Path

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) received a $2,555,493 Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) formula grant (CFDA 93.150) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services, with an award date of July 1, 2025, and completion deadline of June 30, 2027. This formula grant supports comprehensive services for individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness. Services delivered through PATH funding include outreach, screening, diagnostic treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, community mental health services, substance abuse treatment, case management, residential supportive services, and housing assistance designed to stabilize vulnerable populations and facilitate transition from homelessness.

IDHS administered the grant through sub-awards to multiple nonprofit and community-based service providers located throughout Illinois. Sub-awardees include Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois (Sangamon-Menard Mental Health Center), The Thresholds, Arrowleaf, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, Rosecrance Behavioral Health, Healthcare Alternative Systems Inc., and Trilogy Inc. These sub-recipients deliver direct mental health services, substance abuse treatment, housing support, and case management to homeless and at-risk populations across their respective service areas, with sub-award dates ranging from July 2025 through February 2026.