New Funding Programs from the Past 30 Days

New Funding Programs from the Past 30 Days

Find new funding that may be used to address substance use disorders (SUDs) and related issues in rural communities.

Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems Initiative (INSPIRE)

Supports projects to address the crisis of substance and opioid use in Appalachian counties through programs that help people in recovery obtain and maintain employment. Promotes the development of recovery ecosystems that support individuals as they transition from substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs into recovery and seek to enter or re-enter the workforce. Brings together multiple sectors, including recovery communities, peer support, healthcare, human services, law enforcement, and others, to deliver job training, skill development, and comprehensive support services that enable individuals to find stable employment and sustain their recovery from SUD.

Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 14, 2025
Application Deadline: Mar 10, 2025
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS)

Grants funds to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Implements research, education, and extension initiatives that prepare K-12 students, which includes students in 2-year post-secondary programs, to enter STEM fields in higher education institutions. Aims to develop a qualified workforce in the areas of food and agriculture to improve economic opportunity in rural communities.

Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2025
Sponsor: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Circles of Care for American Indian/Alaska Natives

Offers grant funds and resources to assist in the planning and development of family-driven, community-based, and culturally and linguistically competent systems of care for American Indian and Alaska Native youth with or at risk for mental health issues. Promotes collaboration among different stakeholders in tribal communities to design a system of mental health services and supports that address issues related to mental health challenges, substance use, and suicide among tribal children and help them thrive at home, in school, and other areas of their lives.

Application Deadline: Mar 17, 2025
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Statewide Family Network (SFN)

Offers funds and resources to enhance the capacity of statewide mental health family-controlled organizations that support, train, and mentor family members/primary caregivers who are raising children, youth, and young adults with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and/or co-occurring disorders (COD). Assists primary caregivers to build skills to participate in policy and planning within child-serving systems and effectively advocate for their child's and family's needs through training, mentorship, and other supports.

Application Deadline: Mar 17, 2025
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals

Provides funding to increase the number of internships, field placements, and other experiential training opportunities for individuals working to become mental health workers, peer support specialists, and other behavioral health paraprofessionals. Promotes collaboration with community-based health partners to meet workforce demand in high need and high demand areas and expand access to quality behavioral health services, including services for the treatment of substance use disorder (SUD). Promotes interdisciplinary collaboration through team-based care and emphasizes training oriented toward the behavioral health needs of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth.

Application Deadline: Mar 18, 2025
Sponsor: Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW)
Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program

Provides funds to help and support law enforcement, correctional officers, probation and parole, and sheriff's departments partnering with mental health, substance use, and community service professionals and agencies to promote public safety and ensure appropriate responses are provided to individuals in crisis with behavioral health, conditions, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, and/or traumatic brain injuries. Funds activities focused on planning, developing, enhancing, and evaluating a Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) program.

Application Deadline: Mar 18, 2025
Sponsor: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success for Communities and Tribes (SPF-PFS-Communities/Tribes)

Aims to reduce the development and progression of substance use disorder (SUD) by improving local capacity to deliver community-based SUD prevention and mental health services. Promotes building strategic partnerships among key stakeholders to expand prevention infrastructure and implement strategies to identify and address the primary prevention concerns in the community, including the use of opioids, methamphetamine, and other substances. Provides evidence-based services to prevent SUD and support the mental health and well-being of youth and adults, especially those from underserved communities.

Application Deadline: Mar 18, 2025
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success for States (SPF-PFS-States)

Provides funding to enhance states' ability to develop, implement, and promote substance use prevention services that strengthen protective factors, reduce risk factors, build resilience, and promote well-being. Supports states in building the capacity of local providers to identify prevention priorities in their communities, including underage drinking, cannabis use, tobacco, vaping, opioid, methamphetamine, and other substances. Supports the implementation of evidence-based strategies, evidence-informed, and community defined evidence-based prevention strategies and programs to address their prevention needs. Includes a focus on delivering prevention services to underserved communities.

Application Deadline: Mar 18, 2025
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program

Offers funds to states, local governments, and federally recognized Indian tribes to support cross-system collaboration initiatives between law enforcement and behavioral health providers to improve public safety responses to and outcomes for individuals behavioral health with conditions, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and/or traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) who interact with the criminal justice system.

Application Deadline: Apr 3, 2025
Sponsor: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Northern Border Rural Workforce (RCORP-Northern Border)

Offers grant funding to enhance behavioral health workforce capacity within the Northern Border Regional Commission's service area. Utilizes a network-based approach to provide training and job placement for behavioral health professionals in rural communities.

Application Deadline: Apr 11, 2025
Sponsor: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Pathways (RCORP-Pathways)

Offers grant funds to create new youth-focused, peer-driven behavioral healthcare support programs and provide career pathway opportunities in rural communities. Seeks to establish local networks to develop and implement behavioral health programming for rural youth.

Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2025
Sponsor: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)