Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services Block Grant Program Review

DBHDD would like to offer interested persons the opportunity to review its 2026-2027 Behavioral Health Plan for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUPTRS BG) Program.  The SUPTRS BG program, which is designed to provide funds to States, Territories, and one Indian Tribe for the purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating activities to prevent and treat substance use disorder (SUD), provides substance use primary prevention and SUD treatment and recovery support services (and certain related activities) to at-risk individuals or persons in need of SUD treatment.

To review the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities 2026-2027 Behavioral Health Plan application, please take the following steps:

  1. Go to https://bgas.samhsa.gov
  2. Enter the username and password (these are case sensitive):
    1. Username – citizenga
    2. Password – citizen
  3. Select “View Existing Application”
  4. Select "2026-2027 SUPTR Behavioral Health Assessment and Plan"
  5. Select “View Application”
  6. Select the “Attachments” Tab (left-hand side of the page)
  7. From the dropdown menu select “2026-2027 Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services Block Grant Plan” and click the “Go” button.

All are welcome to review the plan as desired and provide comments to DBHDD. Comments through October 5, 2026, will be forwarded to SAMHSA. Public comments can be emailed to Cassandra Price-Bagley at: [email protected] 

Please use the subject line “Block Grant Public Comments”

Thank you for your interest.