Project Grant 2016MOBX0018

This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) will strengthen the behavioral health paraprofessional workforce in Central Oregon. Central Oregon Community College (COCC) will receive $335,222 to expand and enhance its training programs for Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHA-1) and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC-1). The project will offer...

This $597,005 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) supports the Oregon Integrated Behavioral Health Training Initiative (OIBHTI) led by Oregon State University (OSU). The initiative aims to prepare master's-level counseling trainees and doctoral-level counselor education trainees to deliver collaborative,...

The City of Gresham, Oregon is receiving a $534,828 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The funding will be used to expand the Gresham Police Department's Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) by adding two additional co-responder teams, each pairing a police officer with a mental health clinician. This will allow the BHU to respond to more 911 calls...

This $1,304,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) aims to enhance the capacity of Oregon K-12 schools to provide universal and targeted mental health screening and prevention services. The key objectives are to: 1) identify students at elevated risk for mental health problems, 2) deliver evidence-based preventive interventions, and 3) disseminate promising screening and...

The Oregon Health Authority was awarded a $6.6 million Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health federal grant program (CFDA 93.982). The grant aims to provide supplemental emergency mental health counseling to individuals affected by major disasters in Oregon through November 2022. Services include training workers to deliver counseling. Lane County Oregon was awarded a sub-grant as...

This $349,998 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants (CFDA 93.732) program supports Chemeketa Community College in Oregon to expand and enhance its paraprofessional training program. The project aims to address the significant shortage of trained mental health and substance abuse professionals in the Mid-Willamette Valley region, which is designated as a health professional shortage...

This $740,044 Block Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the CFDA 93.958 "Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services" program supports the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in delivering a range of community-based mental health services. The funding enables OHA to provide outpatient counseling, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention, case management, housing assistance, peer support, workforce training, and public...

The City of Gresham, Oregon received a $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will fund two full-time Peer Support Specialist (PSS) positions to enhance the services provided by the Gresham Police Department's existing Behavioral Health Unit (BHU). The BHU is a co-responder team of police officers and mental health clinicians that provides mobile crisis...

The Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital (SNLH), on behalf of the Coast to Cascades Community Wellness Network (CCCWN), was awarded a $1,000,000 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant (CFDA 93.912) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant will fund "Project NEXT" (Nurturing Empowerment, Excellence and Transformation for Youth), which aims to improve the behavioral health and well-being of youth and young adults...

Okanogan Behavioral Healthcare was awarded $733,041 under the Section 223 Demonstration Programs to Improve Community Mental Health Services grant program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to expand behavioral health and clubhouse services in Okanogan County, Washington from February 2021 through October 2021. Specifically, the funding will allow Okanogan Behavioral Healthcare to increase access to counseling, case management, life skills training, treatment,...