The bill would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish, operate, or expand one-stop crisis facilities. These centers would provide behavioral health and substance use services at one location, along with housing services and connections to other community support. Eligible grant applicants include cities, local governments, counties, states, federally recognized tribes, and territories.
Grant funds could pay for facilities, equipment, staff, services, outreach, and coordination with community and public agencies. Applicants would need plans for community input, access for people facing language or disability barriers, and services for adults experiencing homelessness and youth in crisis. The bill also bars discrimination in programs funded under it.
If an eligible local or tribal government receives a grant, it could use the funding to establish or expand crisis services, including behavioral health care, substance use treatment, housing assistance, counseling, and case management. The bill does not guarantee that a center will be available in every community or that any individual will receive a grant-funded service.
The bill would authorize $11.5 billion for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030. Each year's authorized amount would be reserved as follows: $3 billion for metropolitan cities, $1 billion for nonentitlement local governments, $3 billion for counties, $2 billion for states, $2 billion for tribes, and $500 million for territories. Authorization does not itself provide the funds.
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