Opportunity Information: Apply for SM 26 017
The Consumer and Consumer Support Technical Assistance Center opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SM 26 017) is a discretionary grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to create and run a single national Technical Assistance Center (TAC) focused on priority mental health needs that matter at both regional and national levels. The core idea is to build a centralized hub that helps organizations strengthen what they do for people with serious mental illness (SMI), particularly by expanding the reach and effectiveness of peer-led and consumer-driven approaches across multiple service systems.
The funded TAC is expected to provide structured, practical technical assistance that helps organizations improve their operations and programs. That technical assistance can take many forms, including developing and delivering courses, seminars, workshops, and cohort-based learning supports. The emphasis is on building real-world skills, spreading best practices, and increasing organizational capacity, meaning the TAC should help participating groups not only learn new methods but also put them into practice in ways that improve sustainability and day-to-day performance.
A major focus of the program is strengthening mental health peer-run organizations (PROs). These organizations are described as playing a critical role in supporting adults with lived experience of SMI, so the TACs work should include helping PROs become more resilient and effective over time. This includes improving organizational readiness (for example, governance, infrastructure, staffing models, and program design) and long-term sustainability (such as planning, partnerships, and operational stability), with the goal of ensuring that peer-run supports remain available and high-quality.
Another central priority is advancing peer workforce pathways and encouraging innovative ways to use peer workers across a wide range of settings. The grant highlights the integration of peers not only in traditional behavioral health environments, but also in physical health care settings, homelessness services, and community and justice-related settings. In practice, that means the TAC should help systems understand how to recruit, train, supervise, and retain peer staff; how to define peer roles clearly; and how to support peers so they can be effective without being pushed into non-peer clinical roles or isolated within organizations that do not understand the peer model.
The opportunity also stresses the importance of integrating the peer workforce across all systems that serve individuals with SMI, including preparing non-behavioral health providers to work with and incorporate peer supports. This is an explicit push toward broader system readiness, so the TAC is expected to help organizations outside the behavioral health field learn what peer support is, how it fits into workflows, and how to implement it responsibly. Alongside this, the program encourages reaching new populations by partnering with nontraditional collaborators, specifically naming faith-based and community-based organizations as examples of partners that can connect with communities that might not otherwise be reached through typical health or behavioral health channels.
Eligibility is limited by statute to domestic public and private nonprofit entities, which means applicants must be US-based and nonprofit, whether public or private. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.532 and will make one award, with an expected award ceiling of $1,782,291. The posting date is July 7, 2026, and the original application deadline is July 31, 2026. Overall, this funding supports one national center that can design, coordinate, and evaluate technical assistance efforts that expand and strengthen peer-run and peer-integrated mental health supports nationwide, with particular attention to adults living with SMI and to cross-system implementation.Apply for SM 26 017
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Consumer and Consumer Support Technical Assistance Center" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.532.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2026-07-07.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-07-31. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,782,291.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Consumer and Consumer Support Technical Assistance Center grant?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to create and operate a single national Technical Assistance Center (TAC). The TAC is intended to serve as a centralized hub that helps strengthen services and supports for adults living with serious mental illness (SMI), with a strong focus on peer-led and consumer-driven approaches.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SM 26 017.
How many awards will SAMHSA make under this opportunity?
The opportunity is expected to make one award to support one national Technical Assistance Center.
What is the maximum funding amount available (award ceiling)?
The expected award ceiling is $1,782,291.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.532.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posting date is July 7, 2026.
What is the application deadline?
The original application deadline is July 31, 2026.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited by statute to domestic public and private nonprofit entities. This means applicants must be U.S.-based and must be nonprofit (either public or private).
What is the overall purpose of the funded Technical Assistance Center (TAC)?
The TAC is expected to design, coordinate, and evaluate structured, practical technical assistance that expands and strengthens peer-run and peer-integrated mental health supports nationwide. The work is intended to address priority mental health needs that matter at both regional and national levels, particularly for adults with SMI.
