Project Grant H79TI088912

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Utah Support Advocates For Recovery Awareness $346,975 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490).

USARA will expand peer-led recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders across a four-county catchment area in southwestern Utah (Washington, Iron, Kane, and Beaver counties), serving approximately 248,000 residents in rural and frontier communities. Certified peer support specialists with lived experience will provide individualized recovery coaching, recovery management planning, motivational interviewing, resource navigation, family support, and ongoing recovery monitoring to 50 unduplicated individuals annually, totaling 150 participants over the three-year project period ending September 29, 2029. Services target adults and transition-age youth ages 18 and older, including individuals entering recovery, those transitioning from treatment or emergency departments, individuals from recovery housing or criminal justice systems, and those experiencing housing instability or unemployment. Veterans, military-connected individuals, and their family members are also eligible. The project will strengthen recovery-oriented systems of care and increase access to housing, employment, healthcare, and community supports to promote long-term recovery and self-sufficiency.

Place of performance is South Salt Lake, Utah 84115.