Federal Grant Award Summary

The North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project received a formula grant award of $158,333.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program (CFDA 93.138). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, funds comprehensive legal advocacy and rights protection services for adults with significant mental illness and children with significant emotional disturbances in North Dakota.

Under this award, the organization delivers legal representation, investigation of abuse and neglect incidents, systemic advocacy initiatives, and enforcement of constitutional, federal, and state statutory protections. Priority services are directed toward vulnerable populations at risk while residing in care or treatment facilities, including individuals in the process of admission, in transit to facilities, or involuntarily confined in detention facilities and correctional institutions. The organization also serves community-based individuals with mental illness as resources permit. All services are provided through direct operations by the state-designated protection and advocacy system based in Bismarck, North Dakota, with payments issued via electronic transfer over the 24-month obligation period.