Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Grants (Short Title: SBIRT)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2016 Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) grants. The purpose of this program is to implement screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment services for adults in primary care and community health settings for substance misuse and substance use disorders (SUD). This program is designed to expand/enhance the state and tribal continuum of care for SUD services and reduce alcohol and other drug (AOD) consumption, reduce its negative health impact, increase abstinence, reduce costly health care utilization and promote sustainability, and the integration of behavioral health and primary care services through the use of health information technology (HIT). It also seeks to identify and sustain systems and policy changes to increase access to treatment in generalist and specialist settings and increase the number of individuals accessing services through technological means.