Community Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Data Sharing Hubs

Supports the development and management of community data hubs focused on SDOH/social need/social risk and health data sharing, integration, and dissemination to benefit people of color, especially in communities highly impacted by COVID-19.

Administering Agency:

HHS Office of Minority Health

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Supports the development and management of community data hubs focused on SDOH/social need/social risk and health data sharing, integration, and dissemination to benefit people of color, especially in communities highly impacted by COVID-19.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Other

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: IT, Planning, Research/Evaluation, Transportation

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $500,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 1 year

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Staffing and technology infrastructure and resources to identify communities; building community data hubs; providing technical assistance for data hubs; and identifying, accessing, assembling, housing, analyzing, and disseminating community-level SDOH/social need/social risk (e.g., housing, transportation, food insecurity, and education) and health data.

Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19

Supports research that focuses on the role and impact of telemedicine/telehealth on access, reach, delivery, effectiveness, scalability and sustainability of health assessments and interventions for secondary health effects, particularly in populations that experience health disparities and vulnerable populations.

Administering Agency:

NIH

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Supports research that focuses on the role and impact of telemedicine/telehealth on access, reach, delivery, effectiveness, scalability and sustainability of health assessments and interventions for secondary health effects, particularly in populations that experience health disparities and vulnerable populations.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Jail-Based Treatment, Planning, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $750,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Screening, prevention, self-management, wellness behaviors and treatment both during and following the pandemic; evaluation of the near-term impact of replacement (or substitution) of face-to-face services with telehealth to address health disparities and vulnerable population needs; strategies to understand if changes in service delivery will yield durable and sustainable system level changes in practice that improve or maintain access and quality care; and the use of existing validated digital health platforms to rapidly identify individuals at high risk of behavioral health symptoms or crisis.

Community Interventions to Address the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Health Disparity and Vulnerable Populations

Supports the implementation and evaluation of community interventions testing the impacts of mitigation strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission in health disparity populations and other vulnerable groups; and supports already implemented, new, or adapted interventions to address the adverse psychosocial, behavioral, and socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic on the health of these groups.

Administering Agency:

NIH

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Supports the implementation and evaluation of community interventions testing the impacts of mitigation strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission in health disparity populations and other vulnerable groups; and supports already implemented, new, or adapted interventions to address the adverse psychosocial, behavioral, and socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic on the health of these groups.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Mental Health

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, IT, Jail-Based Treatment, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $500,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Funding supports research projects that study the effects and effectiveness of current mitigation strategies, but also novel strategies which are not yet set to be implemented.

Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success – State

The state-level SPF-PFS supports programs that prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance use disorders and related problems for people aged 9 to 20 years, with a focus on underage drinking and/or marijuana, cocaine, opioids, or methamphetamine use.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The state-level SPF-PFS supports programs that prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance use disorders and related problems for people aged 9 to 20 years, with a focus on underage drinking and/or marijuana, cocaine, opioids, or methamphetamine use.

Common Uses:

Implementation of the Strategic Prevention Framework to identify and select strategies to address substance use disorders; data collection; coordination activities; communication strategies; and (with remaining funds) infrastructure related to substance use treatment, such as supplies, personnel, and equipment.

Issue Area(s): Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Planning, Real Estate, Research/Evaluation

Funding Amount/Range: $300,000 - $1,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State, Application Process

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

State-level grants. Organizations that received this grant funding in previous years are ineligible. Eighty-five percent of state grantee funds must be provided to community sub-recipients. At least 15 awards will be made to tribal organizations pending adequate application volume.

Innovative Prosecution Solutions for Combating Violent Crime

Provides prosecutors with information, resources, and training and technical assistance to develop effective strategies and programs to address violent crime.

Administering Agency:

BJA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Provides prosecutors with information, resources, and training and technical assistance to develop effective strategies and programs to address violent crime.

Common Uses:

Program implementation to lower crime; development of policies to prosecute witness intimidation cases; and collaboration between prosecutors and community supervision.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice

Eligibility: City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Planning, Research/Evaluation, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: $360,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 2 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Match is not required but priority consideration is given to entities with a 10 percent match. This program pairs a researcher with a prosecutor’s office to develop data-driven solutions.

Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Program

Encourages collaboration among state agencies, local government, and community- and faith-based organizations to address the challenges that reentry and recidivism reduction pose for moderate to high-risk youth returning to their communities from juvenile residential or correctional facilities.

Administering Agency:

OJJDP

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Encourages collaboration among state agencies, local government, and community- and faith-based organizations to address the challenges that reentry and recidivism reduction pose for moderate to high-risk youth returning to their communities from juvenile residential or correctional facilities.

Common Uses:

A wide variety of programs, initiatives and services are funded, including comprehensive reentry planning for youth returning to the community following release from a detention or residential facility; services within the facility; screening and assessing for needs and risk of reoffending; and coordination with community-based services.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Other, Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Jail-Based Treatment, Planning, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel, Supportive Housing, Transportation, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

Applicants are required to collaborate with partners and work with a researcher. Priority will be given to applications from federally recognized tribes, rural communities, and "high-poverty" areas.

Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

The Opioid Affected Youth Initiative, a competitive grant, supports programs and strategies that identify, respond to, treat, and support children, youth, and families impacted by the opioid epidemic.

Administering Agency:

OJJDP

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The Opioid Affected Youth Initiative, a competitive grant, supports programs and strategies that identify, respond to, treat, and support children, youth, and families impacted by the opioid epidemic.

Common Uses:

Grants fund prevention, intervention, and treatment programs that address the needs of pregnant and postpartum women, parents, and youth; reducing foster care system involvement; implementing integrated services for parents and children that support families through treatment and recovery; and supporting the juvenile and criminal justice systems to address the needs of children and youth impacted by opioids.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, Planning, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Priority is given to "high-poverty" and rural areas.

Youth Mentoring Program

This program supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth who are at risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement, including mentoring strategies for youth impacted by opioid and drug use.

Administering Agency:

OJJDP

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

This program supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth who are at risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement, including mentoring strategies for youth impacted by opioid and drug use.

Common Uses:

Up to 20 percent of funding for Category 4 and 5 may be used for non-mentoring services, such as behavioral health treatment and other supportive services.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, Planning, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Eligible programs by category are: Category 1 for national mentoring programs, Category 2 for multi-state mentoring programs, Category 3 for mentoring programs for youth involved in the juvenile justice system, Category 4 for project sites engaged in mentoring strategies for youth impacted by opioid and drug use, and Category 5 for statewide and regional mentoring for youth impacted by opioids and drug use.

Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

The Juvenile Drug Treatment Court program helps jurisdictions plan for and improve juvenile drug treatment courts as well as assessment processes and treatment models.

Administering Agency:

OJJDP

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The Juvenile Drug Treatment Court program helps jurisdictions plan for and improve juvenile drug treatment courts as well as assessment processes and treatment models.

Common Uses:

Planning grants are used to educate an interdisciplinary team on how to effectively plan and implement a juvenile drug treatment court. Enhancement grants support implementing evidence-based screening and assessment tools and models, and evidence-based case management practices.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Hire Staff, Planning, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 4 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

Applicants are encouraged to partner with community-based service providers.

Family Drug Court Program

Family Drug Court Program funds enhance or expand courts that serve parents who require treatment for a substance use disorder and are involved with the child welfare system.

Administering Agency:

OJJDP

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Family Drug Court Program funds enhance or expand courts that serve parents who require treatment for a substance use disorder and are involved with the child welfare system.

Common Uses:

To establish, expand, or enhance family drug courts that help keep children at home, reduce removal or separation of children from parents, and provide veteran parents who have substance use disorders with support, treatment, and access to services. Funding supports direct services, screening, and assessment.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, Planning, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

Applicants are encouraged to partner with community-based service providers and county child welfare and substance use treatment agencies. Funding can be used for housing placements. Only jurisdictions above 2 million people are eligible for Category 3 establishment of new family drug court grants.

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention State Formula Grant Program

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Title II Formula Grants Program provides funding to support state and local efforts to plan, establish, operate, and evaluate education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs, as well as justice system improvement efforts.

Administering Agency:

OJJDP

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Title II Formula Grants Program provides funding to support state and local efforts to plan, establish, operate, and evaluate education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs, as well as justice system improvement efforts.

Common Uses:

Funding is provided to states that agree to make changes in their juvenile justice systems to improve conditions of confinement and to protect youth in detention. State plans cover a wide variety of activities, including after-school programs, aftercare and reentry programs, alternatives to detention, legal representation programs, and direct service, including counseling.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Other

Eligibility: State, Territory

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Planning, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:No

Notes:

State juvenile justice agency staff must develop a statewide plan and ensure compliance with the system requirements under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.

Multi-Family Housing Direct Loans

Multi-Family Housing Direct Loans provide competitive financing for affordable multi-family rental housing for people with disabilities as well as low-income and elderly individuals and families in eligible rural areas.

Administering Agency:

USDA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Multi-Family Housing Direct Loans provide competitive financing for affordable multi-family rental housing for people with disabilities as well as low-income and elderly individuals and families in eligible rural areas.

Common Uses:

Construction, repair, and purchase of multi-family rental housing. Buying and improving land and providing necessary infrastructure are also among allowable uses, as are reimbursement to nonprofits to develop the property and development of demonstration programs.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Physical Health

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Real Estate

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 30 years

Funding Type: Other

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program

GPD promotes the development and provision of supportive housing and/or supportive services with the goal of helping veterans experiencing homelessness to achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and/or income, and obtain greater self-determination.

Administering Agency:

VA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

GPD promotes the development and provision of supportive housing and/or supportive services with the goal of helping veterans experiencing homelessness to achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and/or income, and obtain greater self-determination.

Common Uses:

Transitional and supportive services (up to 24 months per veteran) to transition veterans experiencing homelessness to permanent housing, as well as supportive services staff salaries and construction costs.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness, Other

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Rental

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $1,600,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

For the costs of construction, renovation, or acquisition of a building for use as service centers or transitional housing for veterans experiencing homelessness, there is a 35-percent match requirement.

Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants

These grants assist states in operating statewide vocational rehabilitation programs that operate within statewide workforce development systems. Programs serve eligible individuals who have disabilities that substantially impede their ability to work.

Administering Agency:

US Dept. of Ed

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

These grants assist states in operating statewide vocational rehabilitation programs that operate within statewide workforce development systems. Programs serve eligible individuals who have disabilities that substantially impede their ability to work.

Common Uses:

Vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities, including career assistance, employment placement, assistive technologies, training, and customized or supported employment.

Issue Area(s): Mental Health, Other

Eligibility: State

Key Usage Options: Hire Staff, Real Estate, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: $100,000-$100,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 2 years

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Formula grants are awarded to state vocational rehabilitation agencies; a list of contacts is available through the grant's website.

Educational Opportunity Centers Program

This program provides funding to institutes of higher education, local and state education agencies, nonprofits, and others to provide counseling and information on college admissions and financial aid options to qualified adults who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education. The goal of the program is to increase the number of adult participants who enroll in postsecondary education institutions, including those experiencing homelessness. Participants must reside in a target area served by an Educational Opportunity Center.

Administering Agency:

US Dept. of Ed

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

This program provides funding to institutes of higher education, local and state education agencies, nonprofits, and others to provide counseling and information on college admissions and financial aid options to qualified adults who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education. The goal of the program is to increase the number of adult participants who enroll in postsecondary education institutions, including those experiencing homelessness. Participants must reside in a target area served by an Educational Opportunity Center.

Common Uses:

Academic, personal, and career advising; assistance in college admissions and financial aid applications; guidance on GED programs; mentoring programs, including an emphasis on students who are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, and students aging out of foster care.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness, Other

Eligibility: CBO/Other, State

Key Usage Options: Staff Training, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: $250,000-$1,100,000

Allocation Frequency: Every 4 years

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program

HVRP is a competitive grant to fund workforce development and support services for veterans experiencing homelessness.

Administering Agency:

DOL

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

HVRP is a competitive grant to fund workforce development and support services for veterans experiencing homelessness.

Common Uses:

Job training, outreach services to veterans experiencing homelessness, assessments, and support services for program eligibility as well as job readiness.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Screening/Assessment, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $500,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 1 year, up to 2 additional years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

“Incarcerated veterans” are a noted priority population. Emphasis in application on coordination with other resources/services targeting this subpopulation. Funding may be extended up to two years based on grantee performance and congressional appropriations.

Job Corps Scholars Program

The Jobs Corps Scholars Program is a competitive grant to accredited community colleges, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and tribal colleges and universities (TCCUs) to provide one year of tuition and intensive educational and career training to designated scholars.

Administering Agency:

DOL

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The Jobs Corps Scholars Program is a competitive grant to accredited community colleges, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and tribal colleges and universities (TCCUs) to provide one year of tuition and intensive educational and career training to designated scholars.

