The Danya Institute

What The Danya Institute does

The Danya Institute Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in 2001 and headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. It provides evidence-based training, leadership development, organizational development, and technical assistance (TA) to behavioral healthcare providers, addiction treatment organizations, prevention professionals, and consumers in recovery across the United States, with concentrated regional responsibility for HHS Region 3 (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia). Since incorporation, the organization reports reaching more than 114,000 community outreach workers and addiction/mental health providers nationwide, with an estimated 300,000 persons in recovery benefiting downstream.

The Institute's service architecture rests on two SAMHSA-funded Technology Transfer Centers it manages—the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) and Central East Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC)—alongside participation in the SAMHSA-funded Opioid Response Network (ORN), and internal programs including the Center for HIV, Hepatitis & Addiction Training & Technology (CHHATT) and the Center for the Development of Emerging Leaders (CDEL). Its core methodology is a proprietary Three-Phased Technology Transfer Model combined with a Change Matrix diagnostic tool that adapts Stages of Change, Stages of Alignment, and Stages of Technology Transfer frameworks to match TA activities to a client's stage of change. Services are delivered through online courses, publications, video libraries, learning collaboratives, regional summits, webinars, and a self-serve training request form, with the no-cost offering underpinned by multi-year SAMHSA cooperative agreements.

The Institute is funded almost entirely through government grants, primarily from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), making it a classic fee-for-non-service public health intermediary. Pricing to end users is zero, billing is via multi-year federal grant cycles, and the customer base spans government agencies, treatment providers, prevention professionals, peer recovery specialists, and consumers. Recent product activity (DISH Initiative in January 2026, Integrated Behavioral Health Webinar Series in May 2026) suggests moderate product expansion but no meaningful diversification of the revenue base away from federal sponsorship. The operating model is intentionally lean: 11-50 employees deliver a disproportionately broad national footprint by leveraging partner networks under the ATTC, PTTC, and ORN umbrellas.

Name

The Danya Institute

Legal name

The Danya Institute Inc.

Website

https://danyainstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Danya Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2001 that delivers SAMHSA-funded training, technical assistance, and leadership development to behavioral healthcare providers and prevention professionals, primarily across HHS Region 3.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Healthcare Training and Technical Assistance

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• Behavioral healthcare training
• Technical assistance services
• Addiction treatment education
• Substance use prevention
• Workforce development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Silver Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Funding: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated in 2001, The Danya Institute operates primarily through SAMHSA-funded grants including the Central East ATTC, Central East PTTC, and participation in the Opioid Response Network consortium.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Danya Institute provides evidence-based training, leadership development, organizational development, and technical assistance to behavioral healthcare providers, addictions and mental health professionals, and consumers in recovery. As the designated manager of the SAMHSA-funded Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) and Central East Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC), the Institute delivers intensive technical assistance, learning collaboratives, online courses, and resource publications across HHS Region 3 and nationwide through its participation in the Opioid Response Network consortium.

