Assisted Outpatient Treatment

In plain English

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Dec 15, 2026.

The agency expects to make 9 awards and estimated total program funding is $5,300,000.

Eligible applicant types include local governments, plus others described in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

Browse similar: Local governments

• County governments
• City or township governments
• Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

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.

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

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.

Read the full forecast on Grants.gov →