Cooperative Agreement NU58DP007763

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $2 million to Behavioral Health System Baltimore, Inc. under the Congressionally Recommended Awards federal grant program (CFDA 16.753) to support the Baltimore City Behavioral Health 911 Diversion Pilot Program. The program diverts certain mental health-related 911 calls from law enforcement to experienced mental health professionals through the Here2Help hotline operated by Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc....

The Government of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) receives a $491,079 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) to expand their co-response pilot program in Ward 8 of Washington, D.C. The funds will be used to hire a Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) crisis clinician and peer support specialist to co-respond to behavioral health crisis...

This federal Project Grant award of $750,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program supports community-level substance use prevention and behavioral health initiatives for LGBTQI+ youth in Wards 7 and 8 of Washington, DC. The key objectives are to: 1) Prevent overdose deaths by increasing access to harm reduction approaches for LGBTQI+...

This federal Block Grant award for $270,734.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) was provided to the Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer Division, doing business as the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). The grant was awarded under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958), which provides financial assistance to states and territories to deliver comprehensive community-based...

The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics awarded a $101,500 cooperative agreement to the District of Columbia Government Health Department for occupational safety and health statistics. The funding supports the Compensation and Working Conditions federal grant program (CFDA 17.005) to provide, analyze, and publish a diverse set of measures related to employee compensation, work-related injuries, illnesses, fatalities, and work stoppages. Specifically, the District of Columbia...

This federal Block Grant award for $136,814.00 was issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The funding will support the Government of the District of Columbia's Department of Behavioral Health in delivering a range of comprehensive community mental health services, including outpatient counseling, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention, case management, housing...

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded a $375,000 block grant to the Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer Department of Behavioral Health from September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant funding supports the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program, which provides financial assistance to states and territories to implement comprehensive community-based...

The Government of the District of Columbia, through its Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), was awarded a $1,842,659 Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care (PIPBHC) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The funding will be used to expand integrated primary and behavioral health care services for...

The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) has been awarded a $2,098,900 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Grants To States (CFDA 10.578) program. This funding will support improvements and enhancements to the delivery of services for the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutrition assistance program within the District of Columbia from June 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025. As the principal public health agency for...

The Government of the District of Columbia has been awarded a $2,891,703.00 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Grant Program CFDA 93.958. This federal grant award will fund a range of comprehensive community-based mental health services in Washington, D.C. over a two-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. Supported services may include outpatient counseling, substance abuse treatment,...