Common Uses:

One year of tuition, intensive career and personal counseling services, employment services, transportation, and student school and lab supplies.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Other

Eligibility: State

Key Usage Options: Hire Staff, Transportation, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $1,186,900

Allocation Frequency: Every 2 years

Funding/Expending Period: 2 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Eligible applicants are community colleges, HBCUs, and TCCUs. Participation in Job Corps is associated with a lower rate of future arrest, conviction, and incarceration.

Fidelity Bonding Demonstration Grants

This program provides fidelity bonds to incentivize employers to hire people who have criminal records.

Administering Agency:

DOL

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

This program provides fidelity bonds to incentivize employers to hire people who have criminal records.

Common Uses:

Purchase of fidelity bonds, education, outreach, and administrative costs.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: State

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $100,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 4 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Support to Communities: Fostering Opioid Recovery through Workforce Development

Support to Communities is a competitive grant for training, employment services, and supportive services for people with opioid use disorders, as well as training for people that manage participants.

Administering Agency:

DOL

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Support to Communities is a competitive grant for training, employment services, and supportive services for people with opioid use disorders, as well as training for people that manage participants.

Common Uses:

Workforce development, screening, outpatient treatment, and encouraging people to seek employment in providing substance use treatment.

Issue Area(s): Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: $500,000 - $5,000,000

Allocation Frequency: One-time

Funding/Expending Period: 4 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:Yes

Rural Community Development Initiative Grant

RCDI helps nonprofit housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities, and federally recognized tribes support housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural areas.

Administering Agency:

USDA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

RCDI helps nonprofit housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities, and federally recognized tribes support housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural areas.

Common Uses:

Providing training and technical assistance to subgrantees.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness, Other

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Real Estate, Rental, Staff Training, Supportive Housing

Funding Amount/Range: $50,000-$250,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

The match is 1 federal dollar to 1 local dollar.

Economic Impact Initiative Grants

Economic Impact Initiative Grants assist in the development of essential community facilities in rural communities with high unemployment and severe economic depression.

Administering Agency:

USDA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Economic Impact Initiative Grants assist in the development of essential community facilities in rural communities with high unemployment and severe economic depression.

Common Uses:

To construct, enlarge, or improve community facilities for health care, public safety, and public service in rural communities.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Other, Physical Health

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Real Estate

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: Varies

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

Funding is based on individual projects and funds up to 75 percent of a given project.

Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program

Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas.

Administering Agency:

USDA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas.

Common Uses:

Purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, such as jails, police stations, health clinics, and local food systems.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Physical Health

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, Territory

Key Usage Options: Real Estate

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: Varies

Funding Type: Competitive Grant, Other

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

Grants and low-interest loans are available.

Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program

TCRGP is a competitive grant that was designed to assist 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) in building institutional research capacity through applied projects that address student educational needs and meet community, reservation, or regional challenges.

Administering Agency:

USDA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

TCRGP is a competitive grant that was designed to assist 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) in building institutional research capacity through applied projects that address student educational needs and meet community, reservation, or regional challenges.

Common Uses:

Faculty- or student-led research, student development, curriculum development, scholarships, and preparing American Indian or Alaska Native students for employment and educational achievement.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Other

Eligibility: Tribal

Key Usage Options: Staff Training, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: $60,000-$500,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 2-3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program

HSI is a competitive grant intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences.

Administering Agency:

USDA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

HSI is a competitive grant intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences.

Common Uses:

Student development, curriculum development, and scholarships, including for adults in reentry.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Other

Eligibility: CBO/Other

Key Usage Options: Staff Training, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: $50,000-$1,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: Varies

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Eligible entities are "Hispanic-serving institutions."

Higher Education Challenge Grants Program

HEC is a competitive grant to institutions of higher education* to enhance the quality of instruction for baccalaureate degrees, master’s degrees, and first professional degrees in veterinary sciences in order to help meet current and future workforce needs in the food, agricultural, natural resources, and human (FANH) sciences, and to increase the number and diversity of students who will pursue and complete a postsecondary degree in the FANH sciences.

Administering Agency:

USDA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

HEC is a competitive grant to institutions of higher education* to enhance the quality of instruction for baccalaureate degrees, master’s degrees, and first professional degrees in veterinary sciences in order to help meet current and future workforce needs in the food, agricultural, natural resources, and human (FANH) sciences, and to increase the number and diversity of students who will pursue and complete a postsecondary degree in the FANH sciences.

Common Uses:

Curriculum development, connection of students to participatory learning experiences, faculty development, and work to encourage people to reenter institutions of higher education, including after periods of involvement with the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Other

Eligibility: State

Key Usage Options: Staff Training, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: $30,000 - $750,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: Varies

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

*1862 Land-Grant Institutions, 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, Hispanic-serving institutions, other or state controlled institutions of higher education (per the U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

RSAT supports the development and implementation of substance use treatment programs in state, local, and tribal correctional and detention facilities. It also supports the development and sustainability of community reintegration services for people who have been released from incarceration.

Administering Agency:

BJA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

RSAT supports the development and implementation of substance use treatment programs in state, local, and tribal correctional and detention facilities. It also supports the development and sustainability of community reintegration services for people who have been released from incarceration.

Common Uses:

Funding is used to provide treatment services in jails, residential centers, and aftercare services. Uses of funding include medication-assisted treatment; overdose risk and relapse prevention; and integrated substance use treatment for people with mental illnesses.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Jail-Based Treatment, Prescription Medication, Screening/Assessment, Supportive Housing, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: By formula to state based on prison population

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 4 years

Funding Type: Block Grant, Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation, Talk to State, Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Eligible applicants are limited to states, the District of Columbia, and territories' administering agencies designated to administer the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program. The state office may award subgrants to state agencies and units of local government, including federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior).

Community-based organizations are eligible entities either in partnership with a state/local/tribal entity or in subgrants from the state.

Continuum of Care Program

The CoC Program is a competitive grant to local and regional collaborations that administer homelessness service systems, including rental assistance, supportive services, screening and assessment, and Homeless Management Information Systems.

Administering Agency:

HUD

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The CoC Program is a competitive grant to local and regional collaborations that administer homelessness service systems, including rental assistance, supportive services, screening and assessment, and Homeless Management Information Systems.

