health · HHS-SAMHS-SAMHSA

Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information Related to Behavioral Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · TI-26-020

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Award Range

$0 – $1.0M

Total Program Funding

$1.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 27, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

SAMHSA needs ONE organization to become the national Center of Excellence on behavioral health privacy — the go-to resource for explaining how HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and state privacy laws affect sharing mental health and substance use data. The center will train providers, educate families, and help states navigate the complex rules about when behavioral health information can (and cannot) be shared. $1M total, single award.

Who Should Apply

National organizations with deep expertise in health privacy law as it relates to behavioral health — think health law institutes, privacy-focused nonprofits, or universities with health information privacy programs.

Who Should NOT Apply

Clinical treatment providers, general privacy consultants without behavioral health expertise, for-profit companies, or local organizations without national reach.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must develop national training and technical assistance on behavioral health privacy
•Must cover HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and state privacy laws
•Must serve healthcare practitioners, families, individuals, states, and communities
•Must be a domestic public or private nonprofit
•Single award only

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Extremely niche — the Venn diagram of "national reach" + "behavioral health expertise" + "privacy law expertise" + "training/TA capacity" probably contains fewer than 10 organizations. The incumbent (if one exists from a prior cycle) has a significant advantage. If this intersection describes your organization, you face very little competition.

Competitiveness: Very low competition — 1 award for an extremely specialized niche. Perhaps 5-10 organizations nationally could credibly apply.

What This Grant Funds

The purpose of this program is to implement a national Center of Excellence to develop and disseminate training, technical assistance, and educational resources for healthcare practitioners, families, individuals, states, and communities on federal privacy statutes and regulations as they relate to behavioral health data.

Who Can Apply

Domestic public and private non-profit entities.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $1.0M
Total Program Funding: $1.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: July 1, 2026

Application Deadline: July 27, 2026 (1 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Office of Financial Resources Division of Grants Management 240-276-1400

NOFOBudget.CSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov

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