Consumer and Consumer Support Technical Assistance Center

About this funding opportunity

The purpose of this program is to establish and operate a national TAC dedicated to addressing priority mental health needs of regional and national significance. These activities can include:

Developing, delivering, coordinating, and evaluating technical assistance to organizations that are dedicated to addressing mental health needs through courses, seminars, workshops, and cohort support to build skills and best practices to expand operational and program capacity.

Strengthening the organizational readiness and sustainability of mental health PROs,

Supporting peer workforce pathways and the innovative utilization of the peer workforce across service systems, including behavioral health care settings, physical health care settings, homelessness services, and community and justice-related settings,

Integrating the peer workforce across all systems that serve individuals with SMI, including strengthening the readiness of non-behavioral health care providers to integrate peers. PROs play a critical role in supporting adults with lived experience of SMI, and

Efforts to work with new types of partners that can reach new populations, including via faith-based and community-based organizations.

Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health, Education and Training, Social Innovation and Community Development.

Funding amount

This grant provides Up to $1.8M in funding, up to $1.8M per award.

Deadline

Applications are due Jul 31, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Other
• NGOs

Eligibility

Eligibility is statutorily limited to domestic public and private non-profit entities.

Agency

Consumer and Consumer Support Technical Assistance Center is administered by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis (SAMHSA), listed via Grants.gov.