The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527) to Presbyterian Medical Services (PMS), a 501(c)(3) non-profit healthcare provider in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The grant will fund a collaborative effort between PMS, the Santa Fe County Jail, Life Link, and Santa Fe Rides to create a support system that connects...
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center was awarded a $113,670 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service federal grant program (CFDA 93.632). The grant will support the Public Health Worker Project to provide interdisciplinary training for personnel concerned with developmental disabilities from April 1, 2022 to...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.647 - Social Services Research and Demonstration) will fund a research project titled "MEASURING CHILD MALTREATMENT TO INFORM PREVENTION: A PATH TO BRIGHTER FUTURES" at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. The project aims to conduct research and demonstrations focused on preventing and reducing dependency while improving the...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), will establish the El Centro SUD CARES model in New Mexico. This new initiative will deliver in-the-field medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment, counseling, and patient navigation services through a multi-disciplinary team. The target population includes hard-to-reach individuals with...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Presbyterian Medical Services (PMS), a 501(c)(3) non-profit federally qualified community health center serving New Mexico. The funding will enable PMS to expand access to behavioral health, substance use disorder, and medication-assisted treatment services for underserved and marginalized populations in New Mexico,...
The Albuquerque Center for Hope and Recovery (ACHR) received a $300,000 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 funding will be used to expand and enhance ACHR's peer support services for residents in Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties in New Mexico. The peer support services will follow an undiluted peer-led...
This Project Grant award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the CMS Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations program (CFDA 93.779) provides $475,000 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - Lehman College to study substance use disorders and mental health services in the Bronx, New York. The project aims to: Convene a Bronx community taskforce to explore factors associated with the utilization of mental health and substance abuse...
This $3,900,000 Congressional Directives Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CFDA 93.493) aims to expand the capacity and support best practices in caring for infants in New Mexico with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNM HSC) will use the funding to: Provide training and quality improvement coaching to 20-30 healthcare providers and nursing staff at 2-3 hospitals to optimize...
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNM HSC) has been awarded a $12,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) by the Department of Health and Human Services. This award will fund the construction and renovation of healthcare facilities in New Mexico over a 3-year period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2026. The Congressional Directives program supports a range of community-based healthcare, mental health, and social service...
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has been awarded a $282,791 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Statistics under the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (CFDA #16.550). This three-year project has two key components: 1) Assessing data quality for felony-level criminal justice cases in New Mexico over a seven-year period, and 2) Conducting research on the use and outcomes of community-based criminal sentences,...