Grant opportunity

Assisted Outpatient Treatment

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.

Pre-announcementGrantSocial Sciences, Policy and GovernanceUnited StatesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdminisGrants.gov
Funder
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis
Forecast notice: deadline to be announced
Forecast notice: deadline to be announced
Award
USD 5,300,000
Applicant
County governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); City or township governments
Discipline
Social Sciences, Policy and Governance
Region
United States
Posted
Sep 7, 2026

Call summary

Overview

Assisted Outpatient Treatment is official opportunity SM-27-002, published by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis during the 31 August-7 September 2026 hunt window.

Who can apply

Eligible applicant types listed by the agency: County governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); City or township governments. Applicants must also satisfy every programme-specific condition in the official notice.

What it supports

  • 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.
  • Opportunity number: SM-27-002

Funding and duration

  • Estimated programme funding: USD 5,300,000
  • Expected number of awards: 9

Forecast notice: deadline to be announced

Forecast notice: deadline to be announced

How to apply

Open the official Grants.gov record, review the full notice and attachments, and use the application package or agency route stated there.

Call details

Source-based overview

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. The official record contains the controlling eligibility, budget, attachment and submission requirements for opportunity SM-27-002.

Eligibility

Eligible applicant types listed by the agency: County governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); City or township governments. Applicants must also satisfy every programme-specific condition in the official notice.

Funding and benefits

Estimated programme funding: USD 5,300,000

Expected number of awards: 9

Themes and supported activities

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.

Opportunity number: SM-27-002

Deadline and timeline

Forecast notice: deadline to be announced: Forecast notice: deadline to be announced.

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

Open the official Grants.gov record, review the full notice and attachments, and use the application package or agency route stated there.

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.