Common Uses:

The primary source of funding for many homelessness services, including permanent supportive housing; supportive services; Coordinated Entry screening; administration; cross-system training and education, such as for law enforcement; as well as additional rental assistance.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Planning, Rental, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Supportive Housing, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 1-15 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Continuums of Care can receive additional bonus points on their application for activities that include partnering with local criminal justice organizations.

Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program

VHRMP is a competitive grant to nonprofit organizations to modify or rehabilitate housing for veterans with disabilities.

Administering Agency:

HUD

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

VHRMP is a competitive grant to nonprofit organizations to modify or rehabilitate housing for veterans with disabilities.

Common Uses:

Modification or rehabilitation of residences in disrepair; installing energy-efficiency features or equipment when utility costs are a financial burden; adaptive improvements for veterans, including physical modifications such as such as wheelchair ramps, bathroom fixtures, or special lighting; and other activities to address the adaptive housing needs of the veteran. Provision of technical, administrative, and training support to an affiliate of the grant recipient in connection with modification and rehabilitation services provided under the VHRMP.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness, Other

Eligibility: CBO/Other

Key Usage Options: (None)

Funding Amount/Range: $700,000 - $1,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants Program

Choice Neighborhoods planning and implementation grants provide funds to redevelop public housing and other assisted housing in eligible neighborhoods.

Administering Agency:

HUD

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Choice Neighborhoods planning and implementation grants provide funds to redevelop public housing and other assisted housing in eligible neighborhoods.

Common Uses:

Supportive services in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-assisted housing, setting funds into an endowment to continue supportive services long-term, administration and management of housing, and security costs.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, Planning, Research/Evaluation, Staff Training, Supportive Housing, Transportation, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 24 or 42 months

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

This grant encourages neighborhood participation in the process and features example sites and their revitalization plans.

Indian Housing Block Grant Program

IHBG is a formula grant that provides affordable housing assistance, supportive services, and crime prevention to Native American reservations and areas.

Administering Agency:

HUD

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

IHBG is a formula grant that provides affordable housing assistance, supportive services, and crime prevention to Native American reservations and areas.

Common Uses:

Development of affordable housing, homelessness prevention, transportation, employment services, tenant-based rental assistance, housing management, security services, construction of community facilities, and crime prevention and safety related measures.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness

Eligibility: Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, Planning, Real Estate, Rental, Transportation, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: $47,000 - $72,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Eligible IHBG recipients are federally recognized Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entity (TDHE) and a limited number of state-recognized tribes who were funded under the Indian Housing Program authorized by the United States Housing Act of 1937 (USHA).

Tribal Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

CTAS combined existing U.S. Department of Justice tribal government-specific competitive solicitations into a single solicitation requiring only one application from each tribe or tribal consortium. CTAS treats the specific competitive grant programs as purpose areas of the coordinated solicitation. Applicants may select the purpose area(s) that best address their needs.

Administering Agency:

BJA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

CTAS combined existing U.S. Department of Justice tribal government-specific competitive solicitations into a single solicitation requiring only one application from each tribe or tribal consortium. CTAS treats the specific competitive grant programs as purpose areas of the coordinated solicitation. Applicants may select the purpose area(s) that best address their needs.

Common Uses:

Public safety and community policing; comprehensive tribal justice systems strategic planning; tribal justice system infrastructure program for construction of justice facilities; Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Tribal Governments Program, including planning, community education, staffing; Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities program, including training and policy development; Comprehensive Tribal Victim Assistance program, including staffing, training, and direct assistance to victims; Juvenile Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts, including screening and assessment, training, treatment services, and program evaluation; and Tribal Youth Program, including policy development, treatment services, and IT infrastructure.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Jail-Based Treatment, Planning, Prescription Medication, Real Estate, Rental, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel, Supportive Housing, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Varies, $150,000 - $1 million

Allocation Frequency: Varies

Funding/Expending Period: 2-4 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Tribal Opioid Response Grants

TOR is a competitive grant to address opioid use, including through culturally appropriate and evidence-based treatment.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

TOR is a competitive grant to address opioid use, including through culturally appropriate and evidence-based treatment.

Common Uses:

Strategic planning, workforce development, implementation of treatment models, assistance to clients without access to insurance, and treatment transitions for people reentering communities from correctional facilities.

Issue Area(s): Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: Tribal

Key Usage Options: Planning, Prescription Medication, Screening/Assessment, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 2 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Grants

ROTA is a competitive grant for eligible U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension grantees to develop and disseminate training and technical assistance for rural communities on addressing opioid issues.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

ROTA is a competitive grant for eligible U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension grantees to develop and disseminate training and technical assistance for rural communities on addressing opioid issues.

Common Uses:

Technical assistance will involve facilitating the identification of model programs; developing and updating materials related to prevention, treatment, and recovery activities for opioid use disorder; and ensuring that high-quality training is provided.

Issue Area(s): Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other

Key Usage Options: Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: $550,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 2 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Only previous U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension (land grant college) grantees are eligible to apply.

Building Communities of Recovery

BCOR is a competitive grant to increase long-term recovery supports and provide education about substance use.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

BCOR is a competitive grant to increase long-term recovery supports and provide education about substance use.

Common Uses:

Peer recovery support services, recovery support services, coordination between systems, activities to address stigmas, and public education campaigns.

Issue Area(s): Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other

Key Usage Options: Hire Staff, Peer Supports, Planning, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: $200,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

Match is 15 local dollars for every 85 federal dollars. Proposed budgets cannot exceed $200,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project.

Drug-Free Communities Support Program

DFC is a competitive grant to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

DFC is a competitive grant to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth.

Common Uses:

Supports existing community-based coalitions in addressing substance use including trainings, assessments of community need, education about substance use, and program evaluation.

Issue Area(s): Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Planning, Research/Evaluation

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $625,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation, Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

DFC funds are not meant to pass through to another organization. Over the course of the grant period, it is possible to apply for extensions of the grant past the 5-year funding/extending period, up to 10 years. Match is 100 percent for years 1–6, 125 percent for years 7–8, 150 percent for years 9–10. Eligible applicants are community-based coalitions addressing youth substance use that have never received a DFC grant.

Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program

The Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program is a competitive grant program to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance use, reduce the impact of trauma, and promote mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native youth through the age of 24 years.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program is a competitive grant program to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance use, reduce the impact of trauma, and promote mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native youth through the age of 24 years.

Common Uses:

Community system and needs analyses, development of policies and practices, and development and implementation of integrated services and supports.

