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Current Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) funding opportunities and grants

Conference scholarship application 

In an effort to support workforce development, DBHR has identified funding to provide financial support for prevention partners to attend specified conferences on a range of prevention-related topics. These applications are open to all interested individuals. 

Requests will be reviewed with your prevention manager (if applicable) for alignment with other trainings and activities in your approved budgets.

Please note, scholarships cover the cost of conference registration only. Scholarship applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and are subject to available funds.

To apply, please submit a completed scholarship application to Harrison Fontaine via email. 

Prior funding opportunities from the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery

Curious as to what types of funding opportunities have been available in the past?  Visit this page for more information.

Other funding opportunities

This list contains current funding opportunities related to substance abuse prevention or mental health promotion that are not from HCA.

Overdose data in action community-based organization (CBO) awards 

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has been awarded the Overdose Data to Action in States Cooperative Agreement through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Five to seven eligible community-based organizations will receive funding to implement the following prevention strategies:
  • Clinician/health system engagement
  • Public safety partnerships/interventions
  • Harm reduction
  • Community based linkages to care 
The estimated funding amount per grantee for the first two years is $64,943 to $90,920 per year, excluding a one-time enhancement opportunity (up to an additional $50,000 per grantee selected) in the first year. The estimated funding amount per grantee for the last two years of funding is $45,895 to $64,253 per year.
 
Applications are due October 15, 2024. The anticipated budget period for the grant is November 20, 2024, through August 31, 2025, with the possibility of annual renewal for up to 3 years. Visit DOH’s injury and violence prevention website and scroll to the bottom of the webpage for more information and application materials.
 
Please email Anjali Shankar with any questions.