Ten16 Helps Win National Grant to Boost Rural Recovery Care

“This grant gives Recovery Centers of Michigan the opportunity to build the systems behind the services that make it possible to get people connected to care more quickly and sustainably.”
— Sam Price, President and CEO, Ten16 Recovery Network

A national investment in community-based responses to the opioid crisis is bringing new energy to rural Michigan, with Ten16 playing a leading role.

On June 24, the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) announced $3.7 million in grants for 25 organizations nationwide. Ten16 Recovery Network was chosen as the Michigan recipient on behalf of Recovery Centers of Michigan (RCM), a group of seven nonprofit organizations that provide substance use disorder treatment and recovery services in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.

Ten16 took the lead by shaping and submitting the successful proposal to FORE for RCM. By acting as the applicant and grant recipient, Ten16 turned the group’s shared plans into a funded project that can improve rural care across much of Michigan. This award demonstrates Ten16’s skill in leading partnerships and the value of collaboration.

Building a Stronger Rural Recovery System
Why Recovery Centers of Michigan matters: Rural providers often must meet urgent needs without the resources available to larger health systems. RCM helps local organizations work together, solve shared problems, and get ready for changes in health care. The main idea is simple: work together when size helps, and stay local when trust is important.

The FORE grant will help RCM take its next step by creating a shared Administrative Services Organization. This project will address practical needs that can make it hard for rural communities to get care, such as shared clinical supervision, universal credentialing, administrative support, and preparing for shared clinical records in the future. The goal is to improve access and coordination, build a stronger workforce, and help agencies run more sustainably.

This effort will not replace local decision-making or create a single large treatment organization. Each RCM member will keep its own identity, leadership, and community ties. The aim is to build shared support behind the services, so independent nonprofits can work together on things that would be hard or expensive to do alone.

RCM members are Addiction Treatment Services, Catholic Human Services, Great Lakes Recovery Centers, Harbor Hall, The Phoenix House, Sunrise Treatment & Recovery Centre, and Ten16 Recovery Network. These organizations have decades of experience, strong community ties, and a shared goal of making treatment and recovery support more accessible in rural areas.

For Ten16, this award is both an achievement and a responsibility. By helping secure and manage this national investment, Ten16 continues its mission to find practical, collaborative ways to expand recovery opportunities at home and throughout the region.