Richmond Behavioral Health Authority

Richmond Behavioral Health Authority, a nonprofit behavioral health and homelessness services organization headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering mental health crisis response, substance use disorder treatment, homelessness intervention, and justice-system behavioral health services to individuals in the Richmond area. The organization competes as a prime grant recipient across SAMHSA, HUD, and Department of Justice funding mechanisms, with 77% of recent awards held as prime grants and 23% as grant sub-awards flowing from state agencies.

The organization's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward HUD and SAMHSA. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for ten awards through the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), funding rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems; HUD awards span from November 2022 through October 2026, with recent project grants of $276,520 (November 2023–October 2024), $301,540 (November 2024–October 2025), and $371,502 (November 2025–October 2026). SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment jointly account for 20 awards funding specialized crisis and treatment interventions. Recent prime grant awards include a $750,000 mobile crisis team project from SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.532) awarded September 2026 through September 2030 to enhance public-safety–integrated crisis response; a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant awarded September 2024 through September 2029 to implement Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for youth and adults with substance use and co-occurring behavioral health disorders; and a September 2022–November 2026 SAMHSA project grant to expand residential treatment services for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders. The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded three grants, including a Circuit Court Behavioral Health Docket enhancement project (October 2022–September 2026) serving adults with non-violent offenses and mental health or co-occurring disorders.

Grant sub-award activity shows Richmond Behavioral Health Authority receiving pass-through funding from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Virginia Department of Social Services for opioid crisis response, substance use disorder program expansion, housing-focused case management, and residential support for homeless families. The organization's portfolio spans treatment, prevention, recovery support, and justice-system diversion, with service delivery concentrated in Richmond and subordinate supportive housing and case management partnerships across HomeAgain, the Salvation Army, Housing Families First, and the YWCA Emergency Housing Program.

The organization has received $73.2 million in combined obligated dollars across 39 awards dating to 2006, with recent activity relatively flat (five awards in 2022, declining to two in 2025, rising to five in 2026). Four awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure on existing HUD and SAMHSA vehicles during that window.