye a todos los habitantes de Carolina del Norte".
Para los 12 recipientes, estas inversiones financiarán servicios en áreas rurales, equipos de respuesta conjunta a la crisis, tratamiento y prevención para jóvenes, viviendas de transición y recuperación, apoyo entre pares, alcance móvil y otros tratamientos y apoyos basados en evidencia. Varios programas apoyan la Orden Ejecutiva 33 del gobernador Josh Stein , que prioriza el aumento del acceso a la atención de salud mental para las personas involucradas en el sistema de justicia en Carolina del Norte.
Estas organizaciones recibieron subvenciones:
- Cabarrus Health Alliance
- Centro de recuperación de Freedom House
- SMART Recovery
- El Sindicato de Sobrevivientes de Carolina del Norte (The NC Survivors Union)
- Granja de benevolencia (Benevolence Farm)
- Healing Transitions, Inc.
- Insight Human Services
- Servicios de Salud Comunitaria (Metropolitan Community Health Services)
- El Futuro
- Blue Ridge Health
- Salud pública de Granville Vance (Granville Vance Public Health)
- United Katehnuaka Longhouse Esta iniciativa es parte del objetivo de NCDHHS de apoyar un sistema coordinado de atención por uso de sustancias que facilite el acceso a los servicios cuando y donde se necesiten. Lea más sobre los esfuerzos en el informe de progreso de un año a la División de Salud Mental, Discapacidades del Desarrollo y Servicios de Uso de Sustancias de NCDHHS 2024 a 2029 Plan Estratégico .
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