Formula Grant X98SM090680

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy Systems Inc. $338,632 on October 1, 2025, through the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program (CFDA 93.138).

The recipient, doing business as Nmpasi, delivers protection and advocacy services to adults with significant mental illness and children with significant emotional disturbance in the Northern Mariana Islands. The PAIMI program funds pursuit of administrative, legal, and other remedies to address complaints of abuse, neglect, and rights violations. Service priority attaches to individuals at risk for abuse, neglect, or civil rights violations while residing in care or treatment facilities; the program also serves individuals with serious mental illness living in community settings, including their own homes.

The award runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in the Northern Mariana Islands. This is a formula grant, directly awarded to the system established under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to protect and advocate for rights of persons with developmental disabilities. Nmpasi holds the award as a prime recipient with no sub-recipients identified.