FY 2026 Congressionally Directed Spending Projects
Funds SAMHSA Congressionally Directed Spending projects named in the FY 2026 appropriations materials; this announcement is not open to the public.
RESTRICTED TO: SINGLE NAMED INSTITUTION
⚑ Not open to the public; only the organizations identified as FY 2026 Congressionally Directed Spending Projects may apply. · Award amounts are specified in Appendix A of the NOFO. · SAMHSA health grant focused on funded project activities rather than research.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | not openly competed |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
Description
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide general information to organizations identified as Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) Projects in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026.
Note: Award amounts for the CDS Projects are included in Appendix A of the NOFO.
Eligibility
Eligible entities are the organizations identified in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the FY 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act [Public Law No: 119-75] as SAMHSA funded Congressionally Directed Spending Projects. This announcement is not open to the public.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Rachel Bailey Content Administrator <NOFOBudget.CSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF) conventions SEE AN HHS EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.
Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
0/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a restricted Congressionally Directed Spending announcement for specifically named organizations, and it is not open to the public. It is a SAMHSA funding notice rather than a research opportunity relevant to IPPRA’s portfolio areas, and a public university could not apply unless it were one of the named CDS recipients.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 0 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a restricted Congressionally Directed Spending announcement for specifically named organizations, and it is not open to the public. It is a SAMHSA funding notice rather than a research opportunity relevant to IPPRA’s portfolio areas, and a public university could not apply unless it were one of the named CDS recipients. |
| 2026-07-06 | 0 | gpt-5.4-mini | This SAMHSA opportunity is restricted to specific Congressionally Directed Spending projects named in the appropriations law and is explicitly not open to the public. Because a public university like OU/IPPRA cannot apply unless it is one of the named CDS entities, the relevance is capped at 0 for eligibility reasons. |