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to have flexible provisions to account for limitations in employment opportunities in certain communities or the need for extended support among individuals with high levels of problem severity and complexity and low recovery capital. For more impaired individuals, the period of time during which such reimbursement is allowable may need to be extended. The HUD Continuum of Care program represents another potential source of funding for recovery housing, provided regulatory and policy barriers to permanent housing associated with stays in recovery residences, which are typically classified as a form of transitional housing, can be resolved. Finally, the HUD Recovery Housing pilot program, authorized under the SUPPORT Act, helps those in recovery from SUD achieve stable housing through grants to states and the District of Columbia that provide assistance for individuals’ recovery housing for up to two years. HUD and HHS (both SAMHSA and CMS) should identify legal, regulatory, and policy barriers to increasing access to recovery housing and tenancy supports. They should consult with key stakeholders, including recovery housing associations, NASADAD, and the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD). c) Financing of Recovery Support Services for Adolescents and Young Adults Services for adolescents and young adults in or seeking recovery are especially limited and require development as well as sustainable financing mechanisms. These include recovery high schools, alternative peer groups, and collegiate recovery programs. SAMHSA, the Department of Education (ED), and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) should jointly develop and implement a plan for seeding the development of these critical services, including through grant funding and technical assistance, and should work with school districts, colleges and universities, and other stakeholders to develop and implement plans for sustaining these critical RSS. In developing this plan, they should consult with key stakeholders, including the Association of Recovery in Higher Education, the Association of Recovery Schools, and the Association of Alternative Peer Groups. Competitive grants may offer an effective mechanism for seeding and developing these entities with a goal of securing sustainable funding from school districts, higher education institutions, state and local governments. Additionally, it may be possible to identify ongoing funding streams within current ED programs. « « « « « « NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY 71 Principle 3: Eliminate Barriers and Increase 

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