Issue Area(s): Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: Tribal

Key Usage Options: Planning, Research/Evaluation

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $250,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

TIEH is a competitive grant to fund direct services for people experiencing homelessness who have substance use disorders or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

TIEH is a competitive grant to fund direct services for people experiencing homelessness who have substance use disorders or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Common Uses:

Funding can be used to support three primary types of activities: (1) integrated mental health and substance use treatment and other recovery-oriented services; (2) efforts to engage clients in benefits such as Medicaid and Social Security Disability Insurance; and (3) coordination of housing and services. Allowable uses include funding outreach, identification of housing, direct treatment, case management, and screening and assessment.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Hire Staff, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals

GBHI is a competitive grant to provide services for people experiencing homelessness who have substance use disorders or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

GBHI is a competitive grant to provide services for people experiencing homelessness who have substance use disorders or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Common Uses:

Funding can be used to support three primary types of activities: (1) treatment and recovery-oriented services for substance use disorders or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders; (2) coordination of housing and supportive services; and (3) efforts to engage clients in benefits such as Medicaid and Social Security Disability Insurance. Allowable uses include support for direct services such as intensive case management, assertive community treatment, coordination with housing programs, recovery support services, and services in supportive housing.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Supportive Housing

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $2,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Housing Trust Fund

HTF is an affordable housing program with the goal of increasing and preserving the supply of affordable housing for people making between 30 and 50 percent of the Area Median Income, including families experiencing homelessness. HFT can be used for the production or preservation of affordable housing through the acquisition, new construction, reconstruction, and/or rehabilitation of non-luxury housing with suitable amenities.

Administering Agency:

HUD

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

HTF is an affordable housing program with the goal of increasing and preserving the supply of affordable housing for people making between 30 and 50 percent of the Area Median Income, including families experiencing homelessness. HFT can be used for the production or preservation of affordable housing through the acquisition, new construction, reconstruction, and/or rehabilitation of non-luxury housing with suitable amenities.

Common Uses:

The production or preservation of affordable housing including, but not limited to, construction costs, renovation, operating costs for rental housing, and real property acquisition.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness

Eligibility: State, Territory

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Planning, Real Estate

Funding Amount/Range: $30,000 - $32,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 1 year

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Requires projects to be part of a jurisdiction's 3- to 5-year Consolidated Plan that is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Emergency Solutions Grants

ESG supports programs that assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.

Administering Agency:

HUD

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

ESG supports programs that assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.

Common Uses:

Street outreach, emergency shelter construction and operation, homelessness prevention services, support services in emergency shelters, participation with data collection through Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), and rapid re-housing. States must share administrative funds with subrecipient local governments and may share administrative funds with nonprofit subrecipients.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness

Eligibility: City, County, State, Territory

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Real Estate, Rental, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: $76,000 - $14,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 2 years

Funding Type: Other

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation, Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Metropolitan cities and urban counties must fully match grant funds, states must match all but $100,000, and territories are exempt from matching. Requires projects to be part of a jurisdiction's 3- to 5-year Consolidated Plan that is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

HOME Investment Partnership Program

HOME grants support the implementation of local housing strategies designed to increase homeownership and affordable housing opportunities for low-income families.

Administering Agency:

HUD

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

HOME grants support the implementation of local housing strategies designed to increase homeownership and affordable housing opportunities for low-income families.

Common Uses:

Rehabilitation, construction, rental assistance, demolition, and other reasonable activities related to non-luxury housing. Funds may not be used for public housing development, public housing operating costs, or Section 8 tenant-based assistance, among other restrictions.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State

Key Usage Options: Rental, Supportive Housing

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 1 year

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation, Talk to State

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

Requires projects to be part of a jurisdiction's 3- to 5-year Consolidated Plan that is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Community Development Block Grant State Program

CDBG is a noncompetitive grant program that provides flexible funding to support programs that address a wide range of community development needs including housing, infrastructure, and public services.

Administering Agency:

HUD

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

CDBG is a noncompetitive grant program that provides flexible funding to support programs that address a wide range of community development needs including housing, infrastructure, and public services.

Common Uses:

Funding is available to smaller jurisdictions as a pass-through from the state. Funding can be used to pay for a range of activities including, but not limited to: acquisition of real property, construction of public improvements, rehabilitation of residential structures (including for single-site permanent supportive housing), public services such as homelessness and behavioral health services, and economic development activities.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Other

Eligibility: City, County, State

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, Planning, Real Estate, Research/Evaluation, Staff Training, Supportive Housing

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 2-, or 3-year periods

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation, Talk to State

Match Requirement: Yes

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Construction of new housing is prohibited, with some exceptions. Public service activities, with some exceptions, must be new activities. Regular, non-emergency direct payments of rent or utilities are ineligible. Requires projects to be part of a jurisdiction's -3 to 5-year Consolidated Plan that is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. For administrative funds in excess of $100,000, a match of 1 state dollar to 1 federal dollar is required.

Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program

CDBG is a noncompetitive grant program that provides flexible funding to support programs that address a wide range of community development needs including housing, infrastructure, and public services.

Administering Agency:

HUD

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

CDBG is a noncompetitive grant program that provides flexible funding to support programs that address a wide range of community development needs including housing, infrastructure, and public services.

Common Uses:

Flexible funding to cities to pay for acquisition of real property, construction of public improvements, rehabilitation of residential structures (including for single-site permanent supportive housing), public services such as homelessness and behavioral health services, and economic development activities.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Other

Eligibility: City

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, Planning, Real Estate, Research/Evaluation, Staff Training, Supportive Housing

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 1-, 2-, or 3-year periods

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Construction of new housing is prohibited, with some exceptions. Public service activities, with some exceptions, must be new activities. Regular, non-emergency direct payments of rent or utilities are ineligible. Requires projects to be part of a jurisdiction's 3- to 5-year Consolidated Plan that is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Second Chance Act Grant Program

SCA supports state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people returning to their communities from state and federal prisons, local jails, and juvenile facilities. SCA authorizes federal grants for vital programs and systems reform aimed at improving the reentry process.

Administering Agency:

BJA/OJJDP

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

SCA supports state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people returning to their communities from state and federal prisons, local jails, and juvenile facilities. SCA authorizes federal grants for vital programs and systems reform aimed at improving the reentry process.

