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ECASU Mini-Grants

FUNDING STATUS: CURRENTLY CLOSED

The ECASU Mini-Grants provide direct funding to community-based organizations to engage their local communities who are impacted by OUD/STUD. This funding opportunity will be administered by Bowling Business Strategies (BBS) on behalf of DSAMH, for an eight-month implementation period from February 1 to September 29, 2026. Up to 10 CBOs are eligible to receive up to $30,000 each. Mini-grants are available in two focus areas. Applicants should select one focus area for their project – review the solicitation for additional information on eligibility and project design:

  • Enhanced OUD/STUD Referral Pathways: Develop protocols, partnerships, and resources to connect their local community members to OUD/STUD resources.
  • Workforce Development to Address OUD/STUD: Build organizational (e.g., staff, board, and volunteers) knowledge and skills to better support their local community members at risk for, or experiencing, OUD/STUD.

Prior mini-grantees are eligible to apply but must clearly identify a new project and/or how the current submission does not duplicate what they were awarded for previously. Funding may not be used for direct treatment services, funding new staff, or duplicating/overlapping initiatives currently funded by other means.

Grant writing-related resources are available on DSAMH’s ATRC Website, which can be accessed here via the Resource Library. Be sure to insert “Grant Writing” in the Keyword Search, which will populate links to 10 modules (PPTs and associating recordings/videos) and a Grant Writing Workbook designed to guide you through each step of developing a proposal.