Cabinet Secretary
Matt Althoff

Behavioral Health Funding Opportunities and Grant Information

Settlements

National Opioid Settlements

National opioid settlements have been reached with defendants Janssen, Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Kroger Co., Purdue/Sacklers and the Generic Manufacturers. The State of South Dakota is a participant in these Settlements.

During the 2022 Legislative Session, HB 1038 appropriated these funds to the Department of Social Services for disbursement to address the opioid abuse and misuse within the State. Codified in SDCL 34-20B-116, 70% (Statewide Share) will be appropriated to the State and 30% (Localized Share) will be disbursed directly to participating local governments.

The Memorandum of Agreement signed by all participating governments within the State outlines approved uses for these funds. The state share is intended for statewide use, and the Legislature must annually appropriate use of the state share of the funds through its normal budget process. Communities can apply for grants from the statewide share annually.

The Committee is responsible for advising the Department of Social Services regarding the allocation, distribution, grant, award, or expenditure of monies deposited into the South Dakota Opioid Abatement and Remediation Fund. The Committee consists of 22 members as outlined in the MOA including local representatives from Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Pierre, Aberdeen, Brookings, and Yankton, state agency representatives, and at-large members.

Local Government Point of Contact

Payment Amounts

South Dakota National Opioid Settlement Funds Dashboard
Projected payments from each defendant to the State are available through the Trustees.

Statewide Share Initiatives
In January 2023, the Opioid Abuse Advisory Committee approved allocations towards several key programs. Since that time, the Committee requested a statewide opioid needs assessment be completed in order to inform future funding priorities using opioid settlement funds. This work is ongoing and will be complete in 2026.

Approved Allocations

Opioid Settlement Fund Community Grant Program

DSS utilizes a portion of the statewide share to support local efforts to abate and alleviate the impacts of the opioid crisis and co-occurring substance use challenges in South Dakota communities.

Applications will be accepted for State Fiscal Year 2027 beginning November 3, 2025.

Grant Award Summary

Federal Grants

The Division of Behavioral Health maximizes opportunities at the federal level to support the behavioral health needs of individuals in South Dakota. The below links provide an overview of the federal grants that support behavioral health services in South Dakota.

More information about behavioral health grants awarded in South Dakota.

Substance Abuse, Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) and Mental Health (MH) Block Grants

SAPT and MH Block Grants are awarded to South Dakota and other states to provide funding for behavioral health services including prevention, treatment, recovery supports and other services.

In addition to the SAPT Block Grant, the Synar Report requires states to have laws prohibiting the sale and distribution of tobacco products to minors. Learn more about the Synar Report.

Current and past reports for Block Grants and Synar

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Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA)

In accordance with the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released supplemental funding to enable states to strengthen and enhance mental health emergency preparedness and crisis response efforts.

For more information about South Dakota’s BSCA Supplemental Funds.

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Grant

The PATH Grant provides communities with funding to engage adults in services who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and have a mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorder.

Opioid Crisis Response Grants

State Target Response (STR) to the Opioid Crisis Grant
The STR grant aims to address the opioid crisis by increasing access to treatment, reducing unmet treatment needs, and reducing opioid overdose related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment and recovery activities for opioid use disorder (OUD).

State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant
The SOR Grant aims to address the opioid crisis by increasing access to medication-assisted treatment using the three FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder, reducing unmet treatment needs, and reducing opioid overdose deaths through the provisions of prevention, treatment and recovery activities for opioid use disorder (OUD).

Visit the Let's Be Clear website for more information.

Improve Local 988 Capacity

The purpose of this grant is to improve state & territory response to 988 contacts (including calls, texts, & chats) originating in the state by recruiting, hiring & training behavioral health workforce to staff the Lifeline center to respond, intervene, and provide follow-up to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis.

More information about South Dakota's Cooperative Agreement to Improve Local 988 Capacity.

Additional Resources

988 Planning Coalition

988 Planning Coalition Charter

Meeting Date	Agenda	Minutes	Materials
04/08/2021	Agenda	Minutes	Slides
05/25/2021	Agenda	Minutes	Slides
06/24/2021	Agenda	Minutes	Slides
07/21/2021	Agenda	Minutes	N/A
08/26/2021	Agenda	Minutes	Slides
09/20/2021	Agenda	Minutes	Slides
11/16/2021	Agenda	Minutes	N/A
01/06/2022	Agenda	Minutes	N/A
11/07/2022	Agenda	Minutes	Slides
09/18/2023	Agenda	Minutes	Slides
07/22/2024	Agenda	Minutes	Slides

Mental Health Awareness Training Grant

The purpose of this is grant is to prepare and train others on how to respond to persons with a mental disorder appropriately and safely, providing education and linkages to appropriate community resources.

More information about South Dakota’s Mental Health Awareness Training Grant.

Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success for States Grant

The purpose of this grant is to help reduce the onset and progression of substance misuse and its related problems by supporting the development and delivery of state and community substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services.

More information about South Dakota’s Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success for States Grant.

Transformation Transfer Initiative (TTI): Transforming Youth Crisis Response Services

The purpose of this award is to improve and expand upon South Dakota’s crisis care services for children with high acuity and/or complex needs and who are at risk for out of home placements.

More information about South Dakota’s TTI: Transforming Youth Crisis Response Services.