SAMHSA Awards Up to $40 Million in Behavioral Health Services Grants
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently announced the award of 23 grants totaling approximately $40 million over five years to community service organizations across the country that deliver behavioral health services to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness because of mental health and substance abuse issues. The services will help these individuals achieve recovery and obtain stable housing.
There are two funding categories--General and Services in Supportive Housing. The "General Treatment for Homeless" category allows communities to address local priorities for persons who are homeless as a result of substance use or mental disorders or co-occurring disorders, and to develop service systems to increase the number of these persons who are placed in stable housing and receive needed treatment and related services. "Services in Supportive Housing" grants provide resources to help people in recovery who were formerly homeless remain in permanent housing by providing linkages to appropriate treatment for substance use or mental disorders and other support services.
This program is a key part of SAMHSA's strategic initiative on housing and homelessness. The grant awardees will receive up to $350,000 annually for up to five years. Continuation awards are subject to both availability of funds and progress achieved by awardees. Grant awardees by State and first-year funding amounts for 16 "General" Treatment for Homeless services are:
| Grantees |
City |
State |
First Year Awards |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Birmingham |
Ala. |
348,663 |
| Old Pueblo Community Foundation |
Tucson |
Ariz. |
350,000 |
| Special Service for Groups, Inc. |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
350,000 |
| Santa Clara County, Department of Alcohol and Drug Services |
San Jose |
Calif. |
350,000 |
| Bethsaida Community, Inc. |
Norwich |
Conn. |
350,000 |
| BayCare Behavioral Health, Inc. |
New Port Richey |
Fla. |
350,000 |
| WestCare Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. |
St. Petersburg |
Fla. |
350,000 |
| McDermott Center DBA Haymarket Center |
Chicago |
Ill. |
350,000 |
| The Women’s Treatment Center |
Chicago |
Ill. |
303,611 |
| Ali Forney Center |
New York |
N.Y. |
350,000 |
| Center for Community Alternatives, Inc. |
New York |
N.Y. |
350,000 |
| Comunilife, Inc. |
New York |
N.Y. |
349,690 |
| Project Hospitality, Inc. |
Staten Island |
N.Y. |
350,000 |
| The Addictions Care Center of Albany, Inc. |
Albany |
N.Y. |
316,778 |
| Amethyst, Inc. |
Columbus |
Ohio |
350,000 |
| Meharry Medical College |
Nashville |
Tenn. |
337,925 |
Grant awardees by State and first-year funding amounts for seven "Services in Supportive Housing” Treatment for Homeless services are:
| Grantees |
City |
State |
First Year Awards |
| Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency |
Santa Cruz |
Calif. |
350,000 |
| Pathways to Housing DC |
Washington, D.C. |
|
349,884 |
| Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc. |
Tampa |
Fla. |
350,000 |
| St. Jude’s Recovery Center, Inc. |
Atlanta |
Ga. |
349,995 |
| Union Mission, Inc. |
Savannah |
Ga. |
349,871 |
| Renaissance Social Services, Inc. |
Chicago |
Ill. |
349,578 |
| Turtle Creek Manor, Inc. |
Dallas |
Texas |
350,000 |