Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today 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:

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 7 "Services in Supportive Housing Treatment for Homeless services are:

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, Tx. -- $350,000

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.