Building Communities of Recovery

For program and eligibility questions:
Jihane Ambroise, MPH
240.276.1600
BCOR@samhsa.hhs.gov

For financial and budget questions:
Office of Financial Resources
240.276.1400
NOFOBudget.CSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grant review process and application status questions:
Jasmine Magruder
240.276.1200
Jasmine.Magruder@samhsa.hhs.gov

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Building Communities of Recovery (Short Title: BCOR) provides grants to support organizations in mobilizing and connecting community resources to increase access to long-term recovery support for people with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.

Required activities include:

1. Provide peer recovery support services (PRSS) designed and delivered by people who have lived experienced with SUD and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders
2. Train, supervise, and support peer recovery staff and peer supervisors
3. Work with community partners to support people at every stage of recovery and improve access to recovery support services (RSS) to help people achieve long-term recovery, financial stability, and successful community reintegration
4. Help individuals in recovery access housing and employment supports to promote stability and reintegration
5. Promote recovery by increasing education and adoption of Recovery-Ready Workplace principles
6. Build partnerships with employers that support Recovery-Ready Workplace principles

Special consideration for funding will be given to eligible applicants serving communities in rural areas located in states with age-adjusted overdose death rates above the national average and that have a shortage of prevention and treatment services. Project activities must be conducted by individuals with lived experience who are recovering from SUD or co-occurring substance use and mental and reflect the needs of the community being served.

Detailed lists of required and allowable activities are provided in the application instructions.

Eligible applicants are recovery community organizations (RCOs), defined as independent, non-profit organizations that mobilize resources to increase the prevalence and quality of long-term recovery from SUD and are led entirely or primarily by people in recovery from SUD and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders who reflect the communities they serve.

Award ceiling: $350,000 per year
Project period: Up to 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 27
Estimated total program funding: $9,300,000

A 15% non-federal cash or in-kind match is required.

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Applicant webinar
(Registration required)
June 23, 2026
2:00 p.m. Eastern