Project Grant H79TI088913

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Lighthouse Recovery Community Center Inc. $350,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490).

The award funds the Lighthouse Recovery Ecosystem Expansion Project, which delivers peer-led recovery support services to adults with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders in rural Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Over the three-year performance period through September 29, 2029, the project will serve 375 unduplicated adults aged 18 and older, with priority extended to parents involved with child welfare, individuals receiving medications for opioid use disorder, and people requiring ongoing recovery stabilization. Lighthouse will provide peer recovery coaching, peer-led support groups, recovery housing support, workforce development, educational and employment supports, and family services. The intervention is person-centered, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented, targeting barriers including housing instability, unemployment, transportation challenges, justice involvement, trauma, and chronic health conditions. Through these services, the project addresses social determinants of health to build long-term recovery capital, expand the regional peer workforce, and strengthen cross-sector partnerships among health care, treatment, housing, employment, and community organizations.

Place of performance is Manitowoc, Wisconsin.