Department Funding and Procurement Opportunities

We will post opportunities on this page as they come available. Check back frequently for new updates. You can find contact information for each opportunity in the announcement document link.

Program	Deadline	Link to Announcement Document	Additional Notes
Creating Homes Initiative 3.0 Building on the 26-year history and success of the Tennessee Creating Homes Initiative (CHI), which has effectively leveraged over $1.4 billion to create more than 37,000 housing opportunities, TDMHSAS is requesting proposals from agencies and organizations throughout the state of Tennessee to develop safe, quality and affordable permanent housing opportunities for Tennesseans experiencing mental illness and/or substance use disorder who re-enter the community from prisons and jails or have been previously incarcerated.	November 5, 2026	Link to Announcement of Funding

Program

Deadline

Link to Announcement Document

Additional Notes

Creating Homes Initiative 3.0

Building on the 26-year history and success of the Tennessee Creating Homes Initiative (CHI), which has effectively leveraged over $1.4 billion to create more than 37,000 housing opportunities, TDMHSAS is requesting proposals from agencies and organizations throughout the state of Tennessee to develop safe, quality and affordable permanent housing opportunities for Tennesseans experiencing mental illness and/or substance use disorder who re-enter the community from prisons and jails or have been previously incarcerated.

November 5, 2026

Link to Announcement of Funding