Project Grant H79SM062965

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Ohio Peer Recovery Organizations $150,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). The award funds OhioPro's Statewide Consumer Network, a project designed to strengthen the capacity and sustainability of Ohio's peer-run organizations (PROs) and expand peer workforce development and peer voice across the state. OhioPro will build...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded East Tennessee State University $158,333 on March 15, 2026, under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to develop an index of peer support specialist work settings and activities. The project will identify the fundamental components of peer support specialist service delivery across substance use disorder treatment and recovery settings. Peer support specialists are individuals in recovery from substance use disorder who are...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $307,954 to Recovery IS Happening on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490) to deliver peer recovery support services in southeastern Minnesota. Recovery IS Happening will provide mentoring and coaching, employment connections, recovery resource navigation, group facilitation, community-building activities, and 24/7 crisis...

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services) awarded $149,710 to the Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). The Pennsylvania Peer Ambassador Initiative will strengthen PAPSC's organizational capacity and build a statewide peer ambassador corps to expand peer voice...

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania Inc. $350,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490) to implement peer recovery support services for adults with substance use disorders in rural southeastern Pennsylvania. The recipient will operate the PRO-ACT Rural Recovery Center Without Walls, a...

The National Institute of Mental Health awarded the University of California, San Diego $793,814 on June 5, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to develop and evaluate Recovery Integrated Safety and Engagement (RISE), a peer-supported suicide prevention intervention for individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis. The award funds a three-year hybrid Type 1 pilot study at two sites following the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment framework....

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Portable Practical Educational Preparation, Inc. (PPEP) $481,955 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492). PPEP will build countywide substance use prevention capacity in Pima County, Arizona, through the Partnerships for Success Building Resiliency Project. The project develops local...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded Weill Medical College of Cornell University $2.564 million on September 15, 2025, under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to conduct a mixed-methods study evaluating the impact of peer support services on treatment engagement and adverse events for Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorder. The research will examine how peer support services—delivered by trained and credentialed peer specialists with firsthand...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded Emory University $1.730699 million on September 15, 2025, under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to implement and rigorously evaluate a peer recovery coach program in jails serving the Atlanta, Georgia area through May 31, 2030. The award funds implementation of a virtual peer recovery telehealth model adapted to three high-throughput jails in the Atlanta area. The program engages peer recovery coaches with lived experience...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded NAMI Southern Nevada $149,471 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). NAMI Southern Nevada will lead a statewide capacity-building project to strengthen Nevada's peer support sector. The organization will build its own capacity to sustain a peer recovery support specialist (PRSS) workforce through supervision,...