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Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for the Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Grant Program.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (TIEH) Grant Program.
• The SAMHSA TIEH award will expand the capacity of services, including case management, recovery support services, evidence based mental health and substance abuse treatment services, and/or housing navigation to individuals who have, or are currently or are at risk of experiencing homelessness and have serious mental illness, substance abuse disorder, and/or co-occurring disorder.
• The federal grant award is $499,999.00 per year, for up to five years, totaling $2,499,995.00 for the period of 9/30/2024 through 9/29/2029.
• The County will partner with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office - Pinellas Safe Harbor, Boley Centers, and Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services to serve 320 clients over the five-year period.
• There are no match or cost sharing requirements.
• Funding for this grant was not anticipated in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and may require a budget resolution to recognize the unanticipated grant revenue and appropriate the expenditures for this program.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.2 Be a facilitator, convener, and purchaser of services for those in need
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and our Customers
5.1 Maximize partner relationships and public outreach
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
Summary:
Summary
This grant seeks to increase capacity of services, including case management, recovery support services, evidence based mental health and substance abuse treatment services, and/or housing navigation to individuals who have, or are currently or are at-risk of experiencing homelessness, and have serious mental illness, substance abuse disorder (SUD), and/or co-occurring disorder.
The County will partner with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office - Pinellas Safe Harbor, Boley Centers, and Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services to serve 320 clients over the five-year period. These providers offer vast experience engaging with individuals experiencing homelessness, connecting individuals to behavioral health treatment, and assisting clients’ entry to housing including permanent supportive housing.
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Background Information:
The homeless population suffers a variety of ailments and health risks at rates consistently higher, and in some cases dramatically higher, than the housed. The Point in Time study for Pinellas County showed 18.3% of the respondents reported a substance use disorder, and 23.0% reported having a serious mental health issue. Pinellas Safe Harbor serves, on average, 1,385 unique individuals quarterly where 28% self-report having mental illness as a primary need and 14.5% self-report having both alcohol and drug use as a primary need.
Fiscal Impact:
The five-year federal grant award totals $2,499,995.00 with an allocation of $499,999.00 per year. There is no match required. Funding for this grant was not anticipated in the FY25 budget and may require a budget resolution to recognize the unanticipated grant revenue and appropriate the expenditures for this program.
Staff Member Responsible:
Karen Yatchum, Director, Human Services
Partners:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Boley Centers
PEMHS
Attachments:
Notice of Grant Award
Final Submitted Grant Application
Grant Management Form