Project Information

Bid Title

DMHA Recovery Residence RFP

Issuing Agency

Hancock County

Location

Indiana

Published Date

Oct 29, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 12, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

DMHA Recovery Residence RFP

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Hancock County & DMHA Recovery Residence

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Description of DMHA Dollar-for-Dollar Match Grant:

The Division of Mental Health and Addictions (DMHA) Recovery Residence Capital

Dollar-for-Dollar Match Grant aims to promote innovative, collaborative, community-

driven, cross-sector responses to expand bed capacity at Indiana recovery residences.

Funding from this grant must be used for the purchasing, construction, renovation, or

otherwise sustainable acquisition of a suitable structure for a DMHA-designated Recovery

Residence. This funding opportunity is made possible by the National Opioid Settlement

with major pharmaceutical companies, distributors, and related firms.

DMHA utilizes the National Affiliation of Recovery Residence (NARR) standards for

designation. Awardees will be required to sign a binding agreement to operate the recovery

residence for at least ten (10) years and accept patients who are prescribed FDA-approved

medications for opioid use disorder. Awardees who are unable to maintain this standard

will be required to return all funds back to DMHA. All capital expenditures must be

completed and an open date secured within the grant period.

The maximum funding available in recovery residence capital funding match from

DMHA is $500,000 for the total two-year grant period.

Allowable costs may include the purchase of property, construction of a recovery

residence, expansion of an existing DMHA-designated recovery residence, or renovation of

a building to become an operational DMHA-designated Level II, III, or IV recovery

residence. The capital expenditures towards a recovery residence may not exceed $40,000

per added bed from DMHA Funding. Proposals with funding requests outside of these

program guidelines will not be considered.

Description of Hancock County Funding:

Proposals for DMHA’s Recovery Residence Capital Dollar-for-Dollar Match Grant must be

submitted to Hancock County for review and endorsement prior to submission to DMHA.

Applicants must complete all forms and provide all requested documentation detailed in

this Request for Proposals (RFP) including all supplemental documents in order to be

considered for Hancock County and DMHA funding.

After reviewing the proposals received, Hancock County will provide an endorsement for

the selected applicant. Endorsement includes eligibility for grant funding up to $500,000

from local distributions of the National Opioid Settlement.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

For example:

If the applicant requests $300,000 in local funds from Hancock County, the DMHA

Recovery Residence Capital Dollar-for-Dollar Match Grant funds will match 100% of

local Hancock County funds ($300,000) for a total of $600,000 in capital funds for the

purchase, construction, renovation, or sustainable acquisition of a suitable structure

for a DMHA-designated Recovery Residence in Hancock County, Indiana.

The applicant selected for Hancock County endorsement will be included in the final

DMHA application which will be submitted by Hancock County on behalf of the applicant

no later than January 12, 2026. Notice of award or declination of DMHA funding will be

provided to applicants on March 6, 2026, or immediately after announcement from DHMA.

Timeline:

November 1, 2025

December 1, 2025

December 16, 2025

January 12, 2026

March 6, 2026

July 1, 2026 –

June 30, 2028

Hancock County Request for Proposals Released

Recovery Residence Applicant Proposals Due to Hancock County

Hancock County Endorsement for DMHA Proposal Selected

DHMA Proposal Due

DMHA Notification of Award Determination

Recovery Residence Capital Dollar-for-Dollar Match Grant Period

Proposals to Hancock County for endorsement and participation in the Recovery

Residence Capital Dollar-for-Dollar Match Grant Program must be submitted in-person at

the Hancock County Auditor’s Office, 111 American Legion Pl. #217 Greenfield, IN 46140

no later than December 1st, 2025, at 8:00 A.M. EST. Proposals received after this time

will not be considered.

Eligibility:

Proposals are encouraged from any existing or new Hancock County Recovery Residence

providers, including nonprofit and for-profit organizations.

