Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Program

For programmatic or technical questions:
Andrea Harris
240.276.2441
Andrea.Harris@samhsa.hhs.gov

For fiscal and budget questions:
240.276.1940
FOACSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Tiffany Gray
240.276.0541
Tiffany.Gray@samhsa.hhs.gov

This program (short title SBIRT) provides grants to implement screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment services for adolescents and adults in primary care and community health settings with a focus on screening for underage drinking, opioid use, and other substance use.

Among other things, this program is intended to expand and enhance the continuum of care for substance use disorder (SUD) services and reduce alcohol and other drug (AOD) consumption, reduce high-cost service utilization, and promote sustainability and the integration of behavioral health and primary care services through policy changes that promote access to generalist and specialist care.

Specific expectations and required activities are listed in the application instructions.

Eligible applicants include states and territories, political subdivisions of states, tribes, tribal organizations, health facilities, programs operated by or in contract with the Indian Health Service, and other public or private nonprofit entities.

Facilities include, but are not limited to:

• Health centers
• Hospital systems
• Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
• Preferred-provider organizations (PPOs)
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
• Behavioral health centers
• Pediatric healthcare providers
• Children's hospitals
• Schools

Estimated award amount: Up to $995,000 per year
Project period: Up to 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 10
Estimated total program funding: $9,950,000

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