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Mental Health & Substance Use

All New York State New York City

Total sector funding

$1.1B

380 organizations

Median award

$50K

1,556 awards

Largest award

$91M

avg $726K

Top-3 concentration

26%

of $1.1B

Market brief

The shape of this market

This is a $1.1B sector spread across 380 organizations and 1,556 awards, with a median award of just $50K against an average of $726K, a gap that signals a market of many small grants alongside a handful of very large contracts (the largest single award is $91M). Concentration is moderate: the top 3 recipients hold 26% of total funding, meaning most of the money is still distributed across a long tail of providers.

Who leads, and why

The Mental Health Association of New York City Inc ($101M across 3 awards) and VNS Health Behavioral Health Inc ($99M across 3 awards) lead the sector, each securing large sums through very few awards, indicating large-scale service contracts rather than numerous small grants. VENTURE HOUSE INC follows with $91M from a single award, the largest individual award in the dataset, underscoring that scale in this sector often comes from winning one major contract rather than accumulating many.

Where the money comes from

The overwhelming majority of funding flows through the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which accounts for $864M across 184 contracts, dwarfing all other public buyers. Administration for Children's Services ($37M, 5 contracts), Department of Social Services ($30M, 1 contract), and Department of Correction ($21M, 4 contracts) round out the other major contracting agencies. Separately, City Council members direct discretionary appropriations, with Kevin C. Riley ($1.7M, 11 awards) and Crystal Hudson ($1.3M, 8 awards) the most active individual sponsors, alongside the Brooklyn Delegation ($762K, 31 awards).

The opening

With 380 organizations splitting $1.1B and a median award of only $50K, there is clear room for new or smaller providers to enter through discretionary council funding or smaller DOHMH contracts, even though the largest contracts are concentrated among a few established players. The high award count from the Brooklyn Delegation (31 awards) and Eric Dinowitz (29 awards) suggests active, distributed council-level funding activity that newer organizations can potentially access.

What to watch

Because DOHMH represents such a dominant share of contract dollars ($864M of the roughly $1.1B total), any shift in that agency's contracting patterns or priorities will have outsized effects on the sector. Watch also whether large, infrequent awards like Venture House's $91M and St. Nicks Alliance's $40M (both single-award contracts) recur or renew, since these represent concentrated, lumpy funding events rather than steady revenue streams.

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