Product overview

The Danya Institute operates as a training and technical assistance organization managing multiple SAMHSA-funded programs as a unified service portfolio. The core offerings include the Central East ATTC and Central East PTTC for addiction and prevention technology transfer, the Opioid Response Network for crisis-specific training, the Center for HIV, Hepatitis & Addiction Training & Technology (CHHATT), and the Center for the Development of Emerging Leaders (CDEL). These programs are supported by supplementary resources including online courses, publications, video libraries, monthly health checks, and treatment locators. All services are delivered through a technology transfer model combining training, technical assistance, community engagement, product development, and event management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) A SAMHSA-funded regional center under the national ATTC Network that prepares tools for practitioners to improve service delivery quality and provides intensive technical assistance to substance use disorder treatment organizations across HHS Region 3.
• Central East Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) A SAMHSA-funded regional center that develops and disseminates tools for substance misuse prevention, provides intensive technical assistance, and learning resources to prevention professionals to improve understanding of prevention science and use of epidemiological data for prevention planning across HHS Region 3.
• Opioid Response Network (ORN) A SAMHSA-funded initiative providing no-cost education and training to U.S. states and territories to combat the opioid and stimulant crisis, with a focus on evidence-based medications for opioid use disorders such as buprenorphine, naltrexone, and methadone.
• Center for HIV, Hepatitis & Addiction Training & Technology (CHHATT) Supports development of outreach workers, health educators, researchers, and agency leadership within the behavioral health workforce through dissemination of innovative research, best practices, and workforce development opportunities focused on HIV, hepatitis, and addiction topics.
• Center for the Development of Emerging Leaders (CDEL) Supports development of emerging leaders within the behavioral health workforce through dissemination of innovative clinical best practices, implementation support, and leadership skill development via Learning Collaboratives.
• Technology Transfer Services A three-phased technology transfer approach that facilitates stakeholder discussions to identify needs, provides training and technical assistance while building capacity of Community Change Specialists, and delivers ongoing support through coaching, training, and evaluation.
• Online Courses Web-based educational courses for behavioral healthcare providers covering topics such as addiction treatment, motivational interviewing, clinical supervision, and adolescent substance use disorders.
• Publications Research-based publications, technical assistance papers, and resource guides disseminated to support evidence-based practices in behavioral healthcare.
• Training and Technical Assistance Request Service Online service request channel for organizations and individuals to submit training and technical assistance needs to the Institute's programs for customized no-cost education and training delivery.
• DISH Initiative - Dissemination, Implementation & Sustainability Huddle A collaborative initiative designed to support organizations in implementing and sustaining evidence-based practices in behavioral health.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained over 114,000 professionals since 2001
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Opioid Response Network Consortium (46 National Organizations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025In September 2025, SAMHSA awarded AAAP and a coalition of 46 national partners a three-year cycle. The STATES Consortium includes physicians, nurses, physician assistants, allied health professionals and public and behavioral health organizations.
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Primary funder and oversight agency. SAMHSA awards grants to The Danya Institute to manage Central East ATTC, Central East PTTC, and participate in the Opioid Response Network consortium. The relationship began with incorporation as a 501(c)(3) in 2001.
• American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Lead organization for the Opioid Response Network grant awarded by SAMHSA. The Danya Institute is part of a coalition of 27 national healthcare organizations (now 46) providing training and technical assistance to combat the opioid crisis.
• ATTC Network (Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Danya Institute manages the Central East ATTC within the national ATTC Network, which provides technology transfer, training, and technical assistance for substance use disorder treatment improvement.
• PTTC Network (Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Danya Institute manages the Central East PTTC within the national PTTC Network, which develops and disseminates tools for substance misuse prevention and provides learning resources to prevention professionals.
• Center for HIV, Hepatitis & Addiction Training & Technology (CHHATT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHHATT was conceived within The Danya Institute to support development of outreach workers, health educators, researchers, and agency leadership within the behavioral health workforce, focusing on HIV, hepatitis, and addiction topics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Addiction Policy Forum: National nonprofit focused on addiction policy, education, and resource development, providing evidence-based content and training programs to families and communities affected by substance use — overlapping with The Danya Institute's prevention and treatment workforce content.
• Faces & Voices of Recovery: National recovery community organization that delivers training, advocacy, and technical assistance to support the development of recovery support services and the peer recovery workforce, intersecting with The Danya Institute's recovery support and ORN activities.
• Behavioral Health Leadership Institute: A training and capacity-building nonprofit focused on behavioral health workforce and leadership development, including programs for emerging leaders that overlap with The Danya Institute's CDEL offering.

Broad incumbents

• Education Development Center (EDC): Large global nonprofit that designs, implements, and evaluates programs in health, education, and workforce development, frequently operating SAMHSA-funded training and technical assistance centers with overlapping behavioral health subject matter.
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: A larger, established national behavioral health membership and advocacy organization that delivers training, technical assistance, and workforce capacity-building across the full mental health and substance use continuum, overlapping with The Danya Institute's mission at broader scale.
• NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals: National professional association for addiction-focused counselors that provides continuing education, certification, and workforce development for the substance use disorder treatment workforce — a closely adjacent behavioral health training provider.

Direct peers

• American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP): AAAP is the lead organization for the SAMHSA-funded Opioid Response Network grant and a core coalition partner of The Danya Institute. Both deliver federally-funded training and technical assistance on addiction and opioid use disorder to healthcare providers and states.
• Northeast & Caribbean ATTC (NDRI-TC): Operates a sister Addiction Technology Transfer Center in a different HHS region under the same SAMHSA TTC network, providing direct technical assistance and training to substance use disorder treatment organizations on the same federal framework as The Danya Institute.
• C4 Innovations: A behavioral health training and technical assistance organization focused on peer recovery, mental health, and substance use workforce development, often working on SAMHSA-funded contracts with similar technology transfer and capacity-building offerings.

Regional players

• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD): Represents state mental health authorities and supports workforce and systems development across state behavioral health agencies, intersecting with The Danya Institute's public-sector and government customer segments in HHS Region 3.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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