42 U.S.C. § 290ee–2 — Building communities of recovery

(a) Definition A "recovery community organization" is an independent nonprofit that: (1) mobilizes resources within and outside the recovery community, possibly through a peer support network, to increase the amount and quality of long-term recovery from substance use disorders; and (2) is wholly or mainly governed by people in recovery who reflect the community it serves. (b) Grants authorized The Secretary awards grants to recovery community organizations to develop, expand, and enhance recovery services. (c) Federal share The federal share of a funded program's costs may not exceed 85 percent. (d) Use of funds Grant money must be used to develop, expand, and enhance community and statewide recovery support services. It may also be used to: (A) build connections between recovery networks — including recovery community organizations and peer support networks — and other recovery support services, such as behavioral health providers, primary care providers and physicians, educational and vocational schools, employers, housing services, and child welfare agencies, and other services that facilitate recovery, including non-clinical community services; (B) reduce stigma associated with substance use disorders; and (C) conduct outreach on substance use disorders and recovery, including identifying the signs of substance use disorder, resources for individuals and families affected by it, resources to help support people in recovery, and related medical outcomes — including infection risk from illicit drug use and neonatal abstinence syndrome from opioid exposure during pregnancy. (e) Special consideration The Secretary must give special consideration to the unique needs of rural areas, including areas with an above-average age-adjusted drug overdose death rate and areas with a shortage of prevention and treatment services. (f) Authorization of appropriations Congress authorized $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.