Eligible applicants should be embedded in and working directly with local Hancock County

communities. The chosen applicant will receive endorsement from Hancock County with a

signed Letter of Commitment to provide local funds from the National Opioid Settlement

upon notice of award from DMHA. Hancock County Endorsement is required for

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eligibility to receive DMHA funding. Local funds from Hancock County are contingent

upon a DMHA award for the proposed project.

DMHA-designated recovery residences must accept patients prescribed any form of FDA-

approved medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). New recovery residences acquired

or constructed as a result of this grant are required to become designated as a Level II, III,

or IV recovery residence by DMHA within 180 days of opening and must be enrolled as a

Recovery Works provider. All existing recovery residences that plan to expand or renovate

an existing residence as a result of this grant must already be DMHA-designated and

enrolled as a Recovery Works provider by the time a proposal is submitted.

RFP Attachments

The following documents are attached to this RFP or available by email request from the

grant administrator, Christine Deutscher at cdeutscher.nda@gmail.com

• Request for Proposals

• Blank Proposal Application and Narrative Form

• Blank Proposal Checklist

• Blank Proposal Feasibility Proforma

• Exhibit E

Allowable and Non-Allowable Costs:

Allowable costs for DMHA Recovery Residence Capital Dollar-for-Dollar Match Grant funds

may include the purchase of property, construction of a recovery residence, expansion of

an existing DMHA-designated recovery residence, or renovation of a building to become an

operational, DMHA-designated Level II, III, or IV recovery residence. The capital

expenditures towards a recovery residence may not exceed $40,000 per added bed.

Non-allowable DMHA costs include staffing, services, furnishings, bedding, landscaping,

appliances, decorations, storage, pavement/driveway/sidewalk/parking, operational costs,

drone/timelapse footage, promotional items, food, etc. Local settlement funds may be

used to cover certain costs for the selected initiative that are not allowable with DMHA

funds, as long as they comply with Exhibit E.

Please note that all awards are reimbursement-based, and any claims submitted will be

reimbursement only. Indirect costs are capped at 3%. Indirect costs include but are not

limited to overhead costs, administrative salaries, supplies, etc.

Evaluation:

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Proposals will be evaluated for endorsement from Hancock County based upon the

following considerations:

• Specialized experience or technical experience of the organization and its personnel

in connection with the scope of services proposed and complexity of the project.

• Past record of performance and proven ability of the applicant to meet the goals of

the project description in a time and cost-effective manner.

• Capacity of the organization to perform the work within time limitations, taking into

consideration the current planned workload of the organization.

• Proposed cost of project.

Proposals will be evaluated by DMHA based on the merits of the proposal, cost efficiency,

and the likelihood of the applicant’s ability to operate a successful DMHA-designated

recovery residence. DMHA encourages applicants to be as creative as possible in their

proposals regarding costs.

Required Proposal Documents and Attachments:

The following items are required by the Proposal deadline for consideration. Proposal

documents must be complete, and the proposal package must attach all supporting

documentation requested on the Proposal Checklist.

• Completed Proposal Application and Narrative Form

• Completed Proposal Checklist

• All applicable documentation requested in the Proposal Checklist

• Completed Proposal Feasibility Proforma

Contact:

For Application and Technical Assistance Questions:

Grant Consultant

Christine Deutscher

(574) 329-0299

cdeutscher.nda@gmail.com

For Local Funding from Hancock County Questions:

County Auditor’s Office

(317) 477-1105

debra.carnes@hancockin.gov

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Proposal Applica on and Narra ve Form

Organiza on Name:

Type of Organiza on:

EIN or Tax ID Number:

Contact Name:

Contact Title:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Website:

DMHA Grant Amount

Requested:

Hancock County Match

Requested

(Cannot Exceed DMHA Amount):

Proposed Site Loca on #1

(Address, City, County):

Proposed Site Loca on #2

(Address, City, County):

Proposed number of new

recovery residence beds:

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