The City of Henderson was awarded a $782,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to implement a Total Wellness Program. This program aims to enhance the physical and mental well-being of public safety employees through a holistic, best-practice-based approach. Key activities include hiring a clinician to support the peer support program, provide crisis intervention, and conduct...
This Project Grant award, valued at $15,000,000.00 and provided by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support the creation of the Sankofa Village Wellness Center in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood. The Wellness Center, operated by the non-profit Erie Family Health Center, will provide comprehensive healthcare services including primary care, reproductive health, behavioral...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 - Tribal Justice Assistance) provides $895,556 to the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized tribal government in Minnesota, to support their Wellness Courts program. The funding will be used to promote community safety and well-being through intensive court supervision, home contacts, and increasing participants' ability to live independently. The goals are to create...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant on September 30, 2024 to Words Of Hope 4 Life, a non-profit organization located in Walled Lake, Michigan. This grant is part of the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), which aims to establish and strengthen community collaborations to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. Through this 5-year DFC...
The Freedom Resource Center For Independent Living received a $242,605 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program. This two-year grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025, supports the organization's operation as a Center for Independent Living in North Dakota. The grant funding enables the Freedom Resource Center to...
This $489,109 Federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (CFDA 93.043 - Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D - Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services) provides funding to the Connecticut Department of Aging & Disability Services to develop and strengthen preventive health and wellness services for older adults. The grant supports evidence-based programs related to physical fitness, medication...
The Department of Human Services Colorado was awarded a $667,770 Formula Grant by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services (CFDA 93.043) program. This grant will fund the development and strengthening of preventive health and wellness services for older adults in Colorado over a two-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) has awarded a $280,238 formula grant to Freedom Center Inc. under the ACL Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program. This 2-year grant, valid from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025, supports Freedom Center Inc.'s operation of a statewide network of centers for independent living in Maryland. The funding enables Freedom Center Inc., through its division The Freedom Center, Inc., to...
This Project Grant award from the Administration on Aging (a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) provides $138,000.00 in funding for the "ELDER WELLNESS AND FITNESS ALASKA" program. The award, made under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support the Rural Alaska Community Action Program Inc. (Rural Cap), a non-profit organization based in Anchorage, Alaska, in delivering targeted services and initiatives to promote elder wellness and...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded the Craig Tribal Association a $785,334 Project Grant under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to create a pre-adjudication Tribal Healing to Wellness Court. The program aims to provide a culturally appropriate pathway to healing and sobriety for Alaska Natives/American Indians experiencing substance use disorders. By offering access to evidence-based treatment and recovery support services, the Tribal Healing to...