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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement to Benefit Homeless Individuals States (Short Title CABHI States)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicesProjects of Regional and National Significance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 24, 2014 and posted on Feb 24, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 14, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $21,054,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants are the State Mental Health Authorities (SMHAs) or the Single State Agencies (SSAs) for Substance Abuse in partnership. In order to demonstrate a collaborative effort between the state behavioral health entities, applicants must provide a letter of commitment from the partnering entity in Attachment 4 of the application. If the SMHA and the SSA are one entity, a letter of commitment is not required. The purpose of this jointly funded program is to enhance or develop the infrastructure of states and their treatment service systems to increase capacity to provide accessible, effective, comprehensive, coordinated/integrated, and evidence based treatment services permanent housing peer supports and other critical services for the following veterans who experience homelessness or chronic homelessness, and other individuals (non veterans) who experience chronic homelessness. As such, SAMHSA believes that limiting eligibility to states is the most efficient and effective way to facilitate a system approach (i.e. strengthen or develop infrastructure). In addition, states are in a unique position to efficiently and effectively impact the goals of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Strategic Plan. In 2010, the USICH approved Opening Doors, a Federal Strategic Plan to prevent and end homelessness. One of the goals of this strategic plan is to achieve the goal of ending homelessness for veterans and chronic homelessness in general by 2015. SAMHSA is committed in the effort to achieve this and other goals in the Federal Strategic Plan. This program prioritizes veterans who experience homelessness or chronic homelessness and other individuals (non veterans) who experience chronic homelessness with serious mental illness, substance use disorders or co occurring substance use and mental disorders. States that received an FY 2013 CABHI States grant are not eligible to apply because they are already receiving funding for this program. The statutory authority for this program prohibits grants to for profit agencies.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2014 Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals for States (CABHI States) is a SAMHSA-funded cooperative agreement designed to help states strengthen or build the systems they need to better serve people experiencing homelessness, with a clear priority on veterans who are homeless or chronically homeless and on non-veterans who are chronically homeless. The focus is not just on short-term assistance, but on creating durable state and local capacity to deliver coordinated, evidence-based behavioral health treatment alongside permanent housing and recovery supports. SAMHSA positions the program as part of a broader federal effort tied to the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness plan "Opening Doors," which set an ambitious national target of ending veteran homelessness and chronic homelessness.
At its core, CABHI States targets people with significant behavioral health needs who are also facing homelessness. SAMHSA grant dollars must be used to serve individuals with substance use disorders, serious mental illness (including conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, along with functional impairment criteria), or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. The program is built on the idea that recovery is much more likely when people can access stable permanent housing paired with integrated treatment and recovery-oriented supports, including peer support services. The grant emphasizes permanent housing as community-based housing with no arbitrary time limit, and it highlights "permanent housing that supports recovery" as housing that is paired with services that help tenants maintain stability and progress in recovery while meeting standard lease requirements.
CABHI States funds are intended to support three main categories of work. First, states are expected to enhance or develop a statewide plan that builds sustained partnerships across behavioral health, public health, and housing systems, producing both short- and long-term strategies to serve the program's population of focus. Second, the grant supports direct service delivery, including behavioral health treatment, housing supports, peer services, and other recovery-oriented services that help people remain housed and engaged in care. Third, the program places strong emphasis on benefits access and financing: grantees are expected to help the state Medicaid eligibility agency streamline Medicaid application processes for the population of focus, and to help service providers become qualified Medicaid providers where applicable. The intent is to increase enrollment in Medicaid and also connect people to other mainstream benefits such as SSI/SSDI, TANF, and SNAP, so services and housing stability can be sustained beyond the grant.
A key rule built into the program is that SAMHSA dollars cannot duplicate services already paid for through other resources. If an individual can receive the same service through another funding stream, such as HUD-VASH for eligible veterans, CABHI States funds are not supposed to replace those resources. Instead, grantees must use SAMHSA funds in a complementary way, aligning with Medicaid, HUD programs, VA programs, and other benefits to fill gaps, improve coordination, and expand overall system capacity rather than paying twice for the same supports.
