Path

The Washington State Health Care Authority received a $1,478,762.00 formula grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services 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 becoming homeless. 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 their transition from homelessness.

The Health Care Authority is distributing PATH funding to multiple sub-awardees across Washington State, including King County Behavioral Health and Recovery, Lourdes Behavioral Health, North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Yakima, Comprehensive Mental Health Center of Tacoma-Pierce County, Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare, Comprehensive Healthcare (Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health), Frontier Behavioral Health, Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Peninsula Behavioral Health, and Capital Clubhouse. These sub-grantees—comprising community mental health centers, behavioral health administrative organizations, nonprofit providers, and federally qualified health centers—deliver direct PATH services throughout Washington State to homeless and at-risk populations, with particular emphasis on outreach, housing assistance, peer support services, recovery support, and integrated behavioral health treatment.