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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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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