SAMHSA lays out expected outcomes that reflect both systems change and individual results. The agency expects: (1) an increased number of strategies implemented to address the needs of homeless and chronically homeless veterans and chronically homeless non-veterans who have behavioral health disorders; (2) an increased number of individuals receiving behavioral health and recovery support services while in permanent housing; and (3) an increased number of individuals placed into permanent housing and enrolled in Medicaid and other mainstream benefit programs. Another operational expectation is speed: because this is framed as a services grant, SAMHSA indicates that service delivery should begin as soon as possible after award and no later than the fourth month of the project.
Eligibility is limited to states, specifically the State Mental Health Authority (SMHA) or the Single State Agency (SSA) for Substance Abuse, applying in partnership. To show real collaboration between the state mental health and substance use authorities, the application must include a letter of commitment from the partnering agency (unless the SMHA and SSA are the same entity). States that received an FY 2013 CABHI States grant are not eligible to apply for this FY 2014 opportunity, and the authorizing statute prohibits awards to for-profit agencies. This structure reflects the program's stated rationale that states are best positioned to drive infrastructure improvements, coordinate housing and health systems, and advance national goals around ending chronic and veteran homelessness.
The funding opportunity (SM-14-010) was posted February 24, 2014, with an application deadline of April 14, 2014, and an archive date of May 14, 2014. SAMHSA anticipated making about 18 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $21,054,000 and an award ceiling of $1,200,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The program falls under CFDA 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Projects of Regional and National Significance) and is authorized under Sections 509 and 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
The announcement also clarifies key definitions used to determine who qualifies and what kinds of housing and services count. "Homeless" follows the HEARTH Act regulatory definition, with additional inclusion for certain "doubled up" situations where someone is temporarily staying with others and is at imminent risk of losing that arrangement. "Chronic homelessness" follows the McKinney-Vento/HEARTH framework, generally requiring extended or repeated homelessness plus the presence of a qualifying disability or condition (including serious mental illness, substance use disorder, PTSD, developmental disability, cognitive impairment from brain injury, or chronic physical illness/disability), and it can include people who briefly enter institutions for fewer than 90 days if they met the chronic homelessness criteria prior to entry. These definitions matter because the program is explicitly designed for people with high needs who are most likely to cycle through shelters, streets, hospitals, treatment facilities, and jails without stable housing and integrated care.
Overall, CABHI States is a state-level capacity-building and service-delivery program aimed at connecting permanent housing with coordinated behavioral health treatment and recovery supports, while also fixing the practical financing and enrollment barriers (especially Medicaid and benefits access) that often prevent sustained care. The goal is not only to house people, but to keep them housed and supported through integrated systems that can continue functioning after the grant period ends.
FAQs: FY 2014 Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals for States (CABHI States)
What is the FY 2014 CABHI States program?
CABHI States is a SAMHSA-funded cooperative agreement that helps states strengthen or build the systems needed to better serve people experiencing homelessness who also have significant behavioral health needs. It focuses on durable state and local capacity, not just short-term assistance, by connecting coordinated, evidence-based behavioral health treatment with permanent housing and recovery supports.
What population is CABHI States designed to serve?
The program targets people experiencing homelessness who have significant behavioral health needs, specifically individuals with substance use disorders, serious mental illness, or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.
Who is prioritized under CABHI States?
CABHI States places a clear priority on veterans who are homeless or chronically homeless, and on non-veterans who are chronically homeless.
How does CABHI States define "homeless" for this opportunity?
"Homeless" follows the HEARTH Act regulatory definition. The announcement also includes certain "doubled up" situations where a person is temporarily staying with others and is at imminent risk of losing that arrangement.
How does CABHI States define "chronic homelessness"?
Chronic homelessness follows the McKinney-Vento/HEARTH framework, generally requiring extended or repeated homelessness plus a qualifying disability or condition. The qualifying conditions described include serious mental illness, substance use disorder, PTSD, developmental disability, cognitive impairment from brain injury, or chronic physical illness/disability. It can also include people who briefly enter institutions for fewer than 90 days if they met the chronic homelessness criteria prior to entry.
What behavioral health conditions are eligible for services funded by SAMHSA through this grant?
SAMHSA grant dollars must be used to serve individuals with substance use disorders, serious mental illness (including conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, along with functional impairment criteria), or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.