What kinds of technical assistance activities are expected?
The TAC is expected to provide practical, skill-building support that helps organizations improve operations and programs. Examples named in the opportunity include developing and delivering courses, seminars, workshops, and cohort-based learning supports.
What does the grant mean by a “centralized hub”?
The funded TAC is intended to function as a single national center that consolidates expertise, coordinates learning, and supports implementation so organizations can strengthen peer-led and consumer-driven approaches across multiple service systems.
Who is the primary population this program is designed to support?
The focus is on adults with lived experience of serious mental illness (SMI), with an emphasis on strengthening peer-led and consumer-driven supports that serve them.
What are “peer-led” and “consumer-driven” approaches in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the opportunity description, these approaches center the leadership and participation of people with lived experience of SMI. The TAC is expected to help expand the reach and effectiveness of these approaches across multiple systems, supporting organizations in applying peer support models in real-world settings.
What is a major focus area of the TAC’s work?
A major focus is strengthening mental health peer-run organizations (PROs), described as playing a critical role in supporting adults with lived experience of SMI.
What kinds of support should the TAC provide to peer-run organizations (PROs)?
The TAC’s work should include helping PROs improve organizational readiness and long-term sustainability so peer-run supports remain available and high-quality over time.
What does “organizational readiness” include for PROs?
The opportunity gives examples of readiness topics such as governance, infrastructure, staffing models, and program design.
What does “long-term sustainability” include for PROs?
The opportunity provides examples such as planning, partnerships, and operational stability, with the intent of improving resilience and effectiveness over time.
What is meant by “peer workforce pathways” in this opportunity?
The grant prioritizes advancing pathways into peer workforce roles and supporting innovative ways to use peer workers. This includes helping systems recruit, train, supervise, and retain peer staff, and supporting clarity and consistency in peer roles.
In what settings does the opportunity encourage the use of peer workers?
The opportunity emphasizes integrating peers not only in traditional behavioral health environments, but also in physical health care settings, homelessness services, and community and justice-related settings.
How should the TAC help organizations effectively integrate peer workers?
The TAC is expected to help organizations understand practical implementation issues such as recruiting, training, supervision, retention, and clearly defining peer roles so peers can be effective in their roles.
Does the opportunity address how peers should be supported within organizations?
Yes. The description highlights the need to support peers so they can be effective without being pushed into non-peer clinical roles or isolated within organizations that do not understand the peer model.
Is cross-system integration of peer supports a requirement or emphasis?
Yes. A central priority is integrating the peer workforce across all systems that serve individuals with SMI, including systems outside behavioral health.
What role do non-behavioral health providers play in this initiative?
The opportunity explicitly calls for preparing non-behavioral health providers to work with and incorporate peer supports. This reflects a push toward broader system readiness beyond traditional behavioral health settings.
What does “system readiness” mean in this context?
Based on the description, system readiness involves helping organizations (including those outside behavioral health) understand what peer support is, how it fits into workflows, and how to implement it responsibly.
Does the opportunity encourage partnerships with organizations outside traditional health systems?
Yes. It encourages reaching new populations by partnering with nontraditional collaborators, specifically naming faith-based and community-based organizations as examples.
Why are faith-based and community-based organizations mentioned?
They are presented as examples of partners that can connect with communities that might not otherwise be reached through typical health or behavioral health channels.
Is the TAC expected to focus only on local needs?
No. The TAC is intended to address priority mental health needs at both regional and national levels.
What is the expected outcome or impact of the technical assistance?
The opportunity emphasizes improving organizational capacity in ways that lead to real implementation. The goal is for participating groups to learn best practices and put them into practice to improve sustainability and day-to-day performance, ultimately strengthening peer-run and peer-integrated supports for adults with SMI.
Does this funding support multiple centers or a single national center?
It supports a single national Technical Assistance Center, and only one award is expected.
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