The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Funding Year (FY) 2023 Grant for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) has been released with applications due March 21, 2023.

The purpose of the program is to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and evidence-based treatment and services for individuals, including youths and families with substance use disorders (SUDs) or co-occurring mental health conditions and SUDs (CODs), who are experiencing homelessness.

Eligible applicants are community-based public and private non-profit entities.

For more information, please visit the SAMHSA GBHI page.

New Guidebook Available

SAMHSA released the Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People at Risk for or Experiencing Homelessness guidebook.

The guidebook highlights strategies for behavioral health and housing providers to conduct outreach and engage with individuals experiencing homelessness, initiate use of behavioral health treatment as they wait to receive stable housing and retain them in their recovery efforts once housed.

The SAMHSA Mental Health Technology Center (MHTTC) Network will host a publication webinar on February 2, 2023, at 2:00 PM EST highlighting findings from the guidebook.

HOPWA Mailing List Subscription

HOPWA uses two different listservs to communicate competition and program updates:

• Subscribe to the HUD.gov listserv for information developed by HUD/Office of HIV/AIDS Housing.
• Subscribe to the HUD Exchange listserv for information and guidance produced by HUD technical assistance providers regarding the HOPWA program.

HOPWA grantees and interested stakeholders should consider subscribing both to the HUD.gov mailing list and HUD Exchange mailing list.