Subject: Applications Being Accepted for New Intensive Technical Assistance Opportunity for Peer- run or Peer-involved Organizations, Recovery Community Organizations, Family-run Organizations, Collegiate Recovery Programs, Recovery High Schools, and Youth- and Young Adult-run Organizations.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) is pleased to announce the 2020 Capacity Building Opportunity, an intensive technical assistance (TA) opportunity for peer-run or peer-involved organizations, recovery community organizations, family-run organizations, collegiate recovery programs, recovery high schools, and youth- and young adult-run organizations.
The 2020 Capacity Building Opportunity contributes to SAMHSA’s mission of reducing the impact of substance misuse and mental illness on American communities. Applicants are encouraged to consider SAMHSA’s activities related to mental illness and substance abuse disorders in the SAMHSA Strategic Plan FY2019–FY2023 and Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health.
The 2020 BRSS TACS Capacity Building Opportunity will offer intensive individualized consultation, training, and peer-to-peer support for up to 25 peer-run, recovery community, family-run, collegiate recovery, recovery high school, or youth and young adult-run organizations in one of the five designated focus areas.
1. Partnering with State Systems to Advance Recovery
2. Developing an Integrated Workforce
3. Building Infrastructure and Organizational Capacity
4. Sustaining Access to Treatment and Recovery in Educational Settings
5. Supporting Reintegration
For more information on eligibility and how to apply, please review the complete overview and application at: 2020 BRSS TACS Capacity Building Opportunity Application
To help assess whether the Capacity Building Opportunity is a good fit for your organization’s needs, the BRSS TACS team is holding an informational webinar on Monday January 13, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST. The webinar will discuss the background of the Capacity Building Opportunity, objectives, benefits, and logistics of participation, as well as answer questions from the audience. Sign up today!
Applications are due by 8 p.m. EST on February 3, 2020.
You may email BRSS TACS at BRSSTACSCapacityBuilding@c4innovates.com with questions pertaining to this opportunity.