Common Uses:

Program planning; adult reentry and employment programs; screening for adults with co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders; community-based mentoring and transitional services for adults; family-based substance use treatment; implementing county and statewide plans to improve outcomes for youth; innovations in reentry; innovations in supervision; juvenile community supervision improvement; mentoring and transitional services for youth; state, local, and tribal reentry courts; statewide recidivism reduction; swift, certain and fair initiatives; and juvenile reentry initiatives.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Planning, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel, Supportive Housing, Transportation, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 1 year

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Justice Reinvestment Initiative

JRI supports policymakers in creating a more effective justice system through a four-step approach: (1) analyzing criminal justice trends to understand factors driving jail and prison population growth; (2) developing and implementing policy options to generate savings and increase public safety; (3) quantifying savings and reinvesting in select communities and other prevention-oriented strategies; and (4) measuring the impact of policy changes and reinvestment resources and enhancing the accountability of criminal justice system actors and policies.

Administering Agency:

BJA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

JRI supports policymakers in creating a more effective justice system through a four-step approach: (1) analyzing criminal justice trends to understand factors driving jail and prison population growth; (2) developing and implementing policy options to generate savings and increase public safety; (3) quantifying savings and reinvesting in select communities and other prevention-oriented strategies; and (4) measuring the impact of policy changes and reinvestment resources and enhancing the accountability of criminal justice system actors and policies.

Common Uses:

Program and legislative planning, stakeholder engagement and outreach, development of legislation, research and evaluation of data, collection of data, and administration of the program.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Planning, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

The JRI process involves legislation, budget initiatives, and policy and practice reforms. Common legislative and policy reforms include: risk and needs assessments; graduated sanctions; problem-solving courts; good time and earned credits; penalty changes; streamlined parole processes; expanded parole eligibility; community-based treatment; mandatory supervision requirements; and accountability measures.

Community-based organizations are only eligible for Category 2 funding.

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Grant

JMHCP supports innovative collaborations between criminal justice and mental health systems to respond to people with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders who come in contact with justice systems. There are three categories of funding: (1) to reduce number of people with mental illnesses in jails; (2) to support planning between law enforcement and mental health agencies; and (3) to support the implementation and expansion of collaboration programs.

Administering Agency:

BJA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

JMHCP supports innovative collaborations between criminal justice and mental health systems to respond to people with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders who come in contact with justice systems. There are three categories of funding: (1) to reduce number of people with mental illnesses in jails; (2) to support planning between law enforcement and mental health agencies; and (3) to support the implementation and expansion of collaboration programs.

Common Uses:

Programs that support cooperative efforts by public safety officials and service providers to connect people with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders to treatment and social services; mental health courts or other court-based programs; programs that offer specialized training for public safety officials and mental health providers in order to respond appropriately to individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring disorders; programs that support cooperation between state and local governments to enhance support for individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring disorders.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: Varies, $99,000–$750,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 24-26 months

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

The match is 20 percent.

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant – Local

JAG supports an expansive number of criminal justice program areas, including law enforcement, prosecution, indigent defense, courts, crime prevention and education, corrections and community supervision, drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation, technology improvement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs.

Administering Agency:

BJA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

JAG supports an expansive number of criminal justice program areas, including law enforcement, prosecution, indigent defense, courts, crime prevention and education, corrections and community supervision, drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation, technology improvement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs.

Common Uses:

Law enforcement operations, training, and equipment needs, including multi-jurisdictional drug, gang, and human trafficking task forces and information-sharing strategies.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: City, County

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Jail-Based Treatment, Participant Incentives, Planning, Prescription Medication, Real Estate, Rental, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel, Supportive Housing, Transportation, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 4 years, with 1-year no-cost extension possible

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation, Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Local government awards by formula (population and crime rate). The State Administering Agency (SAA) administers the grants for BJA for any jurisdictions awarded a grant under $10,000. Each state handles that responsibility slightly differently. Local jurisdictions with awards under $10,000 should talk to their SAA. Funding may be used for real estate only with waiver from BJA director.

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant – State

JAG supports an expansive number of criminal justice program areas, including law enforcement, prosecution, indigent defense, courts, crime prevention and education, corrections and community supervision, drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation, technology improvement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs.

Administering Agency:

BJA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

JAG supports an expansive number of criminal justice program areas, including law enforcement, prosecution, indigent defense, courts, crime prevention and education, corrections and community supervision, drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation, technology improvement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs.

Common Uses:

Varies widely by state based on each jurisdiction’s criminal justice needs and may include alternatives to incarceration programs, reentry strategies, data management programs, law enforcement operations, and support for evaluating program success.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: State, Territory

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Jail-Based Treatment, Participant Incentives, Planning, Prescription Medication, Real Estate, Rental, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel, Supportive Housing, Transportation, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: By formula to state. Grants from states to subgrantees vary.

Allocation Frequency: Annual (state subawards may be less frequent)

Funding/Expending Period: 4 years, with 1-year no-cost extension possible

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Each state's subaward process differs. View each state's administering agency here: https://www.ojp.gov/program/state-administering-agencies/overview. 

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program 

COAP/COSSAP supports collaborative systemwide initiatives and innovative approaches that promote substance use treatment and recovery support with the goal of reducing opioid use and the number of overdose fatalities.

Administering Agency:

BJA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

COAP/COSSAP supports collaborative systemwide initiatives and innovative approaches that promote substance use treatment and recovery support with the goal of reducing opioid use and the number of overdose fatalities.

Common Uses:

Data-driven programs to address all aspects of opioid addiction and alternatives to incarceration, including cross-system planning, treatment and recovery support services, and diversion and alternatives to incarceration programs. Funding also covers local responses to the opioid epidemic; statewide implementation, enhancement, and evaluation projects; technology-assisted treatment; system-level diversion and alternatives to incarceration; and the implementation and enhancement of prescription drug monitoring programs.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Jail-Based Treatment, Participant Incentives, Planning, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel, Supportive Housing

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: Varies

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

There are six categories of COAP/COSSAP awards: Category 1 Overdose Outreach Projects; Category 2 Technology-Assisted Treatment Projects; Category 3 System-Level Diversion and Alternatives to Incarceration Projects; Category 4 Statewide Planning, Coordination, and Implementation Projects; Category 5 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program; and Category 6 Data-Driven Responses to Opioid Misuse Projects.

Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program

Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grants support the development and implementation of adult drug courts and veterans treatment courts that integrate evidence-based substance use treatment, mandatory drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services in judicially supervised court settings.

Administering Agency:

BJA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grants support the development and implementation of adult drug courts and veterans treatment courts that integrate evidence-based substance use treatment, mandatory drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services in judicially supervised court settings.

