Path

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services awarded the State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services a formula grant of $311,303 under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program (CFDA 93.150) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The PATH program provides funding to support 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 funded through this award 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 to stable living conditions.

Montana DPHHS administers the award as the designated state agency and sub-awards portions of funding to local public and nonprofit organizations that serve as PATH providers throughout the state. Sub-grantees include Union Gospel Mission of Missoula (doing business as Hope Rescue Mission), Action Inc. (based in Butte), and South Central Montana Regional Mental Health Center (doing business as Bridgemont Health & Wellness in Billings). These local organizations deliver direct services to homeless and at-risk populations within their respective service areas across Montana, leveraging state infrastructure and specialized expertise to implement community-level homelessness prevention and transitional support programming.