We are no longer accepting applications at this time. The Peer Recovery Center of Excellence in its current form will be ending at the close of our grant year, August 30, 2024. This includes the work we do through our main grant and all supplements, including providing technical assistance.
SAMHSA supports many training and technical assistance centers. Please visit the Practitioner Training portion of SAMHSA’s website to identify the best center to assist you after August 30th. SAMHSA does intend to fund the new Center for Addiction Recovery Support (CARS), which will build on and continue the work of the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence. CARS is set to begin around October 1, 2024.
We are extremely grateful for your support and involvement over the last four years. Because of you, we have been able to enhance the field of peer recovery support services and serve you, the peer workforce, as you help people with substance use challenges achieve and maintain long-term recovery.
If you have specific questions about this change, please contact our informational email (although please be advised that we will no longer be able to respond to emails sent to this address after August 30th), or you may contact David Awadalla, MSW, BSHP, Public Health Analyst & Project Officer, Office of Recovery, SAMHSA.
One of the primary purposes of the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence is to respond to training & TA requests regarding topics surrounding peer recovery support. Our focus areas are:
Most requests fall into those five areas, but we can accept requests outside of that if they pertain to peer support.
In order to respond to these requests, we maintain a pool of experts we can call on to assist in training. Consultations will be utilized based on needs and area, or expertise as they arise.
Please contact Shannon Roberts at slroberts@umkc.edu with additional questions.
After submitting the application, a member of the CoE may contact you to follow up or request additional information if needed. Otherwise, you will be notified of your status within one month. If you are accepted as a consultant, you will be sent onboarding information (more about the PR CoE, instructions on how to invoice, etc). Your information will be kept on file and should a training request arise that fits your area of expertise, you will be contacted by one of our team members, who will introduce you to the project and the requester. From there, you and our team member will design a scope and plan to carry out the project.
Funding for this initiative was made possible by grant no. 1H79TI083022 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