What is meant by "permanent housing" in this program?
Permanent housing is described as community-based housing with no arbitrary time limit. The program emphasizes "permanent housing that supports recovery," meaning housing paired with services that help tenants maintain stability and progress in recovery while meeting standard lease requirements.
What are the main types of activities CABHI States funds are intended to support?
The opportunity describes three main categories: (1) enhancing or developing a statewide plan that builds sustained partnerships across behavioral health, public health, and housing systems; (2) supporting direct service delivery such as behavioral health treatment, housing supports, peer services, and other recovery-oriented supports; and (3) strengthening benefits access and financing, especially by streamlining Medicaid application processes and helping providers become qualified Medicaid providers where applicable.
What is expected in the statewide planning component?
States are expected to enhance or develop a statewide plan that builds sustained partnerships across behavioral health, public health, and housing systems, and that produces both short- and long-term strategies to serve the program's population of focus.
What kinds of direct services are contemplated by the program?
The grant supports direct service delivery, including behavioral health treatment, housing supports, peer services, and other recovery-oriented services designed to help people remain housed and engaged in care.
How important is benefits access and financing in CABHI States?
Benefits access and financing are a major emphasis. Grantees are expected to help the state Medicaid eligibility agency streamline Medicaid application processes for the population of focus and to help service providers become qualified Medicaid providers where applicable. The program also aims to connect people to other mainstream benefits such as SSI/SSDI, TANF, and SNAP so supports can be sustained beyond the grant.
Can CABHI States funds be used to pay for services already covered by other programs?
No. A key program rule is that SAMHSA dollars cannot duplicate services already paid for through other resources. If a person can receive the same service through another funding stream (for example, HUD-VASH for eligible veterans), CABHI States funds should not replace those resources. Instead, the funds are intended to be complementary, filling gaps and improving coordination and system capacity.
How does CABHI States relate to other federal homelessness initiatives?
SAMHSA positions CABHI States as part of a broader federal effort tied to the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness plan "Opening Doors," which set national targets related to ending veteran homelessness and chronic homelessness.
What outcomes does SAMHSA expect from CABHI States?
SAMHSA lists expected outcomes that include: (1) an increased number of strategies implemented to address the needs of homeless and chronically homeless veterans and chronically homeless non-veterans with behavioral health disorders; (2) an increased number of individuals receiving behavioral health and recovery support services while in permanent housing; and (3) an increased number of individuals placed into permanent housing and enrolled in Medicaid and other mainstream benefit programs.
How soon must service delivery begin after award?
SAMHSA indicates that service delivery should begin as soon as possible after award and no later than the fourth month of the project.
Who is eligible to apply for this FY 2014 CABHI States opportunity?
Eligibility is limited to states, specifically the State Mental Health Authority (SMHA) or the Single State Agency (SSA) for Substance Abuse, applying in partnership.
Is a partnership between the SMHA and SSA required?
Yes. To demonstrate collaboration, the application must include a letter of commitment from the partnering agency, unless the SMHA and SSA are the same entity.
Are FY 2013 CABHI States grantees eligible to apply for FY 2014?
No. States that received an FY 2013 CABHI States grant are not eligible to apply for this FY 2014 opportunity.
Can a for-profit agency receive an award under this opportunity?
No. The authorizing statute prohibits awards to for-profit agencies.
What is the funding opportunity number for this announcement?
The funding opportunity is SM-14-010.
When was the opportunity posted and what were the key dates?
The opportunity was posted on February 24, 2014. The application deadline was April 14, 2014, and the archive date was May 14, 2014.
How many awards did SAMHSA anticipate making and what was the total estimated funding?
SAMHSA anticipated making about 18 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $21,054,000.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $1,200,000.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The program falls under CFDA 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Projects of Regional and National Significance).
What is the statutory authority for CABHI States?
The program is authorized under Sections 509 and 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
What is the overarching goal of CABHI States beyond providing housing?
The program is designed not only to place people into permanent housing, but to keep them housed and supported through coordinated behavioral health treatment, recovery-oriented supports (including peer services), and improved access to sustainable financing streams like Medicaid and other mainstream benefits.
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