SAMHSA Awards Almost $81.5 Million in Grants to Help Homeless Individuals and Families

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Date: 9/24/2009
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Telephone: 240-276-2130

SAMHSA Awards Almost $81.5 Million in Grants to Help Homeless Individuals and Families

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced today that it is awarding grants totaling almost $81.5 million over five years to local organizations throughout the country working to end chronic homelessness in their communities.

“Homeless people, like anyone else, need clear, reasonable and manageable alternatives if they’re going to turn their lives around,” said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “These grants not only provide a secure place to live but the skills they will need, over the long term, to live independently.”

This program has a targeted focus to serve chronically homeless individuals and families by enhancing existing permanent supportive housing programs and other resources. The programs will provide intensive individualized support services designed to reduce psychiatric symptoms and empower people to regain stability.

“Homelessness is often rooted in underlying mental health conditions and other factors that may require a multifaceted approach,” said SAMHSA Acting Administrator Eric Broderick, DDS, M.P.H. “This funding provides the additional help needed to help many otherwise chronically homeless individuals and families retain permanent housing and build more stable lives.”

Under the grant program 43 recipients will be awarded up to $400,000 per year for up to 5 years. Continuation of these awards is subject to both availability of funds and progress achieved by the awardees. This grant program will be administered by SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services.

The following is a list of the grant awardees:

Grantee	1st Year Award
ALSO-Cornerstone, Inc	$400,000
Arizona Behavioral Health Corp.	$400,000
Bexar County Board of Trustees	$400,000
Boston Public Health Commission	$400,000
Bridgeway Center, Inc.	$282,431
Caringworks, Inc.	$357,730
Catholic Social Services/Diocese/Scranton	$400,000
Center For Human Development, Inc.	$400,000
Colorado Coalition For The Homeless	$400,000
Colorado Dept. of Human Services	$249,201
Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc.	$400,000
Douglas County Community Services Board	$378,789
Families First, Inc.	$400,000
Families Under Urban and Social Attack	$309,447
Foundation Communities, Inc.	$400,000
Grand Avenue Economic Community Dev. Corp.	$400,000
Homeless Emergency Project, Inc.	$400,000
Harbor Homes Inc.	$400,000
Housing First, Inc.	$399,665
Liberty Community Services, Inc.	$400,000
Life Link	$399,851
Luke-Dorf, Inc.	$400,000
Mental Health Association in Tulsa, Inc.	$400,000
Mental Health Mental Retardation Tarrant Co.	$400,000
Mental Health Services For Homeless Persons	$400,000
Mercy Housing Colorado	$400,000
Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority	$366,577
Neighborhood Service Organization	$400,000
Pathways To Housing, Inc./Introducing Housing First	$399,350
Pathways To Housing, Inc./ IMR	$399,942
Pittsburgh Mercy Health System	$400,000
Project H.O.M.E.	$400,000
PSCH, Inc.	$399,983
Service of Emergency Aid Resource Center	$399,812
ServiceNet, Inc.	$399,757
Services for the Underserved Inc.	$400,000
Skid Row Housing Trust	$397,000
Southwest Counseling Solutions	$400,000
Steppingstone Inc.	$300,115
Unity of Greater New Orleans	$400,000
Virginia Supportive Housing	$399,999
Volunteers of America Western New York	$126,720
YWCA of Greater Harrisburg	$305,587

For more information about SAMHSA grant programs go to http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health services delivery system.

Page Last Updated: 9/24/2009