Notice of Funding Opportunities

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) – Planning, Development, and Implementation Grants

Application Due Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

The purpose of this program is to help to transform community behavioral health systems and provide comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health care by establishing new CCBHC programs. CCBHCs provide person- and family-centered integrated services. The intent of the CCBHC-PDI grant program is to (a) assist organizations in the planning for and development and implementation of a CCBHC that meets the CCBHC Certification Criteria (PDF | 755 KB), (b) provide a comprehensive range of outreach, screening, assessment, treatment, care coordination, and recovery supports based on a needs assessment that aligns with the CCBHC Certification Criteria, and (c) support recovery from mental illness and/or substance use disorders (SUD) by providing access to high-quality mental health and SUD services, regardless of an individual’s ability to pay. This includes any individual with a mental or substance use disorder who seeks care, including those with serious mental illness, SUD including opioid use; children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance; individuals with co-occurring mental and substance disorders; and individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. SAMHSA expects that applicants will include a focus on groups facing health disparities, as identified in the community needs assessment in the population of focus.

SAMHSA plans to issue 156 awards of $1,000,000 for up to 4 years.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) – Improvement and Advancement Grants

Application Due Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

The purpose of this program is to help transform community behavioral health systems and provide comprehensive, integrated, coordinated, and person-centered behavioral health care by enhancing and improving CCBHCs that currently meet the CCBHC Certification Criteria. The intent of the CCBHC-IA grant program is to improve access to community-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment and support, including 24/7 crisis services, to anyone in their service area who needs it, regardless of their ability to pay or place of residence. This includes any individual with a mental or substance use disorder (SUD) who seeks care, including those with serious mental illness, SUD including opioid use disorder; children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance; individuals with co-occurring mental and substance disorders; and individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. SAMHSA expects that applicants will include a focus on groups facing health disparities as identified in the community needs assessment in the population of focus.

SAMHSA plans to issue 156 awards of $1,000,000 for up to 4 years.