This $750,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the Medina County Adult Drug Court Program (Medina Intervention Program or MIP) through September 30, 2026. The MIP provides evidence-based substance use treatment court services for up to 40 non-violent offenders with diagnosed substance use disorders in Medina, Ohio. Services include medication-assisted treatment, transportation for treatment, ongoing case...
Michigan State University was awarded a $1,756,566 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention program (CFDA 97.132) effective September 2, 2022. The grant will support expanding implementation of a theater-based intervention drama club for 18-to-21-year-old youth incarcerated at Rikers Island, New York City. A sub-award of $375,000 was provided to the Research Foundation of the City University of New...
This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) provides $1,500,000.00 to Kent County, Michigan to launch a continuum of innovative crisis mental health and substance use disorder services. The cornerstone of this initiative is the establishment of a first-of-its-kind Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU), enabled by recent state legislation. The CSU will serve as a secure,...
This Project Grant award, totaling $306,489, was provided by 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 award, titled "Supportive Programs Advancing Recovery Courts (SPARC)", aims to enhance the effectiveness of the 16th Judicial District's recovery courts by incorporating occupational therapy, vocational training, trauma-informed...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,335,401.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health program (CFDA 93.982). The award will fund the "STARTING OVER STRONG - VERMONT" project, which aims to deliver critical crisis counseling, outreach services, case management, and mental health worker training to individuals affected by major disasters in Vermont. The project period...
The National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) was awarded a $2,499,745 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program by the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024 with a completion date of September 29, 2027, will be used to build literacy among state Medicaid directors and other...
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR MED) received a $894,222 Project Grant award 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 grant will fund the UNR MED Curriculum Infusion Program, which aims to increase the number of Nevada healthcare professionals capable of addressing the needs of individuals at risk or with...
This federal Formula Grant award of $1,064,915.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program (CFDA 93.138) supports the Community Legal Aid Society Inc. (dba Legal Aid) in Wilmington, Delaware. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, enables Legal Aid to provide comprehensive legal advocacy and support services to protect and uphold the...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Northern Oxford Regional Ambulance Service, doing business as Med-Care Ambulance, a non-profit organization in Maine. The grant supports a multi-faceted approach to improving emergency care and outcomes for patients experiencing mental health emergencies and...
The federal Formula Grant award of $1,064,915.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program (CFDA 93.138). The grant supports Disability Rights Montana, a non-profit organization designated as the state's Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system, in delivering comprehensive legal advocacy and support services to protect and advance the rights of individuals with...