Project Grant H79TI088876

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $350,000 to Positive Energy Affecting Recovering Lives, Inc. on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490).

PEARL will deliver peer-led recovery support services to adults 18 and older with substance use disorder and/or co-occurring disorders across Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, prioritizing individuals with criminal justice involvement, child welfare involvement, and histories of relapse. The organization will employ two peer recovery specialists and one family peer advocate to provide direct support, establish the first and only peer provider inside the Washington County detention setting, and strengthen partnerships with specialty courts, mental health courts, and local treatment providers. PEARL will expand recovery-ready workplace education, build participant job readiness through a digital literacy computer lab, and conduct independent program evaluation through the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. The project will serve 80 individuals in year one, 100 in year two, and 120 in year three, totaling 300 unduplicated individuals over the performance period.

The award runs through September 29, 2029, with performance at Rogers, Arkansas.