Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Cooperative agreement to implement court-ordered community-based treatment for adults with serious mental illness, working with civil courts and community partners. Aims to reduce hospitalisation, homelessness and criminal justice contact.
- Indicative award
- up to $750k per year (per year)NOFO SM-26-001 sets two tiers: up to $500,000 per year for programmes serving 50 patients or fewer, and up to $750,000 per year for programmes serving more than 50. Estimated total available funding $10,000,000 across an estimated 11-16 awards. Project period up to 5 years. No minimum is published.
- Timing
- Periodic callsPeriodic calls · AprNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The FY 2026 deadline was April 20, 2026 and has passed. Expected award date August 30, 2026, expected start September 30, 2026. Project period up to 5 years, so recompetition is periodic.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Statutorily limited to counties, cities, mental health systems (including mental health authorities), mental health courts, or other entities with authority under the law of their State to implement, monitor and oversee assisted outpatient programmes.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- assisted outpatient treatment · civil commitment · serious mental illness · court-involved care
- Apply at
- https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/grants/pdf/fy-2026-aot-sm-26-001.pdf
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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