As part of its mission of building resilience and facilitating recovery, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has advanced a Science and Service Initiative to facilitate knowledge dissemination, promote implementation of effective, evidenced-based mental health and substance abuse interventions into routine clinical and community-based practice, and strengthen feedback from the field to influence services research programs. As part of this initiative, SAMHSA has created the Science and Service Awards as a way of recognizing community-based organizations and/or coalitions that successfully have implemented one or more recognized evidence-based interventions to benefit consumers and/or communities. This award process also allows National experts in the field to network and connect with local organizations and agencies.