Common Uses:

Funding supports case management and case coordination, judicial supervision, sanctions and incentive services, transitional housing, and relapse prevention programs.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: County, State, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Planning, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel, Supportive Housing, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: $500,000 - $1.5 million

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3-4 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation, Talk to State, Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Funding may be used for housing placement services, but not for the cost of housing. Funding excludes people convicted of drug offenses who have committed acts of violence.

Transforming Lives through Supported Employment

The Supported Employment Program supports the refinement, implementation, and sustainability of evidence-based supported employment programs and supportive evidence-based practices for transitional-aged youth (aged 16–25) who have serious emotional disturbances and adults who have serious mental illnesses or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The Supported Employment Program supports the refinement, implementation, and sustainability of evidence-based supported employment programs and supportive evidence-based practices for transitional-aged youth (aged 16–25) who have serious emotional disturbances and adults who have serious mental illnesses or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Common Uses:

Direct employment and workforce development services for people with serious mental illnesses or serious emotional disturbances; integration with supportive housing or other supportive community-based programs.

Issue Area(s): Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Research/Evaluation, Staff Training, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $800,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

No more than 15 percent of the total grant award for the budget period may be used for data collection, performance measurement, and performance assessment.

Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant

SABG is a formula block grant that supports the planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities that prevent and treat substance use disorders.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

SABG is a formula block grant that supports the planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities that prevent and treat substance use disorders.

Common Uses:

Flexible funding to conduct activities related to substance use, including treatment services, crisis services, medication for medication-assisted treatment, primary prevention services, and communication strategies.

Issue Area(s): Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Prescription Medication, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 1-2 years

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Funding often must prioritize SAMHSA's priority populations and services (pregnant women and women with dependent children, people who use intravenous drugs, tuberculosis services, early intervention services for HIV/AIDS, primary prevention services). Cannot be used for inpatient hospitalization or for real estate. Grantees must spend no less than 20 percent of their SABG allotment on substance use disorder primary prevention strategies.

Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs

SPF Rx supports programs that work with pharmaceutical and medical communities to raise awareness about the risks of sharing medications and overprescribing to young adults.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

SPF Rx supports programs that work with pharmaceutical and medical communities to raise awareness about the risks of sharing medications and overprescribing to young adults.

Common Uses:

Training for physicians, families, and others around opioid prescribing; addressing laws related to prescription drugs; administrative costs; paying for technical assistance. For subrecipients, creating advisory boards, increasing staffing, providing training to staff or coalition members.

Issue Area(s): Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, IT, Research/Evaluation, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $371,000

Allocation Frequency: Varies

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Limited to applicants that completed the Strategic Prevention Framework - State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) and have an operational state-run Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). States may issue awards to subrecipient communities.

Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success – Local

The local-level SPF-PFS supports programs that prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance use disorders and related problems for people aged 9 to 20 years, with a focus on underage drinking and/or marijuana, cocaine, opioid, or methamphetamine use.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The local-level SPF-PFS supports programs that prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance use disorders and related problems for people aged 9 to 20 years, with a focus on underage drinking and/or marijuana, cocaine, opioid, or methamphetamine use.

Common Uses:

Implementation of the Strategic Prevention Framework to identify and select strategies to address substance use disorders; data collection; coordination activities; communication strategies; (with remaining funds) infrastructure related to substance use treatment, such as supplies, personnel, and equipment.

Issue Area(s): Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other

Key Usage Options: Planning, Real Estate, Research/Evaluation

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $300,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Local-level grants. Organizations that received this grant funding in previous years are ineligible. At least 25 awards will be made to tribal organizations pending adequate application volume.

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment

Focused on early intervention and treatment, SBIRT supports screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for people with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Focused on early intervention and treatment, SBIRT supports screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for people with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders.

Common Uses:

Screening and assessment, training on SBIRT, administrative costs, electronic health record and data costs, website development, and policy planning.

Issue Area(s): Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, IT, Planning, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $995,000

Allocation Frequency: Varies

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

Each year, funding opportunities vary with regard to setting, population, and operational model.

Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care

PIPBHC supports the (1) promotion of full integration and collaboration between primary care and behavioral health care, (2) improvement of integrated care models between these two systems, and (3) promotion and availability of integrated care services related to screening, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and co-occurring physical health conditions and chronic diseases.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

PIPBHC supports the (1) promotion of full integration and collaboration between primary care and behavioral health care, (2) improvement of integrated care models between these two systems, and (3) promotion and availability of integrated care services related to screening, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and co-occurring physical health conditions and chronic diseases.

Common Uses:

Funding supports integrating physical and behavioral health care, as well as improving integrated systems, screening, prevention, and treatment for children and adults with serious mental illnesses, substance use disorders, or co-occurring chronic health conditions.

Issue Area(s): Mental Health, Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, State

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Travel

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $2,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Every 3 years

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

State agencies must partner with one or more qualified community-based health programs (such as Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless). No more than 10 percent of funding can be used for data collection, evaluation, and performance assessment.

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness

PATH supports services that respond to the needs of people who have serious mental illnesses and are experiencing homelessness, including outreach, screening and diagnostic treatment, habilitation and rehabilitation, community-based mental health treatment, substance use treatment, housing services, and referrals for primary health care, job training, educational services, and housing.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

PATH supports services that respond to the needs of people who have serious mental illnesses and are experiencing homelessness, including outreach, screening and diagnostic treatment, habilitation and rehabilitation, community-based mental health treatment, substance use treatment, housing services, and referrals for primary health care, job training, educational services, and housing.

Common Uses:

Supported activities include outreach services, SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR), screening and diagnostic treatment, rehabilitation, community-based mental health treatment, substance use treatment, referrals, security deposits, supportive services for housing, and homelessness prevention through one-time rental assistance to prevent eviction. Does not include other forms of rental assistance.

Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness, Other, Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: State, Territory

Key Usage Options: Screening/Assessment, Supportive Housing

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 1 year

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: Yes

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

The match is 3 federal dollars to 1 local dollar. Minimum allocations of $300,000 for the states, DC, Puerto Rico, and $50,000 for Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. More information about SAMHSA block grants and the PATH program is available on the WebBGAS website at https://bgas.samhsa.gov/Module/BGAS/Users.

