Lighthouse Recovery Community Center Inc.

Lighthouse Recovery Community Center Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, is a federal grant recipient delivering peer-led recovery support services for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders in rural Wisconsin. The organization has received four federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment since June 2023, with combined dollars obligated of $2.6 million, and operates as both a prime grant recipient (50% of awards) and a sub-recipient of state pass-through grants (50%).

Lighthouse's current active capacity centers on peer recovery coaching, recovery housing support, workforce development, employment services, family services, and recovery community infrastructure building. The organization is a prime recipient of a $350,000 three-year project grant awarded September 30, 2026, under CFDA 93.490 (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance), funding the Lighthouse Recovery Ecosystem Expansion Project through September 29, 2029. The project will serve 375 unduplicated adults aged 18 and older with substance use disorders or co-occurring mental health disorders in Manitowoc County, a HRSA-designated rural area, with priority extended to parents involved with child welfare, individuals receiving medications for opioid use disorder, and people requiring recovery stabilization. A prior $350,000 three-year grant from SAMHSA awarded June 30, 2023 (completed June 29, 2026) served 300 unduplicated adults across Manitowoc and Sheboygan Counties, focusing on increasing recovery capital and peer professional retention through peer resource coaching, professional development for certified peer supporters, and cross-sector community partnerships.

Lighthouse has also received two sub-awards through the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, including ARPA funding under CFDA 93.959 (Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant) awarded August 28, 2024, and an additional subaward dated April 29, 2025. All federal funding work is concentrated with SAMHSA and flows through either direct awards or state pass-through mechanisms. Place of performance is Manitowoc, Wisconsin.