NOI CHR-P SAMHSA Grant 2026.05.18.docx

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUBMIT A FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION

Issuing Agency: Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) Date: May 18, 2026 Federal Funding Opportunity: SAMHSA Community Programs for Outreach and Intervention with Youth and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) NOFO Number: SM-26-012 Short Title: CHR-P Funding: up to $650,000

PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE

The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) hereby provides notice of its intent to submit an application for federal funding under SAMHSA NOFO SM-26-012, Community Programs for Outreach and Intervention with Youth and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P). This notice is issued in accordance with Massachusetts state procurement regulations to identify the agency's intent and its named partner organizations prior to submission.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The proposed project, the Massachusetts Psychosis Prevention and Treatment Program (M3P), will sustain and expand a statewide, coordinated learning health system for Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) care in Massachusetts. The project aims to improve access, quality, and workforce capacity across the Commonwealth.

Building upon Massachusetts's established CHR-P infrastructure and aligned with the MA Strategic Plan for Early Psychosis, M3P will operate as a statewide, distributed learning health system — a cross-institutional network of CHR-P programs that share standardized training, coordinated referral and triage processes, common data infrastructure, and structured governance, while maintaining site-based clinical care delivery.

This distributed model ensures that clinical care, workforce development, and outreach efforts remain aligned across institutions and geographic regions, while allowing programs to respond to local community needs. Through shared governance, cross-site consultation, and performance monitoring, participating programs will continuously learn from one another and refine implementation strategies in real time.

The learning health system will operate through structured quarterly performance review meetings, shared data dashboards, cross-site benchmarking, and clearly defined cross-site leadership and decision-making processes, promoting accountability, transparency, and measurable improvement in access, clinical quality, and statewide system coordination.

NAMED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

In accordance with Massachusetts state procurement regulations, DMH hereby identifies the following named partner organizations that will participate in this grant. The two co-lead organizations will collaborate in preparing the response to the SAMHSA funding announcement and, if awarded, will receive grant funding to support SAMHSA-required core personnel positions and to assist DMH in ensuring execution of all required and approved grant activities. Additionally, if the grant is awarded, DMH intends to provide annual funding of up to $60,000 to each of the seven clinical partner organizations that meet SAMHSA's eligibility requirements for grant participation, for the duration of the grant period (2026-2030).

Co-Lead Organizations:

· Brookline Community Mental Health Center (BCMHC) — serving as host of M-PATH, the Massachusetts Early Psychosis Triage and Referral Hub

· Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Early Psychosis Technical Assistance Center (BIDMC-MAPNET) — serving as the Massachusetts Early Psychosis Technical Assistance Center Clinical Partner Organizations (each with 2+ years of experience providing CHR-P services, meeting SAMHSA eligibility requirements):

· Brookline Community Mental Health Center (BCMHC), Early Psychosis Program

· Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Department of Psychiatry, Early Psychosis Program

· McLean Hospital, Early Psychosis Program

· Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), Early Psychosis Program

· Edinburgh, Early Psychosis Program

· ServiceNet, Early Psychosis Program

· Boston Children's Hospital, Early Psychosis Program Faculty and services found at these eight institutions are the only ones in the State that are capable of providing subject matter expertise, equipment, and resources to execute the mission of the grant including but not limited to:

· Providing high-fidelity stepped care for early psychosis

· Providing specialized clinical expertise and consultation on the assessment and treatment for youth who may be at clinical high risk for psychosis and their families

· Providing early psychosis community education and training to families, first responders, medical and behavioral health providers

· Making available well-established infrastructure and academic medical center research capabilities to support this emerging early psychosis learning health system.

MATCHING REQUIREMENT

SAMHSA requires that applicants provide matching funds as a condition of this grant. In accordance with this requirement, each participating partner organization will be expected to contribute to the overall match obligation in compliance with SAMHSA's matching requirements, as specified in NOFO SM-26-012. The specific matching contribution expected from each partner will be determined prior to grant submission and formalized in partnership agreements executed upon notification of award.

PROCUREMENT COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

This Notice of Intent is issued by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for the purpose of meeting Massachusetts state procurement requirements governing the submission of grant applications that involve named subrecipient or partner organizations. The identification of partner organizations in this notice does not constitute a contract, commitment of funds, or guarantee of award. All partnerships will be formalized in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations upon notification of a grant award.

If you think you can meet the qualifications of the partners listed above, and would like to be considered to receive funding as described above, please direct an email no later than 12:00 pm EST on May 29, 2026, to:

Margaret Guyer, PhD Clinical and Professional Services Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Margaret.Guyer-Deason@mass.gov