Offender Reentry Program

ORP supports the expansion of substance use treatment and related recovery and reentry services for adults returning to the community following releases from prison, jail, or other detention facilities. Services supported by this grant program target adults with substance use disorders or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

ORP supports the expansion of substance use treatment and related recovery and reentry services for adults returning to the community following releases from prison, jail, or other detention facilities. Services supported by this grant program target adults with substance use disorders or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Common Uses:

Services related to screening and assessment for substance use disorders or co-occurring mental illnesses, substance use treatment, day treatment, case management, drug testing, wraparound services, peer supports, recovery support services.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Peer Supports, Screening/Assessment, Transportation

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $425,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

This grant program is not designed to address the needs of individuals (1) in custody or detention settings awaiting adjudication, (2) sentenced to residential treatment facilities, or (3) in school-based programs.

Targeted Capacity Expansion: Medication Assisted Treatment – Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction Program

MAT-PDOA supports programs that expand/enhance access to medication-assisted treatment services for people with opioid use disorders.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

MAT-PDOA supports programs that expand/enhance access to medication-assisted treatment services for people with opioid use disorders.

Common Uses:

Provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) using FDA-approved medications, conduct clinical assessments, check prescription drug monitoring program, conduct screenings and assessments, ensure that practitioners have Drug Addiction Treatment Act waivers, develop funding mechanisms for rural and resource-limited counties and municipalities, provide telehealth, provide peer support services, obtain technical assistance, and engage/screen/assess people who are incarcerated within four months of release and may benefit from MAT upon release.

Issue Area(s): Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Peer Supports, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $524,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

MAT may be provided to incarcerated individuals within four months of their release to the community.

Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Disorders Program

Healthy Transitions is a competitive grant that supports programs that improve access to treatment and support services for people aged 16–25 who have serious emotional disturbances or serious mental illnesses.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Healthy Transitions is a competitive grant that supports programs that improve access to treatment and support services for people aged 16–25 who have serious emotional disturbances or serious mental illnesses.

Common Uses:

Adoption or expansion of information management systems, collaboration with other federal grant projects or interagency teams, and implementation of youth and family programs.

Issue Area(s): Mental Health

Eligibility: State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: IT, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $1,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

No more than 10 percent of the total award may be used for data collection, but up to 30 percent may be used for infrastructure development through partnership building and staff training. Each state/tribal government/territory must pick two local communities to participate.

Grants to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths

PDO supports training for first responders and other key community sectors on the prevention of prescription drug and opioid overdose-related deaths and prevention strategies, including the purchase and distribution of naloxone.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

PDO supports training for first responders and other key community sectors on the prevention of prescription drug and opioid overdose-related deaths and prevention strategies, including the purchase and distribution of naloxone.

Common Uses:

Needs assessments of prescription drug and opioid overdoses, purchasing naloxone and training for staff, community-level planning, coordination of funds, policy development, and data systems (including information management systems as well as electronic health records).

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, IT, Jail-Based Treatment, Planning, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $1,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Other

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Grants are awarded through a cooperative agreement.

Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult Treatment Drug Courts and Adult Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts

Adult Treatment Drug Courts grants support the expansion of substance use treatment services in existing adult problem-solving courts and adult Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts that use the treatment drug court model. Treatment services include recovery support services, screening, assessment, case management, and program coordination.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Adult Treatment Drug Courts grants support the expansion of substance use treatment services in existing adult problem-solving courts and adult Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts that use the treatment drug court model. Treatment services include recovery support services, screening, assessment, case management, and program coordination.

Common Uses:

Provides funding for drug treatment courts; infrastructure development for services, including adopting data systems and training for staff; data collection; participant incentives; HIV rapid testing; FDA-approved medications for medication-assisted treatment; viral hepatitis testing; and recovery housing.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Participant Incentives, Prescription Medication, Real Estate, Rental, Research/Evaluation

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $400,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Grants

FR-CARA supports first responders in training on and in administering federally approved drugs or devices for emergency treatment during a known or suspected opioid overdose. First responders include firefighters, law enforcement officers, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, or other legally organized and recognized volunteer organizations that respond to adverse opioid-related incidents.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

FR-CARA supports first responders in training on and in administering federally approved drugs or devices for emergency treatment during a known or suspected opioid overdose. First responders include firefighters, law enforcement officers, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, or other legally organized and recognized volunteer organizations that respond to adverse opioid-related incidents.

Common Uses:

Funding also supports referrals and program data management.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, IT, Prescription Medication, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: $250,000 - $800,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 4 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals – States

CABHI is a competitive grant that supports programs that help people who have mental illnesses and substance use disorders find housing and supportive services. CABHI supports (1) the enhancement or development of a statewide plan to address the short- and long-term needs of people who have behavioral health needs and are experiencing homelessness, (2) the delivery of behavioral health and housing services, and (3) engagement and enrollment of people eligible for Medicaid and other public benefits into those programs.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

CABHI is a competitive grant that supports programs that help people who have mental illnesses and substance use disorders find housing and supportive services. CABHI supports (1) the enhancement or development of a statewide plan to address the short- and long-term needs of people who have behavioral health needs and are experiencing homelessness, (2) the delivery of behavioral health and housing services, and (3) engagement and enrollment of people eligible for Medicaid and other public benefits into those programs.

Common Uses:

Services related to access to housing, treatment, and recovery support services, such as (1) outreach and engagement for the population of focus, (2) mental illness and substance use disorder screening and assessment, (3) direct treatment for substance use disorder, serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or co-occurring disorder, (4) peer support services and peer support specialists, (5) case management and recovery support services, (6) enrollment for health insurance, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSI/SSDI), and other mainstream benefits, and (7) assistance with identifying sustainable permanent housing.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Hire Staff, Peer Supports, Planning, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Supportive Housing

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

Community Mental Health Services Block Grant

MHBG is a noncompetitive grant that supports grantees in carrying out plans for providing comprehensive community mental health services, with a focus on adults who have mental illnesses and children who have serious emotional disturbances.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

Key Details:

Funding Overview:

MHBG is a noncompetitive grant that supports grantees in carrying out plans for providing comprehensive community mental health services, with a focus on adults who have mental illnesses and children who have serious emotional disturbances.

Common Uses:

Flexible funding for community-based programs, such as community-based mental health centers, psychosocial rehabilitation programs, peer support services, crisis intervention services, day treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, and screening for state hospital services. Funding may be used in either community or jail/prison/forensic settings for competency restoration activities related to evaluation, treatment of psychiatric disorder, and community-based recovery services. Funding may not be used for inpatient services.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Other

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Peer Supports, Planning, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Supportive Housing, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 2 years

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation, Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Additionally, receiving agencies may pass through funds to local governments and nongovernment organizations. Local jurisdictions interested in these funds should connect with their state about ways to potentially access it.