Formula Grant X06SM091204

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $300,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program on July 1, 2026. The funding supports housing assistance and mental health services targeting individuals experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness in Rhode Island, with performance at BHDDH's administrative location in Cranston, Rhode Island. The award runs through June 30, 2028. BHDDH, operating as Substance Abuse Treatment And Prevention Services, serves as the designated state agency recipient and passes through portions of PATH formula grant funding to local governments, nonprofit organizations, community mental health centers, and specialized service providers throughout Rhode Island to implement services at the local level. PATH is a formula grant program authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990 and reauthorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, administered by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services to provide resources reducing or eliminating homelessness for individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.