Consumer and Consumer Support Technical Assistance Center

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is soliciting applications for a Consumer and Consumer Support Technical Assistance Center grant to establish and operate a national technical assistance center addressing priority mental health needs of regional and national significance, with applications due July 31, 2026.

Eligible applicants include domestic private and public non-profit organizations (including faith-based organizations), public organizations, states, political subdivisions of states, consortia of political subdivisions, public or private institutions of higher education, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, federally recognized tribal governments, health facilities and hospitals, programs operated under Indian Health Service contracts or awards, and state or local education agencies.

The program funds development, delivery, coordination, and evaluation of technical assistance to organizations addressing mental health needs through courses, seminars, workshops, and cohort support designed to expand operational and program capacity. Priority activities include strengthening organizational readiness and sustainability of mental health peer-run organizations (PROs) led and staffed primarily by people with lived experience of serious mental illness; supporting peer workforce pathways and innovative peer workforce utilization across behavioral health, physical health, homelessness services, and justice-related settings; integrating the peer workforce across all systems serving individuals with serious mental illness; and working with faith-based and community-based organizations to reach new populations.

The funding instrument is a grant. Merit review includes project description evaluation, program analysis, and concurrence by the CMHS National Advisory Council. Award recipients must maintain a 3-year records retention period; records shall be retained beyond 3 years if final audit has not been completed or findings resolved.

This opportunity is funded under CFDA 93.532, Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance.