Offering Behavioral Health Grant Writing Training for Nonprofits in 2026

Hands-On, Real-Time Grant Submissions with 1:1 Expert Coaching

As we move into 2026, behavioral health nonprofits are navigating one of the most uncertain

funding landscapes we’ve seen in years.

Federal funding delays, shifting priorities at SAMHSA and other agencies, and the very real possibility of government shutdowns have created instability for organizations doing critical work in substance use disorder treatment, mental health services, recovery support, harm reduction, housing, reentry, and prevention.

At Recovery Movement Consulting (RMC), we’ve been walking alongside nonprofits through these changes in real time. We’ve seen how fragile grant pipelines can become when organizations are forced to rely too heavily on unpredictable federal funding streams — and how much stronger they become when teams are equipped to diversify, plan ahead, and write with clarity and confidence.

That’s why we’re offering an updated Behavioral Health Grant Writing Training Program for 2026 — designed to be practical, affordable, and deeply supportive during a time when nonprofit futures feel uncertain.

This training is offered from the heart, with the intention of helping organizations build real internal capacity, not just submit one more application and hope for the best.

A Different Kind of Behavioral Health Grant Writing Training

This is not a lecture-based course or a generic grant writing workshop. Over eight weeks, participants actively work on real grant applications for their organization while receiving direct, one-on-one coaching from RMC Founder & CEO Shannon Egan, a nationally recognized behavioral health grant writer with lived experience and a proven funding track record.

Participants don’t just learn how grants work — they submit them.

Program Overview

• Training Duration: 8 weeks (2 months)

• Format: One-on-one consulting with guided, hands-on grant development

• Weekly Time Commitment: 1 hour per week of private, one-on-one coaching• A minimum of 1 additional hour per week of independent work on skill-level–specific assignments

• Total Coaching Time: 8-10 hours of 1:1 expert consulting

• Included Resource: A customized 12-month grant prospect and funder calendar built in Instrumentl, tailored specifically to your nonprofit’s services and geographic service area

• Expected Outcomes:

  • Training on how to write clear, compelling, funder-aligned narratives

  • Submission of 2–4 complete grant applications during the training period, depending on eligibility and opportunity availability

  • Stronger internal systems for long-term grant planning and sustainability

• Investment: $4,444

Why This Training Matters Right Now

Behavioral health funding is uniquely complex — and increasingly unstable.

Federal delays and shutdowns don’t just pause funding. They create downstream impacts that affect state agencies, pass-through grants, payment timelines, staffing, and program continuity. For Recovery Community Organizations and service providers, these disruptions can threaten entire programs.

This training goes beyond learning how to write grants. It teaches organizations how to think strategically about funding, how to time submissions during uncertainty, and how to build diversified pipelines that reduce overreliance on any single funding source.

What Makes This Training Different

Most grant trainings focus on mechanics. This training focuses on fundability, alignment, timing, and sustainability — the elements that actually determine whether behavioral health grants get funded. Participants work on active opportunities, submit applications during the training period, and leave with skills they can immediately apply long after the training ends.

What’s Included in the Training

• One-on-One Behavioral Health Grant Coaching: Participants receive eight private coaching sessions structured as working meetings — not lectures. Each session focuses on reviewing drafts prepared during weekly assignments, providing real-time feedback, and teaching participants how to think through revisions independently. During sessions, participants walk through current drafts, receive direct guidance on alignment and clarity, practice live revisions, and learn how to apply edits strategically rather than mechanically. Sessions also include reviewing past grant denials to identify common weaknesses, misalignment with funder priorities, and opportunities for stronger resubmissions.

• Customized 12-Month Grant Calendar: Each participant receives a personalized grant calendar built in Instrumentl that includes federal, state, local, and private behavioral health funders, eligibility notes, deadlines, funding ranges, and planning considerations. This tool helps organizations move away from crisis-driven grant writing and into proactive planning.

• Real-Time Grant Identification and Submission: Participants identify open grant opportunities, draft narratives, develop budgets and attachments, and submit applications throughout the training. Learning is applied immediately, improving retention and confidence.

• Weekly Homework and Accountability: Participants dedicate at least one hour per week outside of sessions to drafting, data collection, portal work, and document preparation. Work is reviewed in advance so sessions focus on strategy and refinement rather than starting from scratch.

• Behavioral Health Narrative Development: Training includes hands-on support with organizational overviews, program descriptions, timelines, logic models, outcome reporting, and translating lived experience into funder-appropriate language.

• Navigating SAMHSA Impacts and Federal Funding Disruptions: Participants learn how federal shutdowns and delays affect behavioral health funding, how to plan submissions during uncertainty, and how to diversify funding to strengthen long-term stability.

• Grant Portals and Systems Training: Practical guidance is provided on navigating grant portals, managing access, tracking submissions, and avoiding common compliance pitfalls.

• Ethical and Strategic Use of AI in Grant Writing: Participants learn how to use AI responsibly — understanding when it supports drafting and when it undermines proposal quality — so technology strengthens, rather than replaces, strong grant thinking.

Who This Training Is For

This program is designed for behavioral health nonprofits, Recovery Community Organizations, substance use and mental health providers, housing and reentry programs, executive directors, development staff, and emerging grant writers focused on behavioral health.

A Note from Shannon Egan, Founder & CEO

“We created this training because we’ve seen too many strong behavioral health organizations miss funding due to small missteps in language, structure, or alignment. This work is too important to leave to chance. Our goal is to help nonprofits build skills, confidence, and resilience so they can continue serving their communities — even during uncertain times.”

Ready to Build Grant Capacity for 2026?

This Behavioral Health Grant Writing Training is designed for organizations that want practical skills, expert guidance, and measurable outcomes — not theory.

If you’re ready to strengthen your funding strategy, submit competitive grants in real time, and build sustainable internal capacity, we’re here to walk alongside you.

Contact Recovery Movement Consulting to learn more or reserve your training spot for 2026.