Call To Action: Protect Funding for the Building Communities of Recovery and Peer Training and Technical Support Center Grants
Proposed Cuts to Funding:
September 19, 2025- We have been following the appropriations process closely. In the Senate version, both the Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR) Grant Program and the Peer Training and Technical Assistance Center are fully funded. However, in the House version of the budget, BCOR is cut by 50%, and funding for the Peer Training and Technical Assistance Center is completely eliminated.
Call to Action:
We urge you to contact your members of Congress today, share graphics across your social media, and mobilize your professional network of individuals and organizations to do the same.
Contact your members of Congress to urge them to fully fund the Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR) Grant Program and the Peer Training and Technical Assistance Center funded through SAMHSA grants.
Every voice, call, email, and visit is important, and some states will be key to shaping the future, and preservation of funding for the Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR) Grant Program and the Peer Training and Technical Assistance Center.
Key States in the U.S. Senate include: Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and West Virginia.
Key States in the U.S. House of Representatives include: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.
We Can Help:
We, along with Andrew Kessler, our Federal Affairs Representative, would like to work with you to schedule a meeting with Senate and House staffers. In the meantime, we have created some language that you can use for an email or a phone call to your Senate and House members, and their staffers.
Contact us today by emailing Patty McCarthy at pmccarthy@facesandvoicesofrecovery.org.
Sample Langauge
Senate
I/We wish to thank you for producing an appropriations bill that illustrates a commitment to funding substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery services. The bill, which preserves SAMHSA and its grants, fills a great need as Americans all over the country continue to struggle with opioids and other drugs.
As your committee prepares for conference with the House, we urge you to preserve programs aimed at bolstering substance use disorder recovery. Unfortunately, these programs- Building Communities of Recovery, and the Peer Technical Assistance Center- did not fare as well in the House appropriations bill. These grants allow peers to thrive in their profession and serve their communities, while keeping Americans safe from the threat of overdose and the dangers of substance use disorders.
Our country has made great headway in the fight against overdose and substance use disorder, and we all wish to see this progress not only continue but improve. Please do whatever you can to fully fund these grants for recovery at SAMHSA.
House
I/We wish to thank you for producing an appropriations bill that illustrates a commitment to funding substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery services. The bill, which preserves SAMHSA and its grants, fills a great need as Americans all over the country continue to struggle with opioids and other drugs.
As your committee prepares for conference with the Senate, we urge you to reevaluate the House’s decisions on programs aimed at bolstering SUD recovery. Unfortunately, these programs- Building Communities of Recovery, and the Peer Technical Assistance Center- did not fare well in the House appropriations bill. These grants allow peers to thrive in their profession and serve their communities, while keeping Americans safe from the threat of overdose and the dangers of substance use disorders.
Our country has made great headway in the fight against overdose and substance use disorder, and we all wish to see this progress not only continue but improve. Please do whatever you can to fully fund these grants for recovery at SAMHSA.