SAMHSA Terms Scorecard

Grade A — Highly protective (score 93/100)

These are standard federal grant award terms for SAMHSA recipients, which do not involve consumer-facing data collection, tracking, or advertising practices.

Standard government grant terms. No consumer data sale or tracking.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
LIKELY
Easy to cancel
UNCLEAR
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 1 — Acceptance of the Terms of an Award

Once an award is accepted by a recipient, the contents of the Notice of Award (NoA) are binding on the recipient unless and until modified by a revised NoA signed by the GMO.

The agency reserves the right to unilaterally modify the terms of the award at any time.

Section 18 — Rights in Data and Publications

SAMHSA reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for Federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so.

The government retains a permanent, non-revocable license to use any work produced under the grant.

Section 24 — Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records

Accordingly, all project patient records are confidential and may be disclosed and used only in accordance with 42 CFR Part 2.

Patient records are protected by federal law and can only be disclosed under strict regulatory conditions.

Section 22 — Trafficking Victims Protection Act

SAMHSA may unilaterally terminate this award, without penalty, if a private entity recipient... engages in certain activities related to trafficking in persons.

The agency has the right to terminate the grant immediately if the recipient violates anti-trafficking laws.

Last reviewed 2026-08-19 under rubric v3.5.

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