STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- There's millions of dollars coming to addiction treatment centers in New York but Staten Island won't see a cent of it.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $7.3 million in grants going to 21 centers in the state, out of a total $94 million to 271 centers in 45 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

While centers in the four other boroughs, as well as Albany, Syracuse, Middletown, Peekskill, Cornwall and elsewhere in the state will receive grants, no Staten Island facilities are getting any part of the funding.

Speaking during a conference call with reporters Friday, Jackie Cornell-Bechelli, regional director of HHS's region II, announced the grants for New York and New Jersey, calling the opioid epidemic "one of the most pressing issues we have."

OVERDOSE BOMBSHELL

The epidemic reaches across rural, urban and suburban areas, she said, and overdoses are now the leading cause of death in the U.S.

In 2014, 200 New Yorkers died every month from overdoses, as compared to 100 people every month in New Jersey, Cornell-Bechelli said.

The centers across the United States that get funding are expected to be able to treat 124,000 new patients and hire 800 professionals.

"These are our families, our friends, our neighbors, and without these funds they might not be able to get the treatment that they need," Cornell-Bechelli said.

It's unclear whether any of the treatment facilities on Staten Island applied for the grant funding, but what is clear is that nothing is coming to Richmond County.

ISLAND AN 'EPICENTER'

HHS does not disclose which organizations apply for grants, only those that are awarded, according to a spokesman.

"Staten Island is the epicenter of the opioid abuse epidemic, and has been for years," Rep. Daniel Donovan said in a statement. "I would hope that federal agencies consider this fact when writing grant formulas. I'm reaching out to the Department of Health and Human Services to find out what happened here, and how we can ensure Staten Island health centers receive the resources and attention from the federal government that they need."

Citing the heroin and prescription drug epidemic, District Attorney Michael McMahon has asked the city for more funding for the DA's office.

"The drug epidemic on Staten Island is off the charts. The drugs on the street are too accessible," McMahon told the Advance shortly after being elected in November. "We have to get the drug dealers off the streets. That's where we have to partner with the Police Department. We need enforcement, treatment and prevention."