Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · Department of Health and Human Services

Assisted Outpatient Treatment

Opening soon

In short: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis expects to make 9 awards. Open to city or town government or county government.

Deadline: Opens Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size: Not stated: see the official notice
Total available: $5.3M · about 9 awards
Match ?: Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: City or town government, County government, and others named in the official notice
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

Available in Hamilton County (nationwide program)
No match required
Past Tennessee awards on file: 1

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About this grant

The purpose of this program is to facilitate the implementation of Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) for adults with serious mental illness (SMI). Recipients are expected to implement the AOT program, working with civil courts, community partners, and other entities to support community-based treatment for adults with SMI who meet criteria for AOT.

Who can apply, from the official notice

Eligibility is statutorily limited to counties, cities, mental health systems (including mental health authorities), mental health courts, or any other entities with authority under the law of the State in which the applicant is located to implement, monitor and oversee assisted outpatient programs.

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/cb622004-76d6-4f4e-8a64-42ec364c33c0 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/6356ed25-90d8-4698-a6d7-1a5fd30264f6

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

1 award to Tennessee groups in 1 county since 2023 · 0 in Hamilton County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winner	Where	Amount	Fiscal year
Knox County Government	Knoxville, Knox County	$211K spent that year	2024

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

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About the federal program

Assisted Outpatient Treatment
Program number 93.997 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Project grant

How applications are judged

Applications submitted related to merit, peer review criteria scored, and generally funded in score order.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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