Deadline: 30-May-23
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is accepting applications for the FY 2023 Recovery Community Services Program program.
Purpose
The purpose of this program is to provide peer recovery support services to individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD), including those in recovery from these disorders.
The program’s foundation is the value of lived experience of peers to assist others in achieving and maintaining recovery. These services, in conjunction with clinical treatment services, are an integral component of the recovery process for many people.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Available Funding: Up to $1,200,000
- Estimated Number of Awards: Up to 4
- Estimated Award Amount: Up to $300,000 per year per award
- Length of Project Period: Up to 5 years
- Anticipated Start Date September 30, 2023
Proposed budgets cannot exceed $300,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project. Annual continuation awards will depend on the availability of funds, recipient progress in meeting project goals and objectives, timely submission of required data and reports, and compliance with all terms and conditions of award.
Required Activities
Required activities are the activities that every RCSP recipient must implement. They must be reflected in the Project Narrative of your application. Project implementation is expected to begin by the fourth month of the award. Applicants must indicate the total number of unduplicated individuals that will be served each year of the award and over the total project period. Recipients are expected to achieve the numbers that are proposed. Recipients must use SAMHSA’s funds to support direct services primarily. This includes the following activities:
- Provide PRSS to individuals with SUD or COD. These services include, but are not limited to:
- Employment coaching;
- Recovery coaching;
- Linkage to housing and/or recovery housing services;
- Care informed by or using a trauma-informed approach (TIC/TIA); and
- Care navigation services.
- Provide recovery supportive social/community environments (in-person and virtually) that are trauma- and culturally informed and appropriate. These environments include, but are not limited to, drop-in centers; recovery centers; clubhouses and other safe environments for those seeking to achieve or maintain recovery from SUD.
- Provide support to families of individuals with SUD or COD in the form of support groups, education, and navigation services.
- Provide PRSS as components of integrated care models that may include, but is not limited to, utilization of peers in Emergency Departments or other physical healthcare settings; utilization of peers in community-based SUD or COD treatment settings to provide follow-up and other vital care coordination services to individuals with SUD to assist them in accessing appropriate care and services.
- Provide supervision, training, and mentorship to individuals providing PRSS and engage in outreach to diverse populations for both peer specialists and peer supervisors. Outreach should include culturally appropriate and relevant strategies for peer specialists from racial and ethnic historically underserved communities.
- Conduct culturally appropriate and relevant outreach to individuals and community organizations to raise awareness of the availability of recovery support services and foster engagement in RSS.
- Directly provide or collaborate with regional and local harm reduction community partner efforts currently underway as they intersect and relate to RSS and that encompass harm reduction elements (such as fentanyl test strips, and naloxone).
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are States and Territories (American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands), including the District of Columbia; political subdivisions of States; Indian Tribes, or Tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 5304 of title 25); health facilities or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service; or other public or private non-profit entities.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.