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Our deep experience evaluating grants from the
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration

includes the following grant programs:

SAMHSA Grants

Grant Objectives

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Planning, Development, and Implementation (CCBHC-PDI)

The purpose of this program is to help to transform community behavioral health systems and provide comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health care by establishing new CCBHC programs. CCBHCs provide person- and family-centered integrated services.

Community Mental health Centers (CMHC)

The purpose of this program is to enable community mental health centers to support and restore the delivery of clinical services that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and effectively address the needs of individuals with serious emotional disturbance (SED), serious mental illness (SMI), and individuals with SMI or SED and substance use disorders, referred to as co-occurring disorder (COD).

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative – Category III Community Treatment and Service (CTS) Centers (NCTSI – III)

The purpose of this program is to provide and increase access to effective trauma-focused treatment and services systems in communities for children and adolescents, and their families who experience traumatic events throughout the nation.

Mental Health Awareness Training Grants (MHAT)

The purpose of this program is to: (1) train individuals to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders; (2) establish linkages with school- and/or community-based mental health agencies; (3) train emergency services personnel, law enforcement, fire department personnel, veterans, and others to identify persons with a mental disorder and employ crisis de-escalation techniques; and (4) educate individuals about resources that are available in the community for individuals with a mental disorder.

Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Navigator Program for Racial/Ethnic Minorities (Prevention Navigator)

The purpose of this program is to provide services to those at highest risk for HIV and substance use disorders. The program proposes to use a navigation approach (Community Health Workers, Neighborhood Navigators, and Peer Support Specialists) to expedite services for these populations. The program will provide training and education around the risks of substance misuse, provide education on HIV/AIDS, and provide needed linkages to service provision for individuals with HIV.

Recovery Community Services Program (RCSP)

The purpose of this program is to provide peer recovery support services via recovery community organizations to individuals with substance use disorders or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders or those in recovery from these disorders. The program’s foundation is the value of lived experience of peers to assist others in achieving and maintaining recovery.

Treatment for Homeless-Services in Supportive Housing (SSH-CSAT)

The purpose of this program is to support the development and/or expansion of local implementation and community infrastructures that integrate treatment and services for substance use, co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, permanent housing, and other critical services for the following: veterans who experience homelessness or chronic homelessness, and other individuals (non-veterans) who experience chronic homelessness.

Targeted Capacity
Expansion-HIV/AIDS (TCE)

The purpose of this program is to increase engagement in care for racial and ethnic minority individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD) who are at risk for HIV or HIV positive that receive HIV services/treatment.

Pregnant and Postpartum
Women (PPW)

The purpose of this program is to expand comprehensive treatment, prevention and recovery support services for women and their children in residential substance use treatment facilities, including services for non-residential family members of both the women and children.

Offender Reentry Program (ORP-CSAT)

The purpose of this program is to expand substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and related recovery and reentry services to sentenced adult offenders/ex-offenders with a SUD and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, who are returning to their families and community from incarceration in state and local facilities including prisons, jails, or detention centers.

Cooperative Agreement to Benefit Homeless Individuals (CABHI)

The purpose of this jointly funded program is to enhance and/or expand the infrastructure and mental health and substance use treatment services to increase capacity to provide accessible, effective, comprehensive, coordinated, integrated, and evidence-based treatment services; permanent supportive housing; peer supports; and other critical services.

Grants for the Benefit of
Homeless Individuals (GBHI)

The goal of the program is to help communities expand and strengthen treatment and recovery support services for individuals (including youth and families) experiencing homelessness who have substance use disorders or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.

Treatment for Individuals
Experiencing Homelessness
(TIEH)

The goal of the program is to increase access to evidence-based treatment services, peer support, services that support recovery, and connections to permanent housing.

Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families (TREE)

The goal of the program is to help communities expand and strengthen treatment and recovery support services for individuals (including youth and families) experiencing homelessness who have substance use disorders or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.

Minority AIDS Initiative:
Substance Use Disorder
Treatment for Racial/Ethnic
Minority Populations at
High Risk for HIV/AIDS

The purpose of this program is to increase engagement in care for racial and ethnic minority individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD) who are at risk for HIV or are HIV positive that receive